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Hipposy t1_j6n64t6 wrote

During World War II, the Nazis were in control of much information and spread false information about what was happening to Jews and other minority groups. They also punished people who tried to spread the truth. The Jews in Elie Wiesel's town lived far from the war and the first concentration camps and didn't know what was happening. When the Nazis came to their town, it was too late for them to escape or find out the truth. This was partly because they didn't have access to information and partly because they couldn't believe the terrible things that were happening.

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LebSonny OP t1_j6n6lj0 wrote

Thank you!

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RandomMe44 t1_j6nw591 wrote

Also worth to note that most of killing in concentration camps started in 1941 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Solution) and even then it was hard to prove it because were no cameras everywhere like today, so it was word against word.
And most people tend to not believe scenarios that they are afraid of.

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