|Only Holocaust survivors know what it was like to have been
dehumanized, stripped of rights, family, and possessions. As the
number of living survivors gradually dwindles, it is essential
to record their experiences in order to gain insight into this
tragedy. Today many Holocaust survivors are willing to share
their biographies, to explain the horrific incident, the
"Night," that forever altered their lives. Imparting their
memories to others gives purpose to their sufferings, for by
doing so they help to ensure that future generations will never
experience a similar fate. The Nazis needed the complicity of
society in order to purge the Jews, as well as millions of other
minorities, from the face of Europe. A Holocaust survivor
summarizes: "It is easier to kill a nothing than a somebody."
This statement epitomizes the mentality that facilitated and
allowed the deaths of millions of victims of Hitler's terrorist
regime. The Nazis had to mask their atrocities, and conceal
their agenda cleverly with the use of