The Holocaust: The Start Of The Holocaust

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What is the holocaust?

The holocaust also known as the Shoah occurred in 1933 and 1945 during World War II.

The holocaust was basically genocide of the Jews. It was a mass murder of 6 million Jews.

The holocaust was led by an Austrian born German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party.

How did it begin?

The reason why so many people inside and outside Germany hated Jews so much was because they had all been brought up in an environment in which it was common to blame Jews for all the ills of the world, for being malevolent, for working with the devil to defile the Christian mind and for crucifying Jesus Christ. These ancient Christian anti semitic accusations, grounded on foundational Christian theology, metamorphosed itself