Bystanders greatly impacted the Holocaust and the Jews. Many Europeans were neither murderers nor victims, yet they caused so much damage. Most Europeans understood and interpreted what was going on during this time period. They understood populations were dwindling, they understood people were starving, and they understood Nazi’s killing people. However, multiple people refused to help. Europeans watched as Jews were taken from their homes. They watched Nazis deport, kill, and starve Jews. For example, in France, concentration camps were publically viewable and known to the public. However, this did not change Europeans minds about helping Jews. Although a few supported and aided Jews, many did not. Instead, some Europeans traded Jewish lives
