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    The Holocaust was a tragic event between 1933-1945 that eliminated millions of Jews and individuals who did not fit in Hitler’s perception of a perfect race. These victims were forced out of their homes, jobs, and schools just to be place in a concentration camps where they worked, were tortured, and annihilated. These harsh acts were under the supervision of, Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazis. Due to these events, the Holocaust was marked as one of the most devastating events in history. I…

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    really happened in the Holocaust. The book showed the terrible things Germans did to the Jews during the time of Hitler's Reign of Terror around the world. It also showed the good things that he did such as feed and keep the Jews clothed and how he slowly, not quickly, moved them from their homes. (8)The book also made me think about everything that happened during the Holocaust to both the Jews and others. (1)The book changed my mind, too. It made me think about how WW2’s Holocaust actually…

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    Massachusetts, 1692, there were more than two-hundred accused and twenty that were executed because of this same reason. Also, in 1933 to 1945, during the holocaust, there were over sixty million accused, thrown into concentration camps to rot away, and were not able to have a say in anything that happened, or even try to justify their case. The Holocaust is similar to the Salem Witch Trials because in both events people were accused of things due to fear and vengeance, all who were involved…

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    During World War II, approximately six million Jewish people were killed in the Holocaust. The 1930s through 1940s was extremely heartbreaking for Jews and their families. Before the Holocaust Jews had normal lives, they never expected their lives to dramatically change personally and their outlook on the world. Before the early 1930s, Jews had good paying jobs and families, but when Adolf Hitler was chancellor there were a lot of new laws enacted to discriminate against the Jews. Everyone in…

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    The Holocaust was the Nazi’s attempt to kill all Jews. The Holocaust was from 1933 to 1945. Millions of Jews died during the Holocaust. I read the books, “Jacob’s Rescue” and “Once” which were stories about Jewish families during the time of the holocaust. The book, “Jacob’s Rescue” was about a young boy name Jacob. Jacob and his brothers had to go in hiding like many Jewish families during this time. A family, who were not Jewish, took Jacob into hiding. The book, “Once” was about a boy named…

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    delicate fragmented spirit of the Jewish people. It is important to understand the hatred of anti-Semiticism that lead to the holocaust. Future generations need to be aware of these atrocities and learn from these horrific experiences. What were the anti-Jewish experiences Jews encountered during pre, during, post-World War two in France? Jews were victims of the Holocaust and their experiences will reveal prewar anti-Semitic…

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    The question I have is ‘Was the Holocaust preventable?’. The Holocaust was a mass genocide of many groups of people, including the Roma, Jews, Homosexuals, and any one considered a political enemy to the Nazis, so it begs the question was this preventable? Several million people died in a terrible section of history but it hasn’t been repeated since. Why is that? I don’t think the Holocaust could have been prevented. I don’t think the Holocaust was preventable. That single event maybe, but not…

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    of the Holocaust During World War II, Nazi soldiers murdered over six million Jews in the infamous genocide known as the Holocaust. Once the war ended and the Jews were liberated, many became homeless and stranded in foreign countries. Many Jews tried to immigrate to countries like Palestine and America but were met with strict immigration laws. Once they were able to immigrate and begin a new life, most tried to tell their stories and keep their legacy alive. Jews who survived the Holocaust…

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    Over the course of World War II, forces such as the Gestapo and the SS carried out Hitler’s cornerstones of ideology. One of Hitler’s ideas included the methodical and industrial extermination of peoples not considered “Aryan,” or the “master race.” Groups targeted by the Nazi Party included the Roma, the disabled, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses. However, the group arguably targeted the most harshly, were those of the Jewish faith. An estimated 6 million Jewish people died as a result of “the…

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    the Holocaust Denial movement itself, the arguments and refutations of deniers claims, and the relationship between real truth and history. These topics are subdivided into smaller chapters which focus on a key theme related to the topic. For example, part two of the book titled, “Inside the Denial Movement,” contains chapter four which is titled, “Why They Say the Holocaust Never Happened,” (75). This chapter, within the larger topic, focuses on the reasoning and motivation behind Holocaust…

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