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Holocaust
The genocide of approximately 6 million European Jews during World War II planned by Adolf Hitler.
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Why Jews are repeating the same Holocaust of the Palestinians?
There was and is no genocide in Palestine. This is hyperbole. When this farce is revealed for what it is, the question is meaningless (since Jews are not perpetrating a Holocaust, but are merely engaged in an ethnic conflict). Please see the Related Question below for a discussion about whether or not the events in Palestine are a genocide for more information.
As to why Israel is embroiled in a conflict with the Palestinians, there are numerous reasons and causes. Please see the Related Question to read about why there is an Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
What was the Kinder Transport during the Holocaust?
kinder transport is the name given to the rescue mission that took place nine months prior to the outbreak of world war II.
Who was the leader of the Jews during the Holocaust?
There was no leader. There was no way of communicating or fighting back. The Germans had overpowered them. The Jews didn't constitute a country with a government. The Jews were also a very diverse group of people. On the one hand, there were very traditional Orthodox Jews in countries like Poland and Romania. On the other hand, in Germany, France and the Netherlands there were large groups of Reform Jews (as well as more traditional Jews). Many were also non-believers. Some were conservative, others were liberals and yet others were socialists (of all varieties). Many in Western and Central Europe had enthusiatically embraced emancipation and were keen bearers of modernity; others, mainly in Eastern Europe, were very traditional. Having said this, there was the designated 'national home' in Palestine, which was under British rule from 1917-1948. There the largest group of Jews was headed by Chaim Waizmann, but there was very little that he could do. Moreover, he had no authority to speak for the Jews in general.
It has become oh-so-trendy to regard people in that kind of position as guilty as guilty can be - on a par with the actual perpetrators. In practical terms, what were ordinary residents of the town supposed to do? Run around the Polish countryside shouting, 'There's a holocaust going on at Auschwitz'? Storm the camp? And, by the way, about 40% of the residents of Auschwitz were themselves Jews and living under very severe restrictions indeed ...
There is a huge difference between bystanders who were actually in a position to 'do something' and those who were not.
Did Hitler want people to be Jewish?
No, he wanted to eliminate Jews once and for all. He believed that his race was the superior race and that Germans should live all of the Slavic countries as lords.
Did Adolf Hitler kill African-Americans?
No. African-Americans are specifically Blacks who live in the United States. While there were likely African-American soldiers in the US Army killed by the German Army, none were killed in the Holocaust since Nazi Germany never occupied the United States. If the question is asking whether Blacks were killed, then YES. There were around 24,000 Blacks in Nazi Germany who were targeted for elimination.
How did the Nazis find commandants for the concentration camps?
They were chosen from within the SS staff at concentration camps.
What are 7 important dates in the holocaust?
22/06/41 - Barbarossa
13/03/43 - The largest factory of death goes on-line.
04/07/43 - Kursk
07/10/44 - SK uprising
27/01/45 - Liberation of Auschwitz
1961 - The Destruction of European Jews published.
06/06/88 - Historikerstreit.
Who in Julius Eisenstein family was killed by the Nazi's?
My name is Julius Eisenstein I am a holocaust survivor, born in Tomaszow Mazowiecki Poland. One of five children, Lost my whole family except my brother who lives in Houston Texas
Can you concentrate light to became solid?
Photons are not matter (they dont have mass for example) and can not become either a solid, liquid or gas.
What is the ratio of survivors to people who died in the death camp Auschwitz during World War 2?
it was about 1:10, but if you include those who died within six months of leaving Auschwitz, then it is closer to 1:30.
What were some common ways that concentration camps killed Jews?
At first it was by mass shootings, however this became an inefficient method so they turned to gas chambers as a solution. In addition, large numbers were forced to do heavy manual work on very little food.
Furthermore they were also killed by simply their appearance.
The period of Jewish oppression and extermination in Europe that dates from Hitller becoming the Chancellor of Germany to VE-Day.
Genocide is currently taking place in the Darfur region of Sudan.
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Which country was responsible for giving control to the Jewish people to return to israel?
The key decision was taken by the United Nation.
