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The Holocaust: How Many Jews Perished?
Understanding the Scope of the Holocaust The Holocaust was one of the most devastating events in human history, resulting in the deaths of millions of people, including six million Jews. The Nazis, led by Adolf Hitler, systematically targeted and persecuted Jewish communities throughout Europe, implementing policies designed to isolate, dehumanize, and ultimately eliminate them. The scale of the Holocaust was…
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The Timeline of the Holocaust The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was a genocide of approximately six million Jews, as well as millions of others including Romani people, homosexuals, disabled individuals, and political dissidents, by the Nazi regime during World War II. The Holocaust began in 1933 with the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany,…
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