The Holocaust was the genocide of the Jews and others during [[World War II]] by the Nazi government in Germany, which played on widely held anti-Semitic sentiments. In addition to the genocide of six million Jews, many millions of Christians were also exterminated. | The Holocaust was the genocide of the Jews and others during [[World War II]] by the Nazi government in Germany, which played on widely held anti-Semitic sentiments. In addition to the genocide of six million Jews, many millions of Christians were also exterminated. |