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[[Image:Warsaw ghetto.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Jewish families are forced from the Warsaw Ghetto in the aftermath of its destruction by the SS in 1943. Their final destination was the killing center at Treblinka.]]

[[Image:Warsaw ghetto.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Jewish families are forced from the Warsaw Ghetto in the aftermath of its destruction by the SS in 1943. Their final destination was the killing center at Treblinka.]]

The '''Holocaust''' was systematic destruction by the [[Nazis]] of [[Jews|Jewish culture]], society, and, in ''die Endlösung'' (the '''Final Solution'''), the lives of Jews, Slavs, the disabled, Roma, and all others viewed as racially inferior, from 1933 to 1945. Before [[Hitler]] and the [[Nazis]] came to national power in 1933, they [[demonize]]d the Jews as subhuman and the cause of all [[Germany]]'s troubles. Once in power, the Nazis first removed the Jews from positions of power and prestige, initially by [[gun control]];<ref>See many articles from [[Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership]]</ref> from 1938–41 they imposed severe restrictions on Jews in Germany (many of whom fled). The systematic killings started in 1941, as the [[SS]] under [[Heinrich Himmler]] rounded up all the Jews they could find in the areas under Nazi control, and ultimately killed about 6 million through mobile SS death squads and in the extermination camps.  Millions of non-Jews were also killed in separate Nazi operations.

The '''Holocaust''' was systematic destruction by the [[Nazis]] of [[Jews|Jewish culture]], society, and, in ''die Endlösung'' (the '''Final Solution'''), the lives of Jews, Slavs, the disabled, Communists, Roma, and all others viewed as racially inferior, from 1933 to 1945. Before [[Hitler]] and the [[Nazis]] came to national power in 1933, they [[demonize]]d the Jews as subhuman and the cause of all [[Germany]]'s troubles. Once in power, the Nazis first removed the Jews from positions of power and prestige, initially by [[gun control]];<ref>See many articles from [[Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership]]</ref> from 1938–41 they imposed severe restrictions on Jews in Germany (many of whom fled). The systematic killings started in 1941, as the [[SS]] under [[Heinrich Himmler]] rounded up all the Jews they could find in the areas under Nazi control, and ultimately killed about 6 million through mobile SS death squads and in the extermination camps.  Millions of non-Jews were also killed in separate Nazi operations.

 

During the early 1930s, KPD [[Communists]] openly collaborated with Nazis in the [[Prussian Landtag referendum]]<ref>Childers, Thomas (1983). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Nazi_Voter/Do3CCQ2rkBoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=landtag+referendum+communists+nazis&pg=PA195&printsec=frontcover The Nazi Voter: The Social Foundations of Fascism in Germany, 1919-1933]. ''Google Books''. Retrieved October 8, 2023.</ref><ref>Moncure, Billy (September 28, 2018). [https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/communists-allied-with-nazis.html How Communists in Germany Allied with Nazis to Destroy Democracy]. ''War History Online''. Retrieved October 8, 2023.</ref> and [[Berlin transport strike]],<ref>Edwards, Lee (November 1999). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Collapse_of_Communism/AglXAgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=nazi+communist+transport+strike&pg=PA58&printsec=frontcover The Collapse of Communism], p. 58. ''Google Books''. Retrieved October 8, 2023.</ref><ref>Bullock, Alan (1962). [https://archive.org/details/hitlerstudyintyr0000bull Hitler: A Study in Tyranny], pp. 229–32. ''Internet Archive''. Retrieved October 8, 2023.</ref><ref>McKenzie, John Richard Philip (1971). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Weimar_Germany_1918_1933/6RFoAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=nazis+transport+strike+bolsheviks+bourgeoisie&dq=nazis+transport+strike+bolsheviks+bourgeoisie&printsec=frontcover Weimar Germany, 1918-1933], p. 238. ''Google Books''. Retrieved October 8, 2023.</ref> all but ensuring Hitler's rise to power and eventual mass murder of six million Jews. Large swaths of Communists, along with Social Democrats,<ref>Fischer, Conan (April 3, 1991). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_German_Communists_and_the_Rise_of_Na/DXqJDAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=communist+recruits+sturmabteilung&pg=PA110&printsec=frontcover The German Communists and the Rise of Nazism], p. 110. ''Google Books''. Retrieved October 8, 2023.</ref> also comprised a large bulk of ''[[Sturmabteilung]]'' (SA) recruits<ref>Brown, Timothy Scott (April 23, 2009). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Weimar_Radicals/nnZyz6JOKlQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=communist+recruits+%22stormtroopers&pg=PA139&printsec=frontcover Weimar Radicals: Nazis and Communists Between Authenticity and Performance], pp. 137–39. ''Google Books''. Retrieved October 8, 2023.</ref><ref>Fischer, Conan (1996). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Rise_of_National_Socialism_and_the_W/B2RiYX6aC68C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=communist+recruit+stormtroopers&pg=PA108&printsec=frontcover The Rise of National Socialism and the Working Classes in Weimar Germany], p. 108. ''Google Books''. Retrieved October 8, 2023.</ref> who later continued in Nazi ranks and participated in the mass murders of innocent Jews, Christians, Roma, and Eastern Europeans.

The Holocaust was known but downplayed between 1945–1960, but since 1960 has become one of the central memories and horrors of [[World War II]], shaping policies by and towards [[Israel]] and profoundly shaping the modern conceptions of guilt and evil.

The Holocaust was known but downplayed between 1945–1960, but since 1960 has become one of the central memories and horrors of [[World War II]], shaping policies by and towards [[Israel]] and profoundly shaping the modern conceptions of guilt and evil.

The Holocaust is perhaps the textbook example of the moral unacceptability of socialism, its values, and its mass-murderous consequences. However, various modern liberal propagandists propagate [[Holocaust denial]] by [[Hitler–socialism denial|denying its socialist ideological origins]].<ref>TIKhistory (July 9, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtACBI1Txrc How to Ideologically undermine Holocaust Denialism]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved September 18, 2023.</ref>

The Holocaust is perhaps the textbook example of the moral unacceptability of socialism, its values, and its consequences.

==Origins==

==Origins==

Hatred of the Jews has a long history all over Europe, but the modern forms of antisemitism emerged in the 19th century as a new spirit of nationalism allowed some Germans to sharply differentiate themselves from the Jews, a cultural subgroup that was well integrated into German society. By the end of the century, anti-Jewish politicians and organized movements had emerged. Antisemitism was muted during [[World War I]], but exploded in 1919 as the defeated war veterans looked about for someone to blame for the national disgrace.

Hatred of the Jews has a long history all over Europe, but the modern forms of antisemitism emerged in the 19th century as a new spirit of nationalism allowed some Germans to sharply differentiate themselves from the Jews, a cultural subgroup that was well integrated into German society. By the end of the century, ant-semitic politicians and organized movements had emerged. Antisemitism was muted during [[World War I]], but exploded in 1919 as the defeated war veterans looked about for someone to blame for the national disgrace.

===Stage 1: to 1933===

===Stage 1: to 1933===

===Victims===

===Victims===

Millions were victimized by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust. The Jews were always the principal targets; [[Anne Frank]] in the Netherlands was the most famous victim. However, the Nazis also systematically hunted down and murdered the Roma people (“Gypsies”). They also targeted special enemies, including Jehovah's Witnesses, homosexuals (Femmes faction), and people with disabilities. The last group was the target of euthanasia programs carried out in German hospitals in 1939–1941. Some of these programs were stopped when German Christian leaders mobilized public opinion against them.

Millions were victimized by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust. The Jews were always the principal targets; [[Anne Frank]] in the Netherlands was the most famous victim. However, the Nazis also systematically hunted down and murdered the Roma people (“Gypsies”). They also targeted special enemies, including Communist activists, Jehovah's Witnesses, homosexuals (Femmes faction), and people with disabilities. The last group was the target of euthanasia programs carried out in German hospitals in 1939–1941. Some of these programs were stopped when German Christian leaders mobilized public opinion against them.

===Perpetrators===

===Perpetrators===

==See also==

==See also==

[[File:Lovis Corinth Römische Campagna.jpg|thumb|Römische Campagna by Lovis Corinth; returned to the heirs of a Jew in 2007.]]

[[Image:Lovis Corinth Römische Campagna.jpg|thumb|Römische Campagna by Lovis Corinth; returned to the heirs of a Jew in 2007.]]

* [[Holocaust denial]]

* [[Holocaust denial]]

* [[Holocaust Memorial Day]]

*[[Holocaust Memorial Day]]

* [[Kindertransport]]

*[[Kindertransport]]

* [[Bergen-Belsen]], one of the main killing camps

* [[Bergen-Belsen]], one of the main killing camps

* [[SS]], in charge of the killing

* [[SS]], in charge of the killing

* [[Sára Salkaházi]]

* [[Sára Salkaházi]]

* [[Concentration camp]]s

* [[Concentration camp]]s and [[Death camp]]s

* [[Tibet]]

* [[Tibet]]

* [[Big government]] ([[welfare state]] leads to [[socialist]] [[nanny state]], leads to Communist [[police state]])

* [[Big government]] [[Welfare state]] leads to [[socialist]] [[Nanny state]], leads to [[communist]] [[Police state]] - Don't think [[Communism]] is incompatible with [[Islam]].

* [[Gun control]]—key element to create a police state

* [[Gun control]] - key element to create a police state

* [[Terrorism]]

* [[Terrorism]]

* [[Come and See (film, 1985)]]

*[[Come and See (film, 1985)]]

* [[Chinese Communist collaboration with Japanese war criminals]]

==External links==

==External links==

====Notes====

====Notes====

==Bibliography==

==Bibliography==

* [http://college.usc.edu/vhi/  USC Shoah Foundation], largest video archive of testimonies of Holocaust survivors and witnesses,

* [http://college.usc.edu/vhi/  USC Shoah Foundation], largest video archive of testimonies of Holocaust survivors and witnesses,

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