| − | The Holocaust was the massacring of the Jewish race during [[World War II]] by the Nazi government in Germany, which played on anti-semitic sentiment popular before [[World War II]]. 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. |