The Holocaust was the systematic, state sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945. Driven by antisemitic ideology, the Nazi regime sought to eliminate Jewish people from Europe, along with millions of other victims, including Roma people with disabilities, Poles, Soviet prisoners of war, LGBTQ+ individuals, and political opponents.

After Adolf Hitler rose to power in 1933, the Nazis enacted laws that stripped Jews of their rights and excluded them from public life. During World War II, this persecution escalated into genocide. Jews were forced into ghettos, deported across occupied Europe, and murdered in mass shootings, concentration camps, and extermination camps such as Auschwitz Birkenau, Treblinka, and Sobibor.

The Holocaust stands as one of the darkest chapters in human history. It serves as a powerful reminder of the consequences of hatred, racism, and indifference. Learning about the Holocaust honors the memory of its victims and underscores the importance of human rights, justice, and the responsibility to confront antisemitism and all forms of hatred today.

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