The Role Of Persecution In The Holocaust

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The Early Persecution of Jews During the Holocaust Although the leader of Germany, Adolf Hitler, thought he was restoring his country to a better state, in reality he was building a new Germany on the foundations of racism, hate, and unacceptance. The early stages of persecution in the Holocaust set warning signs for the future so that future “Holocausts” don’t happen. The early stages of persecution dealt with general German discrimination, segregation from Germany’s leader, Adolf Hitler, and laws passed that victimized Jews. The Nazi Party and its leader, Adolf Hitler, as well as most of the German population, singled-out Jews and treated them unfairly, going as far as to pass laws to limit Jewish freedom.
German Racism The majority of the German population, especially the Nazis, promoted bitterness and bigotry towards the Jewish race. When the Nazi Party came to power in 1933, they made Jew feel unsafe and unwanted. They showed and encouraged extreme prejudice and alienation towards the Jewish people. The bias from the Nazis most likely came from “resentment against the success of Jews, blended with a centuries-old hatred of Judaism, rooted
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The segregation and contempt from Adolf Hitler and the majority of the German people, as well as the laws passed against Jews, blinded the Germans in way that when death camps became more popular, the German people turned a blind eye to the killings. The early persecutions of the Holocaust should serve as a warning and example of what could happen when a general population is scared or promotes disgust towards a race or ethnicity. It should also serve as an example of why we should stay open minded and not let unfairness or narrow-mindedness stand in the way of peace. The Nazi Party and its leader, Adolf Hitler, as well as most of the German population, disfavored Jews and treated them unfairly, going as far as to pass laws to limit Jewish