Holocaust

Introduction and Notes

Bellwork: Copy the definition inyour journals, title: HolocaustThe Holocaust refers to a specific

genocidal event in 20th century history: the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945.

Jews were the primary victims; 6 million were murdered; Gypsies, Poles and people with disabilities were also targeted for destruction based on racial, ethnic or national reasons.

Millions more, including homosexuals, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Soviet prisoners of war and political dissidents, also suffered grievous oppression and death under Nazi tyranny.

Nazi Racial Legislation: The Nuremberg Laws

Read the documentOn your own piece of paper:

Answer the three “Question to Consider” on the front page. (USE COMPLETE SENTENCES!)

Answer the following question: What in our culture is similar to these laws?