The Holocaust: Tragic Genocide

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Vad är Holocaust?

Holocaust är folkmordet av sex miljoner judar av den nazistiska regimen under andra världskriget.

Hur många offer för Holocaust är det estimerat att det var?

Det är uppskattat att det fanns mellan 11 och 17 miljoner offer för Holocaust.

När började Holocaust?

Holocaust började 1933 med införandet av Nürnbergs lagar, som segregerade judar från resten av befolkningen och berövade dem deras grundläggande rättigheter.

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  • The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of six million Jews by the Nazi regime during World War II.

  • The Holocaust includes the systematic killing of other groups, such as Romani people, Soviet POWs, civilians in the Soviet Union, homosexuals, people with disabilities, Jehovah's Witnesses, and others.

  • The total number of victims of the Holocaust is estimated to be between 11 and 17 million people.

  • The name "Holocaust" is a translation of the German word "Die Vernichtung."

  • The Holocaust took place in Germany, and began in 1933 with the passage of the Nürnberg Laws, which segregated Jews from the rest of the population and stripped them of their basic rights.

  • By 1945, only a few thousand Jews remained in Germany. Many had fled to other countries or had been murdered.

Test your knowledge about the tragic events of the Holocaust, including its victims, perpetrators, and historical background.

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