The Holocaust and its History

• 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 of the Holocaust, the systematic genocide of millions of people, including six million Jews, by the Nazi regime during World War II. Learn about the events, victims, and impact of this devastating period in history.