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Holocaustthe refers to the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. This genocide occurred during World War II. The Nazis, led by Adolf Hitler, believed in a racist ideology that deemed Jews an inferior race and a threat to the purity of the Aryan race.

The persecution began with discriminatory laws, such as the Nuremberg Laws of 1935, which stripped Jews of their citizenship and rights. Jews were forced into ghettos, overcrowded and unsanitary areas where many died from starvation and disease. As the war progressed, the Nazis escalated their plans, implementing the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question." This involved the systematic deportation of Jews from across Europe to concentration and extermination camps.

At these camps, most notably Auschwitz-Birkenau, Treblinka, and Sobibor, Jews and other targeted groups, including Roma (Gypsies), Poles, Soviet prisoners of war, disabled individuals, and homosexuals, were subjected to forced labor, torture, starvation, medical experiments, and mass murder, primarily through gas chambers. The Holocaust was a horrific event that resulted in the decimation of Jewish communities throughout Europe and left an indelible scar on human history. Its study is crucial for understanding the dangers of hatred, prejudice, and unchecked state power.