Research on the holocaust

Discrimination against Jews - is it racial or religious?

For much of history, Jews have been the target of prejudice and hatred, which has resulted in Jewish discrimination, persecution, and expulsion from various lands. Persecution of the jews was the most terrible when the nazi's stepped in. The nazi's were very merciless towards the jews, and as hilter was discriminating jews, which is a religion. Hence, it is religious discrimination and not racial discrimination.

What are concentration camps?

Concentration camps were camps that the Jewish, Gypsie, or other people were forced to go to. Concentration camps in Amsterdam is the placed where enemies of the Nazis are starved, enslaved, tortured ,forced to do hard labour and killed . Adolf Htiler and the German Nazi Soldiers did not like those kind of people so they decided to put them in camps, called Concentration camps. They put them in these camps mostly based on their looks, appearance and their religion.

What is a 'genocide' or 'holocaust?

The term "genocide" did not exist before 1944. It is a very specific term, referring to violent crimes committed against groups with the intent to destroy the existence of the group. It comprises of two parts - 'geno-', which means tribe or race, and '-cide', which means killing or extermination.

The word 'holocaust' comes from the ancient Greek word for 'sacrifice by fire'. In the 19th century it was used to refer to mass slaughter, especially by fire. The mass killing of Jews by Nazis was referred to as 'this holocaust'.

What is Mein Kampf ?

Mein Kampf (English: My Struggle) is a book written by Nazi politician Adolf Hitler. It combines elements of autobiography with an exposition of Hitler's political ideology. Volume 1 of Mein Kampf was published in 1925 and Volume 2 in 1926. The book was edited by the former Hieronymite friar Bernhard Stempfle who later perished during the Night of the Long Knives. Hitler began the dictation of the book while imprisoned for what he considered to be "political crimes" after his failed Putsch in Munich in November 1923. Though Hitler received many visitors earlier on, he soon devoted himself entirely to the book. As he continued, Hitler realized that it would have to be a two-volume work, with the first volume scheduled for release in early 1925. The prison governor of Landsberg noted at the time that "he [Hitler] hopes the book will run into many editions, thus enabling him to fulfill his financial obligations and to defray the expenses incurred at the time of his trial."