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The Holocaust

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                  Victims

Approximately 11 million people were killed because of Nazi genocidal policy. It was the explicit aim of Hitler's regime to create a European world both dominated and populated by the "Aryan" race.   Some people were undesirable by Nazi standards because of who they were,their genetic or cultural origins, or health conditions. These included Jews, Gypsies, Poles and other Slavs, and people with physical or mental disabilities. Others were Nazi victims because of what they did. These victims of the Nazi regime included Jehovah's Witnesses, homosexuals, the dissenting clergy, Communists, Socialists, asocials, and other political enemies. At first, the Nazis boycotted Jewish businesses for one day in April 1933. This excluded Jews from certain things. The Nuremberg Laws created very detailed Nazi definitions of who was Jewish. Many people who never considered themselves Jewish suddenly became targets of Nazi persecution. The world accessible to German Jews narrowed. Jews were no longer allowed to enter cinemas, theaters, swimming pools, and hotels. The Jewish newspapers was suspended. Jews were required to carry identification cards and to wear Star of David badges. On one night, Nazis burned synagogues and vandalized Jewish businesses. This was the night of "broken glass". The arrests and murders that followed intensified the fear Jews felt. Next, Jewish children were expelled from schools. Jews had curfews and they were banned from public places travel . Germany began to expel Jews from within its borders. Six million people died because they were Jewish.

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           Perpetrators
Although Adolf Hitler is often perceived as the chief perpetrator, there were others. Perpetrators were Nazi party leaders, bankers, professors, military officials, doctors, journalists, engineers, judges, authors, lawyers, salesmen, police, and civil servants. Perpetrators committed crimes against Jews and other undesirables for many reasons. They wanted respect and power. The SA was founded in 1921 as the Nazi Party militia. It lured new recruits with promises of adventure: participating in parades and secret meetings, painting slogans on buildings, fighting with opponents, and wearing the Brown Shirt uniforms. The SA recruited 15,000 members by 1923, and by the end of 1933, the SA was four-and-a-half million men strong.

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                  Bystanders
The bystanders of the Holocaust are the people who knew that the killing was going on, but did nothing to stop it. Bystanders were ordinary people who played it safe. As private citizens, they Delt with the laws and tried to avoid the horrible activities of the Nazi regime. They wanted to get on with their daily lives. During the war, the collective world's response toward the murder of millions of people was minimal. Here is a poem that hits home. 
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out
because I was not a communist.
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out
because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the labor leaders, and I did not speak out
because I was not a labor leader.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me, and there was no one
left to speak out for me."

People had reasons to be a bystander. If you found out about what was going on, they would have killed you if you told anyone. Not only that, but they would have probably killed your family. Its a very hard choice. Kill everyone you love or millions of people you dont? Nobody should have to decide.