The Holocaust, which was the systematic, state sponsored, murder of Jews was a terrible loss to humanity and would have had a huge impact on Jews and Judaism in the twentieth century. In total around six million Jews lost their lives as a result of the Holocaust. This kind of Jewish persecution can not only be seen during the holocaust but thousands of years before hand so the holocaust would have had a tremendous impact on Jews and Judaism.

Anti-Semitism or hatred against Jews has been prominent throughout the world for hundreds of years. Anti-Semitism can be seen dating back to 1750 BCE when the Jews were enslaved by Pharaoh (Egyptian King). Modern Anti-Semitism can be dated back to around 1815 when Jews lost their rights in Germany. In the eighteen hundreds, in Eastern Europe, there were numerous attacks on Jewish communities. Also in the eighteen hundreds Jews were constantly persecuted in Russia and were only allowed to live in Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Latvia and the Ukraine. Pogroms (organised persecution and massacre of Jews by the government) began in 1881, which led to many Jews being forced to flee to wes

As a result of the Nuremberg Laws (1935) Jews lost many of their civil liberties, rights to hold public office, practice professions, inter-marry with Germans or use public education. Their property and businesses were registered and sometimes seized. Continual acts of violence were committed against them, and official propaganda encouraged 'true' Germans, or the Aryan race, to hate and fear them. (Newton, 1990) This would have impacted tremendously on Jews as they lacked many civil rights and virtually lost their freedom.

The Final solution and the cruelty to the Jews committed by Adolf Hitler. This would have forced many Jews to be very careful about worshipping in public. It also would have effected Judaism by not allowing them to openly express their faith and worship with other Jews. Also many of the Jewish customs and rituals could not be carried out. This would have effected Jews and Judaism because of the restrictions on the amount that they would have been able to worship.

Even the young people of Germany's minds were warped into believing what the Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler, wanted them to believe. This is an extract from a German mathematics textbook.

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