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The Holocaust And The Holocaust

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“The [Nazi party] should not become a constable of public opinion, but must dominate it. It must not become a servant of the masses, but their master!” – Adolf Hitler, infamous German Nazi dictator The Jewish religion is the oldest monotheistic religions and there was a man who wanted to eliminate the entire religion and those who followed. The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader about the Jewish religion and their beliefs, a brief break down of who Adolf Hitler was, what the Holocaust was and how it affected those involved. “I will go wherever the truth leads me. It is secular scholarship, Rebbe; it is not the scholarship of tradition. In secular scholarship there are no boundaries and no permanently fixed views. Lurie, if the Torah cannot go out into your world of scholarship and return stronger, then we are all fools and charlatans. I have faith in the Torah. I am not afraid of truth.” – Chaim Potok, American Jewish author and Rabbi Like previously mentioned, Judaism is the oldest monotheistic religion (ABC). The foundation of the religion started in the original covenant made between God and Abraham in 1900 BCE (ABC). Abraham was called to leave his home in Ur and travel to Canaan, which was later known as Palestine and Israel, a land that God promised to give to his followers and descendants (ABC). Around 450 years later the second and chief covenant Moses led the Jews out of slavery in Egypt back to the lands of Canaan (ABC). At Mt. Horeb, God presented

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