The HolocaustHave you ever thought about the horrible victims of the Holocaust? What if the allies had intervened earlier? What if everything could have been stopped in time? Well yes, and it makes me feel bad about what all these people went through. There were approximately 12 million deaths, half of them Jews. According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the groups targeted during the Holocaust were Jews, the mentally and physically disabled, Gypsies, Slavic peoples (Poles, Russians and others). “Other groups have been persecuted for political, ideological and behavioral reasons, including communists, socialists, Jehovah's Witnesses and homosexuals. » (“Introduction to the Holocaust”) There were a number of reasons why the Holocaust was not stopped: first and foremost, no one knew for sure what was happening; moreover, uprisings were almost impossible; the Nazis left almost no trace of the multitude of deaths; Finally, why were these groups targeted? At first, these groups were targeted because they were seen as racially inferior to Germany's superior race and therefore seen as a threat to their racial community. According to the Holocaust Center, Jews have always been hated and mistreated by different cultures. Abraham only worshiped one god, at that time most religions were polytheistic and those that were not were considered crazy, so at that time the Jews were cast aside because of their belief in only one God. The first recorded massacre of Jews took place in Alexandria, Egypt, in AD 38. The Romans isolated, tortured, and murdered the Jews. Christians held them responsible for the execution of Jesus Christ. The Christians also blamed them for the bubonic plague outbreak which we all know was caused by my flea-infected rats. The Spanish Inquiry...... middle of paper...... a monstrous death. Hitler was malicious and scandalous. He called it “the final solution,” “racial cleansing,” and I call it pure evil. Works Cited “A Brief History of Anti-Semitism.” The Holocaust Center. The Jewish Federation of North America, Inc, 2014. Web. May 10, 2014. “Danish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.” The Danish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Peter Vogelsang and Brian BM Arsen, 2002. Web. May 11, 2014. “Introduction to the Holocaust.” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Council, June 10, 2013. Web. May 10, 2014. “Unit Four: Jewish Resistance.” Florida Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center. 2013. Internet. May 10, 2014. “The United States and the Holocaust.” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Council, June 10, 2013. Web. May 11 2014.