Discussion of the Coexistence of the Holocaust and a Strong and Loving God

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Discussion of the Coexistence of the Holocaust and a Strong and Loving God

The holocaust is one of the most tragic things, which has ever

occurred in the history of the world. It began when Hitler came into

power along with a group called the Nazis who created a lot of

discriminations and ended up with a Final Solution, which was to get

rid of all the Jews in Germany. Some people may find it difficult to

believe in God after the Holocaust happened because they believe that

God in benevolent and cared for everyone in this world so why would he

allow racial discriminations between Germany and the Jews, and why

would he allow Hitler to do such a thing? However some people may

think that it is still possible to believe in God after what had

happened for a number of reasons.

Build up to the Holocaust

There were a lot of reasons behind the Holocaust…

There had been a lot of racism in Germany from the time the Jews moved

there. The Germans were brainwashed that the Jews were the most

useless race in the world. They were treated as a small and very

different group because of their culture, clothing, and way of life.

At the end of World War 1, the German economy had fallen and there was

a political crisis. The Jews were the scapegoats for this and Germans

saw them as stingy people who only made money for themselves. Hitler

became more intolerant and started forcing the Jews to migrate, but

they didn't have any place to go.

What happened in the Holocaust?

The torture started in 1939 when World War 2 broke out and Germans

invaded Poland humiliating, torturing and even kidnapping over 2

million Polish Jews.

After this, the Germans moved the Jews to neighbourhoods with houses

called ghettos. The living conditions here were awful. The situation

was so bad that a few Jews were killed ghettos because of diseases and

starvation. Jews were also told to wear the Star of David so they

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