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Anti Semitism And The Holocaust

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Anti-Semitism is a noun defined as hostility to or prejudice against Jews. This considered form of racism is extremely hurtful in the sense that it shames the followers of the Jewish religion; furthermore, this intense hatred can more than likely become physically or verbally violent. The issue showed its severity during World War II while Adolf Hitler was in power over Germany. Approximately six million Jewish men, women, and children were murdered in the course of what is known as The Holocaust. Jewish families were ripped apart and sent to different work grounds, also known as concentration camps. I believe that someone who considers themselves an anti-semite does not understand the religion or has been fed information that is untrue or

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