Holocaust

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d, 175 synagogues demolished,
nearly 100 Jews had been killed, and thousands more had been injured,
all for the assassination of one official by a Jew ("Holocaust, the."
Microsoft Encarta 96). In many ways, this was the first major act of
violence to Jews made by the Nazis. Their intentions were now clear.
The Nazi's plans for the Jews of Europe were outlined in the "Final
Solution to the Jewish question" in 1938. In a meeting of some of
Hitler's top officials, the idea of the complete annihilation of Jews
in Europe was hatched. By the time the meeting was over, the Final
Solution had been created. The plans included in the Final Solution
included the deportation, exploitation, and eventual extermination of
European Jews.

In September 1939, Germany invaded western Poland. Most, if not all
Jews in German-occupied lands were rounded up and taken to ghettos or
concentration camps. The ghettos were located inside cities, and were
a sort of city/prison to s...