The Holocaust took place from 1933 to 1945. The Nazi regime, under Adolf Hitler, came to power and systematically started murdering many people. This began with members of opposing political parties, like communists, and led to an all-out, “ethnic cleansing” directed at Jews. During this time, Jewish men, women, children and elderly were sent to concentration camps where they would work until they were eventually killed. An estimated 6 million people were murdered during the Holocaust. 

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