The Holocaust, which occurred from 1941 to 1945, was the systematic genocide of six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators. It was a state-sponsored, systematic persecution and murder of individuals based on their Jewish identity. Jews were forced into ghettos, subjected to forced labor, and their properties confiscated. The mass extermination of the Jews took place in concentration camps, primarily through the use of gas chambers and other methods. Additionally, millions of other individuals deemed undesirable by the Nazis, such as Romani people, homosexuals, disabled individuals, and political dissidents, were also targeted and killed. The Holocaust stands as one of the most horrific and tragic events in human history, serving as a reminder of the dangers of prejudice, discrimination, and hatred.
