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As soon as the Nazis came to power, they began to institute anti-semitic measures. Although the first antisemitic laws were not announced until 1933, individual acts of terror and brutality were inherent aspect of German life. Boycotts of Jewish shops were condu ....

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.... Roth and Michael Berenbaum examines a number of different religious and philosophical issues in regard to the Holocaust. The most prominent theme in this book is the consideration of the uniqueness of the Holocaust as a historical event. The authors examine many opinions on this topic, and why or why not the Holocaust was unprecedented in its practical annihilation of a population and the reasons behind the wished elimination of the Jews. The other questions in the book are in regard to what happened in the concentration camps, and what is true and what is debatable.. These questions can be answered in many ways, and are supported on both sides b ....