The Holocaust: Causes

"The Holocaust"

by Patricia Levy

This book looks at the history of European anti-semitism and how this was exploited by the Nazis - leading to a systematic programme of persecution and ultimately the Final Solution. It discusses the myriad and complex causes of the holocaust, posing question such Was it driven by ancient racial prejudice or by the political and economic trauma Germany suffered after the First World War? Were the German people peculiarly susceptible to fascism? and, How important was the Allies' reluctance to intervene on behalf of the Jews?

Hardcover

First published July 18, 2002

Reviews

[Brayden Dillon · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Holocaust Causes is an informational book that details the causes of the Holocaust. The book has a very easy to read style of keeping each cause on one or two pages, they make it very easy to pick up and understand with very little historical knowledge. It explores both the immediate reasons and the deep cultural reasons for the genocide. Some reasons that they give are that the Jews have been persecuted throughout history and have no real homeland, Several countries consider them a weight holding their country down.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in this topic. Specifically, anyone who is over the age of ten will easily understand this. If you are intrigued about the causes of the Holocaust, then you will definitely enjoy this book.