A History of the Holocaust In the book A History of the Holocaust: From Ideology to Annihilation, Rita Botwinick makes many valid points about the Holocaust. She discusses major themes occurring during the Holocaust period of World War II such as intentionalism vs. functionalism and the role of churches during the war. She supports almost all of her arguments with solid research and sources as well as personal observations. Her points are very ... , approximately 13,000 "Righteous Gentiles" helped to rescue many Jews from imminent death, but, Christians with few exceptions, showed little inter...

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... the most prevalent themes in this book was the abundance of racism. The people of Waknuk possess an air of arrogance and hatred of those who derive from the true image. This all comes about from people hating anyone or thing that is different from themselves. Even after the Tribulation occurred, people had forgotten why the Tribulation came about, and they started the abusive, discriminatory behavior once again. The Waknukians ... importance of these various loyalties is highlighted by the decision of Anne, one of the group members, to exit the group and marry a "normal" which endangers...

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