The responsibility of the Holocaust can always be argued. It is not as simple as blaming Adolf Hitler himself who began the Holocaust. The responsibility of the Holocaust lies with the many different reasons.

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3. The responsibility of the Holocaust can always be argued. It is not as simple as blaming Adolf Hitler himself who began the Holocaust. The responsibility of the Holocaust lies with the many different reasons. To decide which reason is ultimately responsible for the Holocaust all the sources must be examined.

Surprisingly The Christian Legacy itself could be blamed for influencing the society in the wrong way against the Jews. Martin Luther quoted, 'What then shall we Christians do with this damned, rejected race of Jews?' Martin Luther also perceived the Jews as unsolvable. The hatred of the Jews was also encouraged by these words;' Gods rage is so great against them that they only become worse and worse through mild mercy...Therefore away with them'. The fact that Jesus Christ was persecuted and murdered by the Jews, though he was a Jew himself, fuelled anger in leaders like Martin Luther against them. In those days many nations were based on Christianity and believed strongly in God so they listened to the powerful preaching from their church leaders. This probably led to the first anti-Semitic crusade in 1096. Soon armies were made to massacre Jews in Germany