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The Holocaust

Overview:

This unit focuses on the genocide of the Jewish people and others, drawing on hypotheses of what could possibly allow human beings to perpetrate such acts of horror. Pupils will also link this evil to how the Jewish Covenant could be maintained or otherwise.

Keywords:

Evil

Profoundly immoral and wicked.

Genocide

The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.

Justice

Just behaviour or treatment.

Covenant

An agreement between God and his people, in which God makes promises to his people and, usually, requires certain conduct from them.

External link:

BBC Bitesize | Religious Studies: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zh3rkqt