Origins
Swastika: An early version of this sun-related symbol, long used by different cultures and religions.
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The Holocaust of World War II had its origins in the anti-Semitism that had been present in Europe in one form or another for many centuries. This section of The Holocaust website examines various aspects of that.
- Pagan beginnings
How the Nazis adopted various pagan practices and symbols to give themselves a borrowed heritage - The search for the 'master race'
How the Nazis tried to create a philosophy and a mythology of a 'master race' to legitimise their terrible deeds - Anti-Semitism in the German media
How the Nazi message of 'Aryan' superiority was spread through television, film and children's books.