Are The Jews Central to the Holocaust?

Does the Holocaust have a particularly crucial and central Jewish element, even though millions of others died? In an article at The Holocaust History Project website, Gord McFee argues that "the Holocaust, from its conception to its implementation had a distinctly Jewish aspect to it and, arguably without this Jewish aspect, there would have been no Holocaust. Most of the non-Jewish people would not have been killed because the killing machinery would not have been put into operation." A link to the article is below.

http://www.holocaust-history.org/jews-central/

January 2008

January 18, 2008. Updated questions and answers.

January 18, 2008. Added "Jews declared war on Germany?" to Quick Facts on the Holocaust page.

January 13, 2008. Added "ausrotten" to Quick Facts on the Holocaust page.

January 7, 2008. Introduced a handy reference service to readers called Quick Facts on the Holocaust. This section will be constantly updated and expanded.

October 2003

October 25, 2003. Added: Short Essay on the meaning and significance of the expression "final solution of the Jewish question."


October 25, 2003. Added: Short Essay "Who was Julius Streicher?" Julius Streicher was one of Hitler's earliest and most loyal supporters, Streicher's real significance was as the publisher of the infamous tabloid newspaper Der Stürmer (literally, the "Stormer").

February 2000

February 13, 2000. Added more questions and answers.
February 1, 2000. Added the essay Are the Jews Central to the Holocaust by Gordon McFee. Also added a list of selected links to other sites.