The Economic Foundations of the Holocaust

This chapter explores the economic policies of Nazi Germany that systematically excluded Jewish individuals from economic life as a precursor to the Holocaust. It examines the bureaucratic processes of asset expropriation and the escalation of antisemitic violence, detailing the transition from discriminatory practices to systematic extermination. The narrative investigates the complexities of the Holocaust's implementation and the underlying economic rationales that enabled such atrocities amidst wartime logistics.