Holocaust Was the Fourth Genocide of Jews

Contrary to a universal misconception, the Holocaust (Shoah) was not the only genocide of the Jews in human history – and the Germans (the Nazis, to be more precise) were not the only ones who murdered Jews simply for being Jews.

Almost 2,000 years ago, in the first and second centuries AD, the Romans did exactly the same – they even killed almost twice as many Jews percentage-wise (70% versus 42% of Jewish population under their control). In three genocides.

The first Holocaust – Roman genocide of the Jews – was the result of a genuinely suicidal Great Jewish Revolt of 66-74 AD (also called First Jewish-Roman War or just Jewish War).

The consequences of this ill-conceived endeavor for the Jews were nothing short of catastrophic and horrifying: it resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem and other cities and towns, the displacement of its population, the appropriation of land, and the destruction of the Jewish Temple and Jewish self-government.

Estimated 700,000 Jews lost their lives – almost all of them civilians who did not fight in the revolt (they were murdered simply for being Jewish). Further 100,000 or so were sold into slavery.

The Second Jewish-Roman War (Diaspora Revolt) resulted in not one but two genocides. Romans murdered about 200,000 Jews simply for being Jews (entire Jewish communities in Cyprus, Cyrenaica and Alexandria were annihilated) … and the Jews murdered almost half a million gentiles simply for being gentiles.

Hence, when Jews say that Jews never killed anyone simply for being a gentile, they are lying through their teeth.

Nazis (incorrectly) used this second genocide as proof that if Jews ever come to power (let alone win the existential war with “Aryan race”), they will kill ALL Aryans – men, women and children. Which became one of justifications of the Holocaust.

The Third Jewish-Roman War (Bar-Kokhba Revolt) was the third and final major conflict of the Jewish–Roman wars. It led to the near-depopulation of Judea through widespread killings, mass enslavement, and the displacement of most Jews from the region. Jewish state ceased to exist for 1,800 years. Over half a million of Jews lost their lives (yes, they were killed simply for being Jews).

Overall, three Jewish-Roman wars resulted in serial mass murder of ultimately 1,400,000 Jews – 70% of Jewish population under Roman control. So, indeed, there were three genocides of the Jews at that time – or one giant genocide spread across 70 years.