▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁by ▁which ▁to ▁er ase ▁witness ▁to ▁God ▁and ▁his ▁Law : ▁ ▁The ▁r ul ers ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Reich ▁wanted ▁to ▁cr ush ▁the ▁entire ▁Jewish ▁people , ▁to ▁cancel ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁register ▁of ▁the ▁pe op les ▁of ▁the ▁earth . ▁ ▁Thus ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁the ▁Ps alm : ▁" We ▁are ▁being ▁killed , ▁account ed ▁as ▁sheep ▁for ▁the ▁sla ugh ter " ▁were ▁ful filled ▁in ▁a ▁ter r ifying ▁way . ▁Deep ▁down , ▁those ▁v icious ▁crim inals , ▁by ▁w ip ing ▁out ▁this ▁people , ▁wanted ▁to ▁kill ▁the ▁God ▁who ▁called ▁Abraham , ▁who ▁spoke ▁on ▁S ina i ▁and ▁laid ▁down ▁principles ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁guide ▁for ▁man kind , ▁principles ▁that ▁are ▁et ern ally ▁valid . ▁If ▁this ▁people , ▁by ▁its ▁very ▁existence , ▁was ▁a ▁witness ▁to ▁the ▁God ▁who ▁spoke ▁to ▁human ity ▁and ▁took ▁us ▁to ▁himself , ▁then ▁that ▁God ▁finally ▁had ▁to ▁die ▁and ▁power ▁had ▁to ▁belong ▁to ▁man ▁alone   – ▁to ▁those ▁men , ▁who ▁thought ▁that ▁by ▁force ▁they ▁had ▁made ▁themselves ▁master s ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁By ▁destroy ing ▁Israel , ▁by ▁the ▁Sho ah , ▁they ▁ultimately ▁wanted ▁to ▁te ar ▁up ▁the ▁tap root ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁faith ▁and ▁to ▁replace ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁faith ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁in vention : ▁faith ▁in ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁man , ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁powerful .