1 9 ). ▁The ▁Heb rew ▁Bible ▁as cri bes ▁" H aman ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ham med ath a ▁the ▁Ag ag ite " ( Est her ▁ 3 : 1 ) ▁, ▁who ▁tried ▁to ▁commit ▁a ▁gen o cide ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁people , ▁to ▁Ag ag , ▁king ▁of ▁Ama lek , ▁whom ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁failed ▁to ▁kill ▁( I ▁Samuel ▁ 1 5 : 9 ). ▁According ▁to ▁these ▁vers es ▁Hitler ▁may ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁failure . ▁ ▁H ared i ▁and ▁Hard al ▁Sat mar ▁leader ▁Jo el ▁Te itel baum ▁writes : ▁Because ▁of ▁our ▁sin ful ness ▁we ▁have ▁suffered ▁greatly , ▁suffering ▁as ▁bitter ▁as ▁w orm wood , ▁worse ▁than ▁any ▁Israel ▁has ▁known ▁since ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁people .... ▁In ▁former ▁times , ▁whenever ▁troubles ▁bef ell ▁Jacob , ▁the ▁matter ▁was ▁p onder ed ▁and ▁reasons ▁sought – which ▁sin ▁had ▁brought ▁the ▁troubles ▁about – so ▁that ▁we ▁could ▁make ▁am ends ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Lord , ▁may ▁He ▁be ▁bl essed .... ▁But ▁in ▁our ▁generation ▁one ▁need ▁not ▁look ▁far ▁for ▁the ▁sin ▁responsible ▁for ▁our ▁cal am ity .... ▁The ▁her et ics ▁have ▁made ▁all ▁kinds ▁of ▁efforts ▁to ▁viol ate ▁these ▁o ath s , ▁to ▁go ▁up ▁by ▁force ▁and ▁to ▁se ize ▁so vere ig nt y ▁and ▁freedom ▁by ▁themselves , ▁before ▁the ▁appointed ▁time .... ▁[ They ] ▁have ▁l ured ▁the ▁majority ▁of