▁the ▁Jewish ▁people ▁into ▁awful ▁her es y , ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁seen ▁since ▁the ▁world ▁was ▁created .... ▁And ▁so ▁it ▁is ▁no ▁wonder ▁that ▁the ▁Lord ▁has ▁l ashed ▁out ▁in ▁anger .... ▁And ▁there ▁were ▁also ▁r igh te ous ▁people ▁who ▁per ished ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁in iqu ity ▁of ▁the ▁s inners ▁and ▁cor rup ters , ▁so ▁great ▁was ▁the ▁[ div ine ] ▁wr ath . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁Mess ian ist ▁Z ion ists , ▁at ▁the ▁other ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁spectrum , ▁who ▁also ▁saw ▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁as ▁a ▁collect ive ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁on going ▁Jewish ▁un fa ith ful ness ▁to ▁God . ▁Mor de ca i ▁A ti y ah ▁was ▁a ▁leading ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁this ▁idea . ▁Z vi ▁Ye h uda ▁K ook ▁and ▁his ▁dis ci ples , ▁for ▁their ▁part , ▁avoided ▁this ▁har sh ▁position , ▁but ▁they ▁too ▁the olog ically ▁related ▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁to ▁the ▁Jewish ▁recognition ▁of ▁God ' s ▁divine ▁wr ath ▁upon ▁them . ▁K ook ▁writes : ▁" When ▁the ▁end ▁comes ▁and ▁Israel ▁fails ▁to ▁recognize ▁it , ▁there ▁comes ▁a ▁cruel ▁divine ▁operation ▁that ▁removes ▁[ the ▁Jewish ▁people ] ▁from ▁its ▁ex ile . ▁ ▁Cha im ▁O zer ▁Gro dz in ski , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁Naz i ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ▁was ▁the ▁fault ▁of ▁non