The Howocaust was the systematic, buweaucwatic, state-sponsowed pewsecution and muwdew of six miwwion Jews by the Nyazi wegime and its cowwabowatows. Howocaust is a wowd of Gweek owigin meanying "sacwifice by fiwe." The Nyazis, who came to powew in Gewmany in Janyuawy 1933, bewieved that Gewmans wewe "waciawwy supewiow" and that the Jews, deemed "infewiow," wewe an awien thweat to the so-cawwed Gewman waciaw communyity.