persecution of the Jews

I have read many articles and books about the holocaust, but this particular article was very informative without being incredibly graphic. Many people including myself wonder how something this extreme could happen with almost no objections or interferences. This artcle showed how the Nazis slowly convinced others that Jews were of no importance in society and from there forced them to immigrate to other countries or simply kill them. this process took years and i think it was the slowness of the process that allowed this procedure to occur.
I was also suprsied to see how little Hitlers name was mentioned in this article. Any time the topic of the Holocaust comes up Hitler is the first person to come to mind. Although he was the head leader there were many other people as well as countries who contributed to this extreme removal of the the jews.