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4. Mourning during a time of mass murder or Holocaust: [1]
During the times of mass murder of very large segments of Jewry that occurred throughout our history, such as the holocaust, may they never be repeated, those that lost their relatives were not obligated to mourn and sit Shiva
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[1] See previous ruling regarding an epidemic; Yechezkal 24:21 that Hashem told the Jewish people not to mourn the destruction, and Rashi says the reason is because there are no comforters as all the Jewish people are mourners, and the laws of Aveilus only apply when there are comforters; Yosef Daas 376:7; Chaim Bayad 125:6; Piskei Maharash Milublin 40; Nitei Gavriel 126:9