- Hitler: Leader of the Nazis who oversaw the murder of six million Jews.
- Pharaoh: Some believe the Pharaoh in the book of Exodus to be Ramses II. He oversaw the enslavement of the Hebrews in Egypt, only releasing them after the Ten Plagues.
- Haman: Vizier of the Persian empire who tried to kill all the Jews under the rule of King Ahasuerus (the story of Purim).
- King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella: Started the Spanish Inquisition in 1480 CE leading to the torture, killing, and expulsion of Jews from Spain.
- Czar Alexander III: As Emperor of Russia, he launched attacks on Jews with pogroms.
- Antiochus IV Epiphanes: Ransacked Jerusalem and killed 40,000 Jews in three days. He is the leader that the Macabees revolted against (the Hanukkah story).
- Sadaam Hussein: Launched unprovoked Scud missiles into Israel during the first Gulf War.
- Nebuchadnezzar II: He conquered Jerusalem and sent the Jews into exile in Babylonia after the destruction of the Second Temple.
- Herod the Great: Considered a madman (and technically Jewish), who murdered his own family and several rabbis.
- Nero: Sent in soldiers to restore order in Jerusalem in 66 CE, which led to the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem and eventually the destruction of the Second Temple.
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