compare the holocaust to lynchings in america?

Answer 1

The holocaust went after all Jews because they were Jews. Lynchings in America went after specific targets, usually Black, and usually where it was thought that a crime had been committed by the victim of the lynching. Sometimes, it was to serve as a "warning" to Blacks to "mind their place".

Lynchings were never meant to eradicate an entire population. The holocaust was meant to do exactly that.

Answer 2

The lynchings were spur of the moment (usually) murders carried out by citizens & never officially supported by the state. The holocaust was a calculated policy carried out by the state.