When you [the Jewish people] glorify and honor the memory of Christ, rest assured that the Christians will take your hands in real fellowship. All difficulty, hesitancy and restraint will vanish. Consider the troubles and persecutions heaped upon you in Russia for your fanaticism of unbelief. And you must not think that this is ended.
This humiliation will continue forever. The time may come when in Europe itself they will arise against the Jews. But your declaration that Christ was the Word of God will end all such trouble. My advice is that in order to become honorable, protected and secure among the nations of the world, in order that the Christians may love and safeguard the Israelitish people, you should be willing to announce your belief in Christ, the Word of God. This is a complete statement; there is nothing more. Is it not thoughtless, ignorant prejudice which restrains you from doing so? Declare that, verily, the Word of God was realized in Him, and all will be right.
https://bahai-library.com/compilation_holocaust_greater_plan
Within the framework of the Faith his derision of the Jews applies equally to Christians who rejected Muhammad, but he presumably knew he couldn't get away with upbraiding Christians (indeed its arguable his remarks to the Jews here were primarily for the benefit of his Christian audience, showing he advocates for Christ).
It is interesting that he makes ominous remarks which Baha'is would likely interpret as "prophecy", (apparently unaware of how unimpressive "prophesizing" anti-semitism in Europe is), and the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice included it in a compilation on the holocaust.
It seems to me that the implication is that the House views these comments as saying Jews not accepting Christ 'caused' the Holocaust, and judging by the tone of 'Abdu'l-Baha's remarks one could almost say the implication is they deserved it (although that may be somewhat of a long bow to draw.)
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