[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

That's dumb. The Germans alive today didn't conduct the Holocaust and for God to be blind to this fact would reduce God to a petty anthropomorphic figment of the human imagination.

OTOH, the actions of our ancestors reverberate down through the ages, whether we want them to or not.

[James C. Bennett]

So how must you be punished for the crimes of your ancestors? Anything bad that befalls you or your loved ones can be considered fair compensation for the crimes of your ancestors, correct?

Such gods are false gods. Utterly impotent, too, and totally violating the basis of free will and its consequences. Sins of your ancestors would be accusative, this progressively making your descendants lives more and more chaotic, and violent. But is this the case?

Pinging Mrs. Don-o because we have discussed topics relating to this before, and thought she might be able to explain your intended reply in a better manner.