"Perhaps a better question is "Why should God have prevented the holocaust?""
Because it kind of goes with the whole "omnibenevolent loving god" idea that you people keep trying to sell me on, in between rants about hellfire and damnation of course.
"Are we not his creations over which he has ultimate control?"
Wasn't there something about free will and god not wanting robots and that's why he doesn't interfere?
"We need to remember that God has a much better view of the bigger picture than any of us could ever hope to have while still on this earth."
And? Is your god omnipotent or not? If he is then there's no conceivable reason he could not have stopped such a thing from occurring while still having his "plan" carried out.
"Asking "Why did God allow the holocaust?" can presuppose that he shouldn't have allowed it."
Common fucking sense and your twisted mythology says he shouldn't have allowed it.
"It also begs a human centered view of the past, rather than a God centered view of it."
What can I say, I'm human. I tend to be more concerned with humanity than with imaginary beings.
"Just some thoughts..."
Try some new ones. These seem faulty.
