Why did the Allies not respond early when news of the Holocaust came to them?

They did not want to wage war

Explanation:

They did not want to start a  war over saving the Jewish.

“the iliad” (gr: “iliás”) is an epic poem by the ancient greek poet homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the trojan war and the greek siege of the city of troy (which was also known as ilion, ilios or ilium in ancient times).