- the Holocaust
- the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime in World War II.
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The Holocaust — Holocaust and Shoah redirect here. For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). Selection on … Wikipedia
The Holocaust — Holocaust Hol o*caust, n. [L. holocaustum, Gr. ?, neut. of ?, ?, burnt whole; o los whole + kaysto s burnt, fr. kai ein to burn (cf. {Caustic}): cf. F. holocauste.] 1. A burnt sacrifice; an offering, the whole of which was consumed by fire, among … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
(the) Holocaust — the Holocaust UK [ˈhɒləˌkɔːst] US [ˈhɑləˌkɔst] noun the organized killing of millions of Jews and other people by the German Nazi government during the Second World War http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/holocaust the.htm… … Useful english dictionary
The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme — The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach ProgrammeOutreach Division, United Nations Department of Public Information The Programme On 1 November 2005, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 60/7 [… … Wikipedia
Literature and The Holocaust — The literature of the Holocaust consists of all the literary responses to the destruction of European Jewry, including survivor testimony, diaries of victims, memoirs of survivors, and documents collected by the Jewish community in the form of … Historical dictionary of the Holocaust
Art and The Holocaust — The response of artists to the antiSemitic policies of Nazi Germany began in the early 1930s and continued throughout the Holocaust. Many of these responses by artists to Nazi persecution were those works produced by concentration camp inmates … Historical dictionary of the Holocaust
Theater and The Holocaust — The threat of Nazism was dealt with in a number of notable stage plays in the 1930s and 1940s. They include N. Behrman’s Rain from Heaven (1934), Lillian Hellman’s Watch on the Rhine (1941), and Elmer Rice’s Flight to the West (1940) and… … Historical dictionary of the Holocaust
The Holocaust History Project — (THHP) is a non profit corporation based in San Antonio, Texas. Its website offers a comprehensive archive of documents, recordings, photographs, and essays regarding the Holocaust, Holocaust denial and anti Semitism. The project became known for … Wikipedia
The Holocaust in American Life — is a book by historian Peter Novick.His subject is not the Holocaust, but rather how it has been acknowledged, defined, and spread as an event which requires public remembrance. It has been reviewed by major journals and discussed in many Jewish… … Wikipedia
The Holocaust History Project — (THHP) ist eine gemeinnützige Gesellschaft in San Antonio, Texas. Ihre Website bietet Zugang zu einem umfassenden Archiv mit Dokumenten, Aufnahmen, Fotografien und Aufsätzen mit Bezug auf den Holocaust, dessen Leugnung und den Antisemitismus. Das … Deutsch Wikipedia
