Holocaust
English meaning: The Holocaust (Nazi genocide of Jews)
German Definition
(Deutsch)Der systematische, staatlich organisierte Völkermord an 6 Millionen Juden und Millionen anderer durch Nazi-Deutschland (1941–1945).
English Definition
The systematic, state-sponsored genocide of 6 million Jews and millions of others (Roma, disabled people, political opponents, Soviet POWs) by Nazi Germany (1941–1945). The Holocaust is history's most thoroughly documented genocide and has profoundly shaped German national identity, international law (Genocide Convention 1948), and the founding of Israel. Germany's Erinnerungskultur (culture of remembrance) is unique globally.
Example
“Der Holocaust ist das dunkelste Kapitel der deutschen Geschichte und mahnt uns zur immerwährenden Wachsamkeit.”
In English: “The Holocaust is the darkest chapter of German history and urges us to eternal vigilance.”
Synonyms
- Shoah
- Völkermord
Literary Heritage
“Was die Erfahrung aber und die Geschichte lehren, ist dieses, dass Völker und Regierungen niemals etwas aus der Geschichte gelernt und nach Lehren, die aus derselben zu ziehen gewesen wären, gehandelt haben.”
“What experience and history teach is this: that peoples and governments have never learned anything from history and have never acted in accordance with lessons that could have been drawn from it.”
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