I wonder if there's some confusion here. Around 1980 the word Holocaust replaced Final Solution, which was the Nazis' own term. Since the word Holocaust has religious connotations (and also means whole burnt sacrifice) some people prefer the word Shoah which means calamity in Hebrew.
The word 'Holocaust' comes from Ancient Greek. The word means "Sacrifice by Fire. Many Jews died from the holocaust.
It became the word to describe the Holocaust (before the word Holocaust).
How did the Holocaust evolve.
The Holocaust
Yes, there have been multiple genocides after the Holocaust.
The choice of the word holocaust was not specifically Jewish. In fact many Jews prefer the Hebrew word Shoah(catastrophe) because holocaust can have religious implications.
There has been no Australian holocaust.
A holocaust can also be called genocide.
Because that is what the Germans did to the Jews during the holocaust.
Genocide was the word used to describe what happened in the Holocaust.
A common word from the holocaust that starts with 'D' is "Death'' or "Die". Jews died in the holocaust because of the Nazis. The holocaust was World War 2.
Eichmann is a Holocaust word. SS Lieutenant Colonel Adolph Eichmann was the head of the Gestapo.