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∙ 13y agoIt is more accurate in it's meaning, some people object to the fact that 'Holocaust' means sacrifice (by fire), which does not hold true as the victims did not sacrifice themselves. Also under different definitions of the Holocaust, it includes gentile victims.
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∙ 14y agoThe problem with the word holocaust is that it has religious connotations, as its original meaning was burnt sacrifice. In general, Jews do not attach any religious significance to the Holocaust. The word shoah simply means catastrophe, disaster.
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∙ 12y agoThat is a Hebrew term (Shoah) meaning Judeocide.
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∙ 10y agoSee (for example) the end of Proverbs ch.1 in the original Hebrew and translation.
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What do the Jews call the holocaust?
the shoah
What is the Jewish word for holocaust?
The word that you are looking for is 'Shoah'.
What was the name given to the extermination of Jews by Hitler?
* Final Solution [of the Jewish question] * Holocaust
What word do Jewish people prefer to use to describe the World War 2 holocaust?
Shoah.
Why did the Jews choose the word 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.
What do the Jewish people call Hitler's final solution?
The Holocaust the hebrew word is shoah.
What do the Jews call the holocaust?
the shoah
What has the author Zev Garber written?
Zev Garber has written: 'Shoah' -- subject(s): Historiography, Holocaust (Jewish theology), Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 'Post-Shoah Dialogues'
What is the Jewish word for holocaust?
The word that you are looking for is 'Shoah'.
What was the name given to the extermination of Jews by Hitler?
* Final Solution [of the Jewish question] * Holocaust
What word do Jewish people prefer to use to describe the World War 2 holocaust?
Shoah.
What does shoah mean?
Shoah means catastrophe, great calamity. It is used by some for the Holocaust, in particular those who feel that the word holocaust has misleading religious implications. (Holocaust is derived from a Greek word meaning whole offering, burnt sacrifice).
Why did the Jews choose the word 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.
What do Jews call the period between 1939 and 1945?
The Holocaust. ______ The Holocaust refers to the actual genocide, not to the period and not to World War 2. Many Jews call it the Shoah.
Why is the name Holocaust used to describe Hitler's atrocities against Jews in Europe in World War 2?
The word "Holocaust" means a huge and terrible fire. It probably came into use as a reflection on the incinerating of victims after being gassed, and the burning down of so many Jewish businesses and synagogues. Jewish people do not call it the "Holocaust", they call it the "Shoah", though I don't know what that word means in Hebrew.
What is a synonym for Holocaust?
Wildfire, shoah, conflagration
What are words pertained to holocaust?
genocide Shoah
