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The word 'Holocaust' comes from Ancient Greek. The word means "Sacrifice by Fire. Many Jews died from the holocaust.

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What name is given to the Nazi massacre of over 6 million Jews?

The Holocaust


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 is a Holocaust word that starts with D?

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.


How would a Jew describe the holocaust?

The word used by Jews for the Holocaust is "The Shoah" which means "calamity" in Hebrew.


What is the difference between the Holocaust and apartheid?

I'm also wondering difference of those two cuz I met one holocaust survivor today and she said holocaust and the shoah is kinda different-------------------------------------Shoah is the word that the Jews use for the attempted extermination of the Jews by the Nazis. This word is used in preference to the word Holocaust for three main reasons:The Holocaust is used by many to describe all of the victims of Nazi extermination policies.The definition of Holocaust implies sacrifice and many Jews consider this inappropriate as there was no sacrifice involved.The word (or term) Holocaust is currently being hijacked by many other people resulting in it's meaning being eliminated, for example 'Animal Holocaust or African Holocaust or 'Today's Holocaust'. Or 'motorway Holocaust' just to describe a car crash, which obviously is almost the same as the Holocaust.