The Holocaust is a historical event in which 11 billion people, 6 million Jews and 5 million non-Jewish people, were systematically killed between 1933-1945 under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Regime in Germany. The Holocaust was a result of Hitler’s Final Solution, a plan in which Jewish people and other minority groups were killed to restore Germany to its former glory as a key power in Europe.
According to Berenbaum’s book “The World Must Know,” the word “holocaust” is of Greek origin, holakauston, which is the Greek translation of the Hebrew word olah. The reason why there is an issue in using this name is the meaning of the word olah. In Hebrew, this word holds a religious significance because it means ‘a burnt offering given to God.’ However, this event was anything but sacred or to do with God. By using a word that has a religious meaning to describe the mass murder of 11 billion people, it corrupts the definition of the word and diminishes the seriousness of …show more content…
I still like this idea, but I found the history of how Jews have always been persecuted throughout history even more interesting. Berenbaum talks about how the persecution of Jews was nothing new and he provides insight on why the Nazi where able to do what they did.
The word ‘holocaust’ is a definition where as the “Holocaust” is a specific event in history. It refers to the mass murder of Jews and non-Jewish people by the Nazis during World War II. The word ‘holocaust’ (with a lower-case) means “the mass destruction of a people.” It does not stand for a specific event. The topic I found interesting in Berenbaum’s “The World Must Know” is the history of Jews being persecuted since the sixth century BCE. Jewish people have always been targeted as a scape goat throughout history and by different countries and
According to Berenbaum’s book “The World Must Know,” the word “holocaust” is of Greek origin, holakauston, which is the Greek translation of the Hebrew word olah. The reason why there is an issue in using this name is the meaning of the word olah. In Hebrew, this word holds a religious significance because it means ‘a burnt offering given to God.’ However, this event was anything but sacred or to do with God. By using a word that has a religious meaning to describe the mass murder of 11 billion people, it corrupts the definition of the word and diminishes the seriousness of …show more content…
I still like this idea, but I found the history of how Jews have always been persecuted throughout history even more interesting. Berenbaum talks about how the persecution of Jews was nothing new and he provides insight on why the Nazi where able to do what they did.
The word ‘holocaust’ is a definition where as the “Holocaust” is a specific event in history. It refers to the mass murder of Jews and non-Jewish people by the Nazis during World War II. The word ‘holocaust’ (with a lower-case) means “the mass destruction of a people.” It does not stand for a specific event. The topic I found interesting in Berenbaum’s “The World Must Know” is the history of Jews being persecuted since the sixth century BCE. Jewish people have always been targeted as a scape goat throughout history and by different countries and