According to Dictionary.com, the word 'Holocaust' can be termed as: "1. Great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire. 2. Holocaust The genocide of European Jews and others by the Nazis during World War II: "Israel emerged from the Holocaust and is defined in relation to that catastrophe" (Emanuel Litvinoff). 3. A massive slaughter: "an important document in the so-far sketchy annals of the Cambodian holocaust" (Rod Nordland). 4. A sacrificial offering that is consumed entirely by flames."
Holocaust remembered: Jewish woman recalls living in fear of Nazis in France
Hartz will tell her story - chronicled in the book, "Your Name Is Renee" - on Sunday as part of the 2010 "Remembrance Day for the Holocaust and Heroism" commemoration at the Salt Lake Main Library (see accompanying box). Held this year in conjunction with the library's new Anne Frank exhibit, the ceremony provides an annual reminder of how societal fear can be spun into hatred, with deadly consequences. Ref. Source 5?
Helen Thomas: Jews didn't have to leave Europe following Holocaust:
In CNN interview, veteran reporter refuses to call comments urging Jews to leave Israel and return to Europe insensitive, says Israel's treatment of the Palestinians is the real insensitivity. Ref. Source 6