Shoah
The systematic mass murder of an estimated six million European Jews perpetrated by…The systematic mass murder (genocide) of an estimated six million European Jews perpetrated by Nazi Germany during World War II.
» The Porajmos occurred concurrently with the Holocaust or Shoah.
Meaning
1 senses(Jewish)The systematic mass murder (genocide) of an estimated six million European Jews perpetrated by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Examples
4 sentencesThe Porajmos occurred concurrently with the Holocaust or Shoah.
Esther survived the Shoah.
deEsther hat die Schoah überlebt. — Luiaard
Speaking to American Jewish leaders at the Vatican, the pope said denial or minimization of the Shoah was intolerable and unacceptable.
In Yiddish the Holocaust isn't called the "Shoah," but rather a different Hebrew term, "Khurbn," meaning "destruction."
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Hebrew שׁוֹאָה (šōʾā, “catastrophe”).From Hebrew שׁוֹאָה (šōʾā, “catastrophe”).
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