Holocaust trivialization

The Auschwitz concentration camps, a testament that antisemitism caused the worst genocide in human history

A Holocaust memorial outside Auschwitz concentration camp I

Holocaust trivialization is the use of the word Holocaust in a way that decreases the perceived size or importance of the Holocaust.^[1]^[2] More specifically, Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), observed Holocaust trivialization as^[3]

[A] tool for some ideologically [...] motivated activists to metaphorically compare phenomena they oppose to the industrial-scale destruction of the Jews [. ...] exaggerate the evil nature of a phenomenon they condemn.

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References

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* Shapiro, P.A.. Antisemitism, Christian Ambivalence, and the Holocaust (2007)Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253116741. OCLC 191071016. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- Laqueur, Walter. The Changing Face of Antisemitism: From Ancient Times to the Present Day (July 30, 2009)Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 9780195341218. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- Deportation of Hungarian Jews. Timeline of EventsUnited States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- Brosnan, Matt. What Was The Holocaust? (12 June 2018)Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- 36 Questions About the Holocaust. Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles. Retrieved 2024-10-14.^{[dead link]}
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- Polonsky, Antony. Polish-Jewish relations and the Holocaust. Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry 4 (1989). p. 226–242. doi:10.3828/polin.1989.4.226. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- What was the Holocaust?. Yad Vashem. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- Introduction to the Holocaust. Holocaust Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- Waltman, Michael. The Communication of Hate (2010)Peter Lang. p. 52. ISBN 978-1433104473.
- Unter der NS-Herrschaft ermordete Juden nach Land. / Jews by country murdered under Nazi rule.. Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung / Federal Agency for Civic Education (Germany) (April 29, 2018).
↑ Gerstenfeld, Manfred. Holocaust Trivialization. Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA) (68) (April 9, 2008). Retrieved February 28, 2025.

[1] * Shapiro, P.A.. Antisemitism, Christian Ambivalence, and the Holocaust (2007)Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253116741. OCLC 191071016. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
Laqueur, Walter. The Changing Face of Antisemitism: From Ancient Times to the Present Day (July 30, 2009)Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 9780195341218. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

Deportation of Hungarian Jews. Timeline of EventsUnited States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

Brosnan, Matt. What Was The Holocaust? (12 June 2018)Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

36 Questions About the Holocaust. Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles. Retrieved 2024-10-14.^{[dead link]}

[2] Laqueur, Walter. The Changing Face of Antisemitism: From Ancient Times to the Present Day (July 30, 2009)Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 9780195341218. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

[3] Deportation of Hungarian Jews. Timeline of EventsUnited States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

[4] Brosnan, Matt. What Was The Holocaust? (12 June 2018)Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

[5] 36 Questions About the Holocaust. Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles. Retrieved 2024-10-14.^{[dead link]}

[2] 
Polonsky, Antony. Polish-Jewish relations and the Holocaust. Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry 4 (1989). p. 226–242. doi:10.3828/polin.1989.4.226. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

What was the Holocaust?. Yad Vashem. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

Introduction to the Holocaust. Holocaust Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

Waltman, Michael. The Communication of Hate (2010)Peter Lang. p. 52. ISBN 978-1433104473.

Unter der NS-Herrschaft ermordete Juden nach Land. / Jews by country murdered under Nazi rule.. Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung / Federal Agency for Civic Education (Germany) (April 29, 2018).

[7] Polonsky, Antony. Polish-Jewish relations and the Holocaust. Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry 4 (1989). p. 226–242. doi:10.3828/polin.1989.4.226. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

[8] What was the Holocaust?. Yad Vashem. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

[9] Introduction to the Holocaust. Holocaust Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

[10] Waltman, Michael. The Communication of Hate (2010)Peter Lang. p. 52. ISBN 978-1433104473.

[11] Unter der NS-Herrschaft ermordete Juden nach Land. / Jews by country murdered under Nazi rule.. Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung / Federal Agency for Civic Education (Germany) (April 29, 2018).

[3] Gerstenfeld, Manfred. Holocaust Trivialization. Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA) (68) (April 9, 2008). Retrieved February 28, 2025.

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