Historical Dictionary Of The Holocaust

The term Holocaust came into popular usage following the conclusion of WWII. The word was at first associated with Nazi Germany’s murder of six million Jews. Gradually, the expression was broadened to include the millions of others who were also victims of the Nazis. Nevertheless, the Jews were designated in a special category for the Nazis. The intention of this historical dictionary is not to belittle the death and suffering of Nazi Germany’s non-Jewish victims, but to focus on the unprecedent…