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Marvin Hier: Holocaust: a Huge Word Made Small

[Rabbi Marvin Hier is the Founder and Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.]

...The Holocaust was a watershed event in the history of mankind, in which 6 million Jews — one-third of the world's Jewish population — were exterminated. But today the word is used in ways that cheapen it....

The Holocaust was a total eclipse of humanity. It was not about going to the back of the line or eating in a different part of the restaurant or being escorted to the border without recourse. The Holocaust had one purpose: the total annihilation and extinction of a race....

That was the Holocaust. It is not the BP oil disaster, it is not healthcare, it is not Arizona law, it is not the attack ads of Meg Whitman, it is not abortion, and it is not even horrific violations of civil rights....
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