Shoah

noun

Sho·​ah ˈshō-ə How to pronounce Shoah (audio)
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Only one month after Kamenets-Podolsky, in one of the worst massacres of the Shoah, 33,771 Jews from Kyiv, Ukraine were slaughtered in two days (September 29 and 30, 1941) at Babi Yar, a ravine on the city’s outskirts. Dr. Irving Berkowitz, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2024 The initiative is a joint project of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) in partnership with the USC Shoah Foundation, Meta, Makemepulse and UNESCO. Russell Contreras, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024 Speaking at Spielberg's USC Shoah Foundation 30th Anniversary Ambassadors for Humanity Gala at New York Hilton Midtown on Sunday, Oct. 13, the actress, 75, said kind words about the filmmaker, 77, at his event which remembers the Holocaust. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024 Two years later, Lasker-Wallfisch gave an extensive interview to the U.S.C. Shoah Foundation. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024 Beyond his professional achievements, Marvin is a true mensch — a devoted father and husband (he and his wife Carol have been married 72 years!) and an avid supporter of the Shoah Foundation’s ongoing work. Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2024 Claude Lanzmann’s documentaries and particularly Shoah inspired the writers’ approach. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 July 2024 Further setting Holocaust education up for success, nonprofits ranging from USC’s Shoah Foundation in Los Angeles to the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, have been supporting teachers for decades. Boaz Dvir, TIME, 6 May 2024 Based on existing evidence, including a 1996 interview with the USC Shoah Foundation, Gita’s number was 4562. Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Modern Hebrew shō'āh, literally, catastrophe, from Hebrew

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Shoah was in 1967

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“Shoah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shoah. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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