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holocaust

[hol-uh-kawst, hoh-luh-] / ˈhɒl əˌkɔst, ˈhoʊ lə- /
NOUN
complete destruction, especially by fire
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Paul Celan survived the Holocaust and became the most consequential postwar German-language poet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

After a nearly eight-month closure and a $70-million campus expansion, the Holocaust Museum LA will reopen as part of the Goldrich Cultural Center, featuring an expanded vision in Pan Pacific Park.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Eichmann - an architect of the Jewish Holocaust - was hanged in 1962, becoming the only person previously sentenced to death by an Israeli civil court.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Holocaust Memorial Museum describes the program as a coordinated effort to strip communities of cultural identity while redistributing art through state and black-market channels.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

“My mom took our whole family to the Holocaust Museum in Houston. After that we had planned to go to lunch, but it just seemed wrong to experience that and then go have fries.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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