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			''']''' was a genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany, aided by its collaborators, systematically murdered approximately 6 million European Jews.

			The word ''holocaust'' derives from the ancient Greek ''holokaustos'', a burnt offering.
	The term '''''holocaust''''' means a loss of many lives, especially by fire. Used alone, as in "The Holocaust", it invariably refers to the ] of Jews and other minorities during ] (the terms '''Jewish Holocaust''' and '''] Holocaust''' can also be used more specifically, though both "holocausts" occurred at the same time and place). In the past half-century, however, the term "holocaust" has undergone a subtle shift in meaning to include what has traditionally (and more correctly) been called "]". It has also begun to be used to describe events which have affected a large group of people, but where suffering rather than death was the main outcome. The expression ''Silicone Holocaust'' is one such. Because the term "Holocaust" is so closely tied in contemporary times to the ]ish experience at the hands of the ]s, though, use of it in other contexts may be seen by some as controversial or even offensive.

			'''Holocaust''' may also refer to:
	Moreover, certain events described here are held as fact by one side and rejected out of hand as absolute fabrication by the other. This article rigorously attempts to avoid taking sides. The information here has been drawn from a number of sources and an effort to present a balanced representation has been attempted.
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			* ], a Scottish heavy metal band
			* Holocaust, a fictional DC Comics character and member of the ]
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			* ], a 1978 American television miniseries
			* "Holocaust", a song by Big Star from the 1978 album '']''
			* "Holocaust", a song by Bathory from the 1988 album '']''
			* ], a 2006 album by Blue Sky Black Death and Warcloud
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			==See also==
	Many ] or ] groups have used the term to describe events which have occurred in their own ]. Please note that while many of these events (the ''Black Holocaust'' and the ''Ukrainian Holocaust'', for instance) are well-documented and have extensive ]s, this is not so for some. This following list is ], though some events are not marked by clear beginnings or endings. Please note that it is far from complete; there are individuals and groups who would have events listed here that are not, others would have events listed here removed.
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	*The term ''Sudra Holocaust'' has been used to describe the (1500 BCE - ] CE) ] invasions of the ] civilizations, which exterminated virtually the entire populations of ]ites, ]s, and ]s (including the Sudras). The casualty estimate is around 20 million.

	* The term ''Hindu Holocaust'' (~] CE - present) is used by some to describe the almost continuous periods during which foreign armies have occupied ], beginning with the conquering of ] by Muhammad-bin-Qasim in ] CE and continuing to this day with ongoing hostilities between India and ] primarily over ]. The cost in over 1400 years of intermittent ] has been in the many millions of lives.

	*The term ''Black Holocaust'' is sometimes used to describe the deaths of numerous ]ns on ] ships bound for the ] (mid ] - mid ]). Also known as the ], it is estimated that the death toll was in excess of ten million. Some users of this term see it as extending into the latter part of the 20th century.

	*The term ''Aboriginal Holocaust'' has been used to describe the treatment of ] in ] by the ]an ]s and their descendents. Between the time of the arrival of the first white convicts (]) and the late ] at least several hundred thousand aboriginals were ]ed outright, sometimes for sport (enough to virtually eliminate them as a race); later, their children were removed from their ancestral homes and placed in residential schools, and family members were separated from other family members. Physical and sexual abuse were common.

	*The term ''Native American Holocaust'' is sometimes used to describe the treatment by European settlers and soldiers of ]s, particularly in the form of ]. Between the arrival of the first Europeans in the late ]s and the most recent violent standoffs of the 20th century, some 112 million Native Americans are said to have perished.

	*The term ''Canadian Holocaust'' is much more rarely used to describe the comparable treatment of indiginous people in ]. While there were many fewer violent encounters between natives and whites north of the Canadian border than south, there remained a concerted effort by the ] and the ] to separate children from their culture by placing them in ]s. These schools are now being recognised as places of physical, sexual, and emotional brutality. More than 10 000 children died, primarily from disease.

	*The term ''Irish Holocaust'' is sometimes used to describe the deaths of at least a million Irish during the ] (] - ]) when, over four successive growing seasons, the potato crop failed, and Irish farmers had neither food to eat or money to purchase any. The drought drove the great Irish ] to ] that same decade.

	*The term ''Armenian Holocaust'' is sometimes used to describe the ] in the early ], in which some one and a half million ]ns were killed by forces of the ]. There is evidence that the motivation was primarily ]; ], a ], decreed that all ]s in the ], who were primarily Armenian, should be put to death. Hence this event is also sometimes known as the ''Christian Holocaust'', and local populations of ], ]n, and ]n Christians were also killed.

	*The term ''Ukrainian Holocaust'' is sometimes used to describe the deaths of over seven million ]s by ] during the period of Soviet collectivization (] - ]). ], in his desire to see collectivization succeed, ordered the middle-class landowners liquidated. These "kulaks" soon came to include anyone who opposed the ] policies in ]. He also prohibited the importation of food into Ukraine, though relented briefly at the behest of the ].

	*The term ''] Holocaust'' has been used to describe the identification and imprisonment of ]s by the ]s, beginning in the late ]. More than 100 000 were arrested and as many as 15 000 sent to ]s, where 10 000 died as a result of ], ], or surgical ]ation.

	*The cities of ] (]) and ] (]) were holocausts in their own right. Between 35 000 and 100 000 people in Dresden and over 100 000 people in Tokyo burned to death after ] aircraft poured incendiary bombs into the hearts of the two cities. The winds created by the firestorms were of such intensity that people were actually sucked from the outlying areas into the flames.

	*The term ''Chinese Holocaust'' is sometimes used to describe the deaths of ] people during the ]ese occupation of ] in ], especially the ]. It has likewise been used to refer to the upheaval generated by ]'s ] (] - ]), in which countless numbers of intelligentsia lost their lives. (Immediately prior to this, 30 to 40 million Chinese had starved to death in a two-year ] between ] and ].)

	*The term ''Palestinian Holocaust'' is sometimes used to describe the treatment of ] during the ongoing ] The Palestinian Red Cross reports 2780 deaths since the beginning of the ].

	The term is also used to denote non-historic events like a possible ''] holocaust'' - the deaths in a global ] and the ensuing ]. Furthermore, activist groups sometimes compare their causes to holocausts -- an ], for example, may speak of a "holocaust of old-growth forests" and an anti-] activist may speak of a "holocaust of babies". Though the movement is not currently as active as it was, the ''silicone holocaust'' was an issue of grave concern for many women who suffered extreme reactions to silicone breast implants. Though there are no confirmed cases of death resulting directly from implant complications, thousands of women have suffered grievous and lifelong disfigurement and impairment.

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Latest revision as of 18:50, 10 January 2025

The Holocaust was a genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany, aided by its collaborators, systematically murdered approximately 6 million European Jews.

The word holocaust derives from the ancient Greek holokaustos, a burnt offering.

Holocaust may also refer to:

Holocaust (sacrifice), a burnt offering
Holocaust (band), a Scottish heavy metal band
Holocaust, a fictional DC Comics character and member of the Blood Syndicate
Holocaust (Marvel Comics), a fictional character
Holocaust (miniseries), a 1978 American television miniseries
"Holocaust", a song by Big Star from the 1978 album Third/Sister Lovers
"Holocaust", a song by Bathory from the 1988 album Blood Fire Death
The Holocaust (album), a 2006 album by Blue Sky Black Death and Warcloud
Romani Holocaust

Latest revision as of 18:50, 10 January 2025

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