Is the Holocaust a unique and unprecedented tragedy? On Holocaust politics and genocide
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Is the Holocaust a unique and unprecedented tragedy? On Holocaust politics and genocide
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call numberS940.5318/010
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]08555v
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]Haifa, Israel
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]The Institute for Holocaust Research, University of Haifa
The Ghetto Fighters House Museum
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2011
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]pp347-357
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
NotesArticle from the journal 'Dapim Studies on the Shoah' Vol.25 pp347-357
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
In Israel, the United States and most of the western world, the Holocaust is interpreted as a unique and unprecedented historical event that should not and cannot be compared to any other case of genocide. The United Nations in 2005, declared January 27 to be an 'annual international day of commemmoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust'