The Holocaust
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| '''The Holocaust''' (from the Greek ''holókauston'' from ''olon'' "completely" and ''kauston'' "burnt") is the term generally used to describe the [[killing]] of approximately six million European [[Jew]]s during [[World War II]], as part of a program of deliberate extermination planned and executed by the [[National Socialist German Workers Party|National Socialist]] regime in Germany led by [[Adolf Hitler]]. | '''The Holocaust''' (from the Greek ''holókauston'' from ''olon'' "completely" and ''kauston'' "burnt") is the term generally used to describe the [[killing]] of approximately six million European [[Jew]]s during [[World War II]], as part of a program of deliberate extermination planned and executed by the [[National Socialist German Workers Party|National Socialist]] regime in Germany led by [[Adolf Hitler]]. | ||
| - | Other groups were persecuted and killed by the regime, including the [[Roma people|Roma]], Soviet [[Prisoner of war|POWs]], [[disabled peopl]]e, [[gay men]], [[Jehovah's Witness]]es, [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] Poles, and political prisoners. Many scholars do not include these groups in the definition of the Holocaust, defining it as the genocide of the Jews,[5] or what the Nazis called the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question." Taking into account all the victims of Nazi persecution, the death toll rises considerably: estimates generally place the total number of victims at nine to 11 million.[6] | + | Other groups were persecuted and killed by the regime, including the [[Roma people|Roma]], Soviet [[Prisoner of war|POWs]], [[disabled people]], [[gay men]], [[Jehovah's Witness]]es, [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] Poles, and political prisoners. Many scholars do not include these groups in the definition of the Holocaust, defining it as the genocide of the Jews, or what the Nazis called the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question." Taking into account all the victims of Nazi persecution, the death toll rises considerably: estimates generally place the total number of victims at nine to 11 million. |
| == The Holocaust in art and literature == | == The Holocaust in art and literature == | ||
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The Holocaust (from the Greek holókauston from olon "completely" and kauston "burnt") is the term generally used to describe the killing of approximately six million European Jews during World War II, as part of a program of deliberate extermination planned and executed by the National Socialist regime in Germany led by Adolf Hitler.
Other groups were persecuted and killed by the regime, including the Roma, Soviet POWs, disabled people, gay men, Jehovah's Witnesses, Catholic Poles, and political prisoners. Many scholars do not include these groups in the definition of the Holocaust, defining it as the genocide of the Jews, or what the Nazis called the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question." Taking into account all the victims of Nazi persecution, the death toll rises considerably: estimates generally place the total number of victims at nine to 11 million.
The Holocaust in art and literature
As one of the defining events of the 20th century, and one of the most stark examples of human brutality in modern history, the Holocaust has had a profound impact on art and literature over the past 60 years.
