Скачать или смотреть De-Judaization of the "Term Holocaust": Online Symposium, May 8, 2024

Currently, the term “Holocaust” is losing its original meaning and becoming a general label for various tragedies that can be described as “massacre,” “slaughter,” and “genocide”. There are numerous examples of such (mis)use of the word “Holocaust” in the literature, museums, and public discourse. This phenomenon results in the de-Judaization of the term, its devaluation, and belittling of the Holocaust. It is, indeed, a form of Holocaust denial that cannot be ignored.
This symposium features a discussion by the distinguished Holocaust scholars, who share their perspectives on this crucial and very timely topic.

Participants:
Steven T. Katz, Slater Professor of Jewish & Holocaust Studies, Boston University;
David Patterson, Hillel A. Feinberg Distinguished Chair in Holocaust Studies, University of Texas at Dallas;
Dina Porat, Professor, Tel Aviv University and Yad Vashem;
Alvin H. Rosenfeld, Professor of English and Jewish Studies
Director, Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, Indiana University;
Jonathan D. Sarna, Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University
Chief Historian, Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History Philadelphia, PA
Chair, Academic Advisory & Editorial Board, American Jewish Archives Cincinnati, OH

Moderated by:
Igor A. Kotler, President and Executive Director,
Museum of Human Rights, Freedom, and Tolerance, Millburn, NJ
Director, International Council for Diplomacy and Dialogue - US Platform, NJ
Alex Mushkin,
VP, PR and Communications,
Museum of Human Rights, Freedom, and Tolerance, Millburn, NJ