Shoah
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Shoah
literally: destruction
Example Sentences
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Thirty-five red handprints were left on the Shoah memorial.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
Such historically inspired pieces as “The Brutalist,” “Lee,” “White Bird: A Wonder Story” and the documentaries “The Commandant’s Shadow” and “Riefenstahl,” plus the contemporary dramedy “A Real Pain,” all feature echoes of the Shoah.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024
Because Nakba and Shoah, the Hebrew word for the Holocaust, both mean “catastrophe” in English, and because both are rooted in the 1940s, they are often equated or conflated.
From Slate • May 15, 2024
He described his father teaching him about the Shoah, or Holocaust, at the dinner table when he was young and passing the lessons along to his children and their children when he was older.
From New York Times • May 7, 2024
The Shoah Museum project was launched in 2007, but has foundered over funding, a location and even reluctance to highlight the role of Italy’s fascist government as a perpetrator in the Holocaust.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2023
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