REL 2120 Study Guide - Wilhelm Marr, Sui Generis, Antisemitism
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The holocaust : word often used for the nazi"s attempt to kill all jews. Many people see this word as problematic (including our instructor. ) Olah: hebrew word translated in english to mean a whole burnt offering. this is truly an offering to god that is burned and is pleasing to god. There is absolutely nothing redemptive about the nazi campaign. Nothing religious significant, and our instructor does not believe that there was anything pleasing to god about the murder of 6 million+ people. Many jewish scholars now prefer the word sho"ah. This word is old and appears in the bible, and means a catastrophe or total devastation. it has no positive connotation at all. This is the word that will be used most often in class. Anti-semitism is a term coined by a man named wilhelm marr in 1879. Triumph of judaism over germans from a scientific point of view is a literary piece written by marr.
