How to Use Shoah in a Sentence

Shoah

noun
  • In the tradition of films like Shoah, Glazer never quite looks the horror in the eye.
    — Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 2023-12-21
  • As a symbol of the Shoah, Auschwitz obscures the courage of Jewish resisters.
    — Martin Kimel, Baltimore Sun, 2025-01-26
  • The obvious ones that come to mind are the Nazi tattooing numbers on their Jewish victims during the Shoah.
    — Michael Isaacson, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
  • His attempt to blame the plight of the wretched of the Earth on the Shoah’s central place in Western culture is unmoored from evidence.
    — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 2025-02-26
  • Montana’s grandfather had passed away three and a half years ago, which prompted her to rewatch the Shoah Foundation tapes of her grandparents’ interviews.
    — Karin Eldor, Forbes, 2023-04-18
  • Conversely, scholars of fascism present the Shoah as a particular event that is not central to fascist historiography.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2023-03-30
  • Claude Lanzmann’s documentaries and particularly Shoah inspired the writers’ approach.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2024-07-01
  • In recent statements, Western heads of state have tried to underscore the importance of preserving the historical memory of the Holocaust, known in Hebrew as the Shoah.
    — Jesse Kirsch, NBC News, 2025-01-27
  • With Auschwitz-Birkenau under the control of Poland, a country where antisemitism tragically continues to raise its ugly head, there is great concern that Shoah memory will be distorted.
    — Avi Weiss, New York Daily News, 2025-01-27
  • Beyond his professional achievements, Marvin is a true mensch — a devoted father and husband (he and his wife Carol have been married 72 years!) and an avid supporter of the Shoah Foundation’s ongoing work.
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2024-07-16

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