dave on Nostr: The article discusses the controversial statement that "five million non-Jews died in ...

The article discusses the controversial statement that "five million non-Jews died in the Holocaust," which is often seen in declarations about the Nazi era, but has no scholarly basis. The idea originated with the late Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal, who claimed that he sought to gain sympathy for Jewish suffering by combining the number of Jewish and non-Jewish victims. However, this number has caused frustration for historians and Jewish leaders, as it conflates non-Jewish deaths caused by other atrocities with deaths directly caused by Nazi policies. The article also raises concerns about the Trump White House's omission of references to the 6 million Jewish victims in its Holocaust statement, which may perpetuate the trivialization of the magnitude and uniqueness of the Holocaust.