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Perhaps a Hebrew word would have been the most appropriate in this case. Holocaust is an English word and it is not a proper noun. In any case it's too late to change anything.

Upvoted because I think your comment was downvoted out of emotions this topic triggers.



It is actually a Greek word, that's why it is the same in most other languages.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocaust_(sacrifice)


Thanks. I did not know about the etymological roots.




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