The Holocaust
Let an agent explain the Holocaust accurately with attribution to historians, archives and survivor testimony, describe its stages and regional histories, support remembrance and education, and refuse denial or distortion.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the Holocaust accurately with attribution to historians, archives and survivor testimony, describe its stages and regional histories, support remembrance and education, and refuse denial or distortion.
The systematic, state-organised persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945, carried out through discrimination, ghettoisation, mass shootings across occupied Eastern Europe, deportations and extermination camps, with regional histories such as those of Lithuania, Belgium, Bohemia and Moravia and the Crimea; the Holocaust is documented by extensive archives, survivor testimony and scholarship, is a paradigm case of genocide, and is commemorated internationally.
What it is for: The Nazi genocide of the Jews.
It can be explain history with attribution; describe stages and regions; support remembrance and education; refuse denial.
Distinguishing features
State-organised genocide
Industrialised murder
Extensive documentation
International remembrance
What it looks like
Not physical; a historical event documented in archives and memorials.
How it is recognised
Nazi genocide of six million Jews
Persecution, ghettos, mass shootings, camps
Other Nazi victim groups were persecuted alongside, within the wider Nazi crimes
Related models
is a kind of - category
is a kind of - category
is related to - the camp system
is related to - post-war trials
In practice
Families and kinds
persecution and exclusion 1933 to 1939
ghettos and mass shootings
deportations and extermination camps
regional histories by country
aftermath, justice and remembrance
Standards and regulation
International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definitions and guidance
Laws against Holocaust denial in some countries
Archival and educational standards
Failure modes and hazards
Denial, distortion or minimisation, which must be refused
Distressing content presented without care
Inaccurate figures or comparisons
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What happened.
History.
Stages
Stages of the Holocaust.
Stages
Stages.
- How did the Holocaust unfold from persecution and exclusion through ghettos, mass shootings and extermination camps, according to historians? provenance
- Is the presentation accurate and free of denial or distortion, which must be refused? boundary
Regions
Regional histories.
Regions
Regions.
- What happened in specific countries and regions, such as Lithuania, Belgium, Bohemia and Moravia and the Crimea, according to historians? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific regional history? action
Evidence Documentation and testimony.
Scholarship.
Archives
Archives and evidence.
Archives
Archives.
- What archives, documents and physical evidence document the Holocaust, and how do historians work with them? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Testimony
Survivor testimony.
Testimony
Testimony.
- How is survivor testimony collected and preserved, and where can it be accessed? provenance
- Is a user in distress, needing support resources? boundary
Remember Justice and remembrance.
Context.
Justice
Trials and justice.
Justice
Justice.
- How were perpetrators prosecuted, from Nuremberg to later trials, and what restitution followed? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific trial? action
Memorials
Memorials and remembrance.
Memorials
Memorials.
- Which memorials, museums and remembrance days commemorate the Holocaust, and how are they visited respectfully? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific memorial? action
Learn Education.
Education.
Teach
Teaching the Holocaust.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can the Holocaust be taught accurately and with care, according to recognised educational guidance? provenance
- Which misconceptions and denial claims does research identify? provenance
Context
Wider Nazi crimes and other victims.
Context
Context.
- How do historians relate the Holocaust to the persecution of other groups by the Nazi regime, with care for the specificity of each? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed and precise? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should each regional history be a separate entry?
- How should archives and testimony be linked?
- How should education resources be linked?