[Buggman]

I would also point out that while Yom HaShoah is primarily focused on the Holocaust as a personal tragedy for the Jewish people, the prayers and exhortations on that day look beyond the Jews to all who are oppressed and murdered because they are different.

It's actually that impulse to stand up for the oppressed which put the Jews at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement for blacks in this country, and which has led to most secular Jews leaping on supporting homosexual rights. I of course believe there to be a wide gulf between protecting ethnicities and protecting sexual behavior, but the desire to stand up for the perceived oppressed is a strong one in Jews.

It's also why Israel hasn't simply waged genocidal war against the Palestinian Arabs and driven them out of the Land, btw.

Shalom

[xzins]

Thanks, Buggman.

I don’t think the Israelis/Jews are guilty of trying to “sweep under the rug” or “hide” the deaths of those other people killed in the Holocaust when they mention the 6 million Jews killed.

Shalom