Finkelstein was saying that the definition of "survivor" changed over time. Right after the war, Jews who had left Europe in 1938 or 1939 weren't counted as "survivors" of genocide. The survivors, in those early days, were those, like his own parents, who had actually been in concentration camps. Also, Jews who had survived the war in hiding may also not have been considered "survivors" in the same way as those who were in the camps. According to Finkelstein, the number of survivors was "inflated" after the war by counting those who had not been fully subject to the killing machine. Whether he was right or wrong, he wasn't making the claim that is attributed to him.
>>According to Finkelstein, the number of survivors was "inflated" after the war by counting those who had not been fully subject to the killing machine. Whether he was right or wrong, he wasn't making the claim that is attributed to him.<<
Very interesting, thank you.