Talk:Holocaust

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 Definition:  Nazi Germany's systematic economic exploitation, followed by killing, of European Jews and others deemed racial and ideological enemies [d] [e]
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"Polish camps"

A reader has e-mailed to object to the use of this phrase here and suggest an alternative such as "Nazi camps". John Stephenson (talk) 18:56, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

"Polish" just means "in Poland". "Nazi" doesn't mean that. Ro Thorpe (talk) 22:08, 14 February 2017 (UTC)
Another question is just what's meant by Poland in this context. In 1939 Hitler and Stalin carved the country up. Parts of the German slice were fully incorporated into the Reich, others formed something called the General Government of Poland. After the war, Stalin kept his slice, and Poland was compensated with a large slice of Germany. We need a wording that makes clear the locations. I'm inclined to agree with the emailer that the wording is inappropriate, as it could be read as suggesting that Poland or the Poles were involved. Some indeed collaborated (there was even at least one massacre of Jews even after the war was over), others risked their lives to save Jews. Peter Jackson (talk) 11:57, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
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