The word שואה, holocaust, used to be a sacred word. Not anymore. Like many loaded words, we used and reused it. Now you can hear people using Sho’a in totally different contexts.

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New Words and Expressions:

Shoah – Holocaust – שואה

Amud ha-esh – Pillar of fire – עמוד האש

Yom Hazikaron La-shoah ve-la-gvura (Yom Ha-shoah) – The Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day – יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה, יום השואה

Germania ha-natsit – Nazi Germany – גרמניה הנאצית

“Ani ba-tor ba-bank, shoah po” – “I am waiting in line in the bank, it’s shoah here” – אני בתור בבנק, שואה פה

Shoati – Holocaust-esque, shoah-like – שואתי

“Al tihye shoa’ti” – Don’t be sho’ati – אל תהיה שואתי

 

Playlist and Clips:

Amud ha-esh soundtrack by Shem Tov Levy

Amud Ha-esh – narration: Yossi banai

TV2 interview with animal activist Gary Yourofsky

Ep. 97 about the word Amud