post-Holocaust
adjective
post-Hol·o·caust
ˌpōst-ˈhō-lə-ˌkȯst 
-ˈhä-,
also -ˌkäst,
or -ˈhȯ-lə-kȯst
: existing or occurring after the Holocaust of World War II
post-Holocaust literature
the post-Holocaust generation
Cohen wrote for post-Holocaust times, bravely countering Theodore Adorno's notion that there could be no poetry after Auschwitz.—
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His is a specific kind of post-Holocaust despair of ever fitting in anywhere.
—Anthony Paletta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
Biden is among the last of the old-school U.S. congressional lawmakers who were reared in the post-Holocaust period where an emerging Israel struggled for its survival against greater Arab powers and won.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Biden is among the last of the old-school U.S. congressional lawmakers who were reared in the post-Holocaust period where an emerging Israel struggled for its survival against greater Arab powers and won.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Lord Eric Pickles, Britain’s special envoy for post-Holocaust issues, announced last July that a panel of experts would try to settle the — at times heated — debate.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 22 May 2024
At the time, the organization began collecting testimonies from survivors of the attacks as part of their Countering Antisemitism Through Testimony Collection initiative, an initiative that documents post-Holocaust antisemitism.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2024
Lord Eric Pickles, Britain’s special envoy for post-Holocaust issues, announced last summer that a panel of experts would attempt to settle a debate that has long vexed the island.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Already, the steady drumbeat of media generated by the anti-FAB press machine had rattled some in London, and Lord Eric Pickles, the United Kingdom’s special envoy for post-Holocaust issues, had taken note.
—Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
The concert showcased a rich tapestry of melodies and Yiddish songs, echoing the voices of Jewish and Roma musicians from both pre- and post-Holocaust eras.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2024
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Anthony Paletta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
Biden is among the last of the old-school U.S. congressional lawmakers who were reared in the post-Holocaust period where an emerging Israel struggled for its survival against greater Arab powers and won.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Biden is among the last of the old-school U.S. congressional lawmakers who were reared in the post-Holocaust period where an emerging Israel struggled for its survival against greater Arab powers and won.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Lord Eric Pickles, Britain’s special envoy for post-Holocaust issues, announced last July that a panel of experts would try to settle the — at times heated — debate.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 22 May 2024
At the time, the organization began collecting testimonies from survivors of the attacks as part of their Countering Antisemitism Through Testimony Collection initiative, an initiative that documents post-Holocaust antisemitism.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2024
Lord Eric Pickles, Britain’s special envoy for post-Holocaust issues, announced last summer that a panel of experts would attempt to settle a debate that has long vexed the island.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Already, the steady drumbeat of media generated by the anti-FAB press machine had rattled some in London, and Lord Eric Pickles, the United Kingdom’s special envoy for post-Holocaust issues, had taken note.
—Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
The concert showcased a rich tapestry of melodies and Yiddish songs, echoing the voices of Jewish and Roma musicians from both pre- and post-Holocaust eras.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2024
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