Feb 11 2025 5 mins 1
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.
Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon
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
