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To me, the Holocaust stands alone as the most horrible human event in modern civilization.

The Holocaust was the most evil crime ever committed.

The Holocaust is a central event in many people's lives, but it also has become a metaphor for our century. There cannot be an end to speaking and writing about it. Besides, in Israel, everyone carries a biography deep inside him.

The greatest events of history are those which affect the greatest number for the longest periods.

The Holocaust also shows us how a combination of events and attitudes can erode a society's democratic values.

The Holocaust of Nazi Germany is certainly no less of a historic crime than the Holocaust that went on for centuries against African-Americans. That process of reparations, and a truth and reconciliation discussion, was extremely helpful in the country of Germany, and we need to have that here.

I have not changed my opinion that the Holocaust is a trauma of European civilization.

I've said before that I am not a historian and that when it comes to speaking of the dimensions of the Holocaust, it is the historians that should reflect on it.

What I'm trying to say is the Holocaust was a horrific crime against humanity and frankly, I would never want to see that repeated.

A historical event represents the best and the worst of that moment.