Silent Holocaust (Judaism)

Silent Holocaust or silent holocaust , (sometimes called "another Holocaust" or a "second Holocaust"), is a phrase used by certain Jewish communal and religious leaders when they seek to compare the demographic effects (the loss of Jews) due to present-day assimilation and intermarriage of Jews with gentiles (non-Jews) (who do not convert to Judaism) to the Holocaust of Europe's Jews during World War II when six million Jews perished.

Silent holocaust is a phrase sometimes used to refer to several unrelated events: Abortion , among some involved in pro-life activism. Jewish assimilation , viewed by some Orthodox Jews as the extermination of the Jewish religion AIDS , particularly the AIDS epidemic in Africa. Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists Judaism articles associated with the title Silent Holocaust . If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

The silent holocaust is a phrase that is used to refer to multiple unrelated items. Certain Jewish communal and religious leaders have used this term to describe Jewish assimilation ( cultural assimilation , religious assimilation ) and interfaith marriage of Jews with gentiles . Abortion , among some involved in pro-life activism . One group has even named itself " Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust ." Berger, Ronald J. Surviving the Holocaust: A Life Course Perspective (1. publ. ed.).

Silent Holocaust ( , sometimes called "another holocaust" or a " second holocaust ") has been used with various meanings, and is used by certain Jewish communal and religious leaders to describe Jewish assimilation ( cultural assimilation , religious assimilation ) and interfaith marriages between Jews and gentiles . The term contrasts the resulting demographic effects (decrease in the Jewish population) with the Holocaust of Europe's Jews during World War II resulting in the genocide of six million Jews. Communal leaders, such as Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald of the National Jewish Outreach Program , popularized the phrase. The word silent is meant to evoke a state of shock due to the fact that millions of Jews are freely choosing to leave Judaism . Surviving the Holocaust: A Life Course Perspective (1. publ. ed.).

Silent Holocaust ( Hebrew : שואה שקטה , romanized : Shoah Shketa , sometimes called "another holocaust" or a " second holocaust ") is a controversial expression that has been used with various meanings, and is used by certain Jewish communal and religious leaders to describe Jewish assimilation ( cultural assimilation , religious assimilation ) and interfaith marriages between Jews and gentiles . The term compares the resulting demographic effects (decrease in the Jewish population) to the Holocaust of Europe's Jews during World War II resulting in the genocide of six million Jews. Communal leaders, such as Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald of the National Jewish Outreach Program , popularized the phrase. The word silent is meant to evoke a state of shock due to the fact that millions of Jews are freely choosing to leave Judaism . Some Jewish communal leaders, such as Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald of the National Jewish Outreach Program in New York, refer to the assimilation of Jews into non-Jewish societies as a type of Holocaust. Since World War II , assimilation has been the leading cause of Jewish population decline in Western countries . Buchwald said in 1992 that the Jewish community would not be recognizable in 25 to 30 years. According to the 2000—2001 National Jewish Population Survey , from 1996, 47% of American Jews married a non-Jew. The NJPS survey claims that higher levels of education are associated with lower levels of intermarriage. Surviving the Holocaust: A Life Course Perspective (1. publ. ed.). Jewish Post of New York .