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What is the Shoah?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Multi-year residence permit no. 118
Qu'est-ce que la Shoah ?
What is the Shoah?
Answer. The genocide of the Jews organized by Nazi Germany during the Second World War.
Le génocide des Juifs organisé par l'Allemagne nazie pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
About 6 million Jews were murdered by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. The Shoah is recognized as a crime against humanity.
The official text that proves it
« La Shoah désigne le génocide des Juifs organisé par l’Allemagne nazie pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Environ 6 millions de Juifs ont été assassinés par le régime nazi et ses collaborateurs. »
The Shoah refers to the genocide of the Jews organized by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. About 6 million Jews were murdered by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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