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Pehle and The Post

The Washington Post publishes a story on Auschwitz with "genocide" in the headline.

Aired 01/21/2020

Secrets of the Dead

Pehle and The Post

Clip: Season 18 Episode 2 | 2m 21sVideo has Closed Captions

The Washington Post publishes a story on Auschwitz with "genocide" in the headline.

On December 3, 1944, The Washington Post published an editorial on the atrocities in Auschwitz with the headline “Genocide,” marking the first time the word appeared in a national newspaper.

Aired 01/21/2020

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