http://monumentcity.org/2009/02/20/katyn-memorial-baltimore-md/ Geotagging historic monuments around Baltimore, MD Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:50:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://monumentcity.org/2009/02/20/katyn-memorial-baltimore-md/comment-page-1/#comment-4880 Carla Tomaszewski Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:45:55 +0000 http://monumentcity.org/?p=132#comment-4880 As a committee member of the National Katyn Memorial Foundation ( www.katynbaltimore.com ), I must object to your description of the National Katyn Memorial as "one of two Holocaust memorials in Baltimore" as inaccurate. The 'Holocaust' is a word used to describe specifically and exclusively the Nazi extermination of Jews during World War II. The Katyn Massacre, although there were some Jewish victims, was perpetrated by the Soviet NKVD specifically on Poles of all backgrounds and religions, and as such, cannot be labeled a 'Holocaust' memorial. This is an extrememly important distinction and should be corrected. As a committee member of the National Katyn Memorial Foundation ( http://www.katynbaltimore.com ), I must object to your description of the National Katyn Memorial as “one of two Holocaust memorials in Baltimore” as inaccurate. The ‘Holocaust’ is a word used to describe specifically and exclusively the Nazi extermination of Jews during World War II.
The Katyn Massacre, although there were some Jewish victims, was perpetrated by the Soviet NKVD specifically on Poles of all backgrounds and religions, and as such, cannot be labeled a ‘Holocaust’ memorial. This is an extrememly important distinction and should be corrected.

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