Capitalization of "Holocaust" Question: Under what circumstances should the "h" of "Holocaust" be capitalised? That's all. I'm having an argument with a newspaper editor, I think it is The Holocaust (to 1945) A holocaust (any other mass killing). Harry W. Mazal OBE answers: Thank you for your query. I am one of the volunteers in the Holocaust History Project that responds to questions from our readers. It is possible that my colleagues will also wish to respond. When in doubt, I always refer to one of the many excellent Oxford dictionaries. In this case I refer to: The Oxford Encyclopedic English Dictionary Judy Pearsall and Bill Trumble, Editors c. 1991, 1995 - Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-5211588 pp. 674-675 "holocaust - A case of large-scale destructionor slaughter, esp. by fire or nuclear war. [...] "Holocaust - the mass murder of the Jews (and other groups such as gypsies and homosexuals) under the German Nazi regime.[...]" If Oxford hasn't got it right, then who has? Yours sincerely, Harry W. Mazal OBE back to the list of questions
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