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What is most significant about this quote by Raphael Lemkin?
Raphael Lemkin’s definition was the accepted version out of many.
Raphael Lemkin’s definition was not accepted until after the Holocaust.
Raphael Lemkin spoke these words on his death bed.
Raphael Lemkin spoke these words to the United Nations in 1945.
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The best answer is: "Raphael Lemkin’s definition was not accepted until after the Holocaust."
Why: Lemkin coined and campaigned for the concept of "genocide" (he published the term in 1944), but it was only after the atrocities of World War II and the Holocaust that the international community acted. The UN Genocide Convention was adopted in 1948, institutionalizing the crime of genocide. (Note: the Convention’s legal definition was influenced by Lemkin but is not verbatim his original formulation, and Lemkin did not speak those words on his deathbed or specifically to the UN in 1945.)
Why: Lemkin coined and campaigned for the concept of "genocide" (he published the term in 1944), but it was only after the atrocities of World War II and the Holocaust that the international community acted. The UN Genocide Convention was adopted in 1948, institutionalizing the crime of genocide. (Note: the Convention’s legal definition was influenced by Lemkin but is not verbatim his original formulation, and Lemkin did not speak those words on his deathbed or specifically to the UN in 1945.)
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