Pointless to argue with these issues as they are made iconic for the sake of special treatment.
But death is death. It matters not how it comes to you, really. In the Ukraine the German army blew it. They could have fought a popular war against Stalin but they just massacred civilians. They massacred far more Russian civilians than could there were Jews killed in WWII. Numbers count. The losses were not all soldiers in war. There were innocents killed all over Russia. It's a matter of historical record.
If you want to say it counts more if a Jew gets killed in a concentration camp, than a Russian housewife who gets shot by a soldier, or an Armenian or Greek gets slaughtered by a Turk, then fine, that is your value system. I would expect that you value Jews more than Russians, Armenians or Greeks. It has been made an international cause celebre, but once in a while you should listen for an echo of harmony. If you don't hear it, perhaps you should tune the instrument a bit.
As you say, when you expound its insight, when I expound its chatter. It might be better if you come down off your horse. Neither you nor your people are special. They are not the only ones who have been killed or suffered. It is something all races have shared over time. If you don't like it, stay away from concentration camps.
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