Whoopi Goldberg Says She Misspoke: Holocaust ‘Is Indeed About Race’

Goldberg Well hello and ░░░░░░░░ to The View Conservative ░░░░░░░░ Tara Setmayer is back ░░░░░░░░ our guest co host ░░░░░░░░ back HOSTIN Welcome Tara ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Goldberg So ░░░░░░░░ on our show I ░░░░░░░░ and I tweeted about ░░░░░░░░ last night but I ░░░░░░░░ of want you to ░░░░░░░░ it from me directly ░░░░░░░░ said something that I ░░░░░░░░ a responsibility for not ░░░░░░░░ unexamined because my words ░░░░░░░░ so many people which ░░░░░░░░ never my intention And ░░░░░░░░ understand why now and ░░░░░░░░ that I am deeply ░░░░░░░░ grateful because the information ░░░░░░░░ got was really helpful ░░░░░░░░ helped me understand some ░░░░░░░░ things While discussing how ░░░░░░░░ Tennessee school board unanimously ░░░░░░░░ to remove a graphic ░░░░░░░░ about the Holocaust I ░░░░░░░░ that the Holocaust wasn ░░░░░░░░ about race and it ░░░░░░░░ instead about man s ░░░░░░░░ to man But it ░░░░░░░░ indeed about race because ░░░░░░░░ and the Nazis considered ░░░░░░░░ to be an inferior ░░░░░░░░ Words matter and mine ░░░░░░░░ no exception I regret ░░░░░░░░ comments as I said ░░░░░░░░ I stand corrected I ░░░░░░░░ stand with the Jewish ░░░░░░░░ as they know and ░░░░░░░░ all know because I ░░░░░░░░ always done that So ░░░░░░░░ of all of this ░░░░░░░░ ve asked Jonathan Greenblatt ░░░░░░░░ CEO of the Anti ░░░░░░░░ League and author of ░░░░░░░░ Could Happen Here to ░░░░░░░░ us continue this very ░░░░░░░░ conversation Jonathan thank you ░░░░░░░░ being here I know ░░░░░░░░ lot of people were ░░░░░░░░ upset by what I ░░░░░░░░ yesterday and the things ░░░░░░░░ ve I regret And ░░░░░░░░ I want to clear ░░░░░░░░ up Can you explain ░░░░░░░░ the Holocaust was about ░░░░░░░░ GREENBLATT Well Whoopi there ░░░░░░░░ no question that the ░░░░░░░░ was about race That ░░░░░░░░ how the Nazis saw ░░░░░░░░ as they perpetrated the ░░░░░░░░ annihilation of the Jewish ░░░░░░░░ across continents across countries ░░░░░░░░ deliberate and ruthless cruelty ░░░░░░░░ literally the first page ░░░░░░░░ Maus the book you ░░░░░░░░ talking about yesterday Whoopi ░░░░░░░░ opens with a quote ░░░░░░░░ Hitler and literally it ░░░░░░░░ The Jews undoubtedly are ░░░░░░░░ race but they are ░░░░░░░░ human You see Hitler ░░░░░░░░ ideology the Third Reich ░░░░░░░░ predicated on the idea ░░░░░░░░ the Aryans the Germans ░░░░░░░░ a master race and ░░░░░░░░ Jews were a subhuman ░░░░░░░░ It was a racialized ░░░░░░░░ Semitism Goldberg Okay GREENBLATT ░░░░░░░░ that might not fit ░░░░░░░░ or feel different than ░░░░░░░░ way we think about ░░░░░░░░ in 21st century America ░░░░░░░░ primarily it s about ░░░░░░░░ of color but throughout ░░░░░░░░ Jewish people s history ░░░░░░░░ have been marginalized they ░░░░░░░░ been persecuted they have ░░░░░░░░ slaughtered in large part ░░░░░░░░ many people felt they ░░░░░░░░ not just a religion ░░░░░░░░ indeed a different race ░░░░░░░░ your platform Whoopi is ░░░░░░░░ important using it now ░░░░░░░░ educate people to realize ░░░░░░░░ anti Semitism remains a ░░░░░░░░ and present danger Goldberg ░░░░░░░░ GREENBLATT I mean it ░░░░░░░░ a real issue and ░░░░░░░░ ve got to confront ░░░░░░░░ and the racism at ░░░░░░░░ core I mean keep ░░░░░░░░ in mind that the ░░░░░░░░ implemented their Nuremberg laws ░░░░░░░░ which dehumanized the Jewish ░░░░░░░░ my grandfather my ancestors ░░░░░░░░ with this in Germany ░░░░░░░░ in many ways the ░░░░░░░░ Crow South used some ░░░░░░░░ the same standards against ░░░░░░░░ people that were used ░░░░░░░░ Jews except the Jews ░░░░░░░░ ultimately put into cattle ░░░░░░░░ and incinerated That s ░░░░░░░░ it was such a ░░░░░░░░ catastrophe and a moment ░░░░░░░░ evil in human history.”