Whoopi Goldberg acknowledges the Holocaust was 'indeed about race' in discussion with Anti-Defamation League CEO

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The CEO of the Anti-Defamation League joined The View for a discussion about anti-Semitism Tuesday, one day after co-host Whoopi Goldberg controversially claimed the Holocaust was "not about race."

Goldberg again apologized at the start of The View for making this claim about the Holocaust a day earlier, saying she "misspoke" and now realizes the Holocaust was "indeed about race because Hitler and the Nazis considered Jews to be an inferior race." She then introduced Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, and asked him to explain to The View why she was wrong.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.