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The Holocaust in Slovakia

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/January 27, 2021 by Jimfbleak - talk to me?  18:05, 11 December 2020 (UTC)



The Holocaust in Slovakia was the systematic dispossession, deportation, and murder of Jews in the Slovak State, a client state of Nazi Germany. Out of 89,000 Jews in the country in 1940, around 69,000 were murdered during the Holocaust. In 1939, the ruling ethnonationalist Slovak People's Party declared independence from Czechoslovakia with German protection. Jews were targeted for discrimination and harassment, including the confiscation of property and businesses. On 9 September 1941, the government passed the Jewish Code, which it claimed to be the strictest anti-Jewish law in Europe. Later that year, the Slovak government negotiated with Nazi Germany for the mass deportation of Jews to German-occupied Poland. Between March and October 1942, 58,000 Jews were deported to Auschwitz concentration camp and the Lublin District; only a few hundred survived. The murder of Jews resumed after August 1944, when Germany invaded Slovakia and another 13,500 Jews were deported.


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 * Hi and congratulations. A draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits from you or from anyone else interested are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:16, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the blurb. Rewritten a bit—postwar issues are really too complicated to get into here. Added a mention of the Jewish Code, which is the day that Slovakia commemorates the Holocaust (9 September). I think we should run it on that date, if possible. I've also replaced the image, as without a caption there's no way to note that it does not depict Slovak Jews. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  00:35, 9 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Most recent similar article(s): None that are related to Slovakia
 * Main editors: Buidhe
 * Promoted: July 8, 2020
 * Reasons for nomination: In Slovakia, the Holocaust is commemmorated on 9 September, the anniversary of when the Jewish Code was passed


 * Support as nominator. Thanks Gog the Mild for the blurb. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  00:49, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Support, although I am not sure about the picture chosen which isn't very clear - especially at a small size. Would another picture in the article not be more appropriate? —Brigade Piron (talk) 08:28, 9 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Other possible images... sadly we don't have many good free images related to this subject. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  08:33, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Swapped image as requested below. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  10:02, 17 July 2020 (UTC)
 *  Comment Support I haven't examined the blurb as yet, but suggest the anti-semitic propaganda poster as the image. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:32, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
 * All good, supporting. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 03:43, 25 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Support And agree with Peacemaker re the best image. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:48, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Coordinator note We have as competition for this date, per the template at WP:TFARP, Michelle Williams (actress), 40th birthday, pinging, and also see discussion at User talk:Krimuk2.0 where they requested it be rescheduled from the date Ealdgyth was going to give it in August to September 9. I'd appreciate discussion on this.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:19, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
 * This could be delayed to next year, however, that would create another issue as Partisan Congress riots, a closely related topic, is scheduled for its 75th anniversary a month earlier (August 2021). (t &#183; c)  buidhe  13:37, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, buidhe, it would be great if this article could be moved to next year, as Williams' 40th birthday would be an excellent date for her main page appearance. Krimuk2.0 (talk) 07:47, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
 * What about running it on Yom Kippur, September 28?--Wehwalt (talk) 22:37, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Not really, most Holocaust related articles are viewed the most around International Holocaust Memorial Day (January 27) and Yom HaShoah, usually in April. Yom Kippur is different. I actually listed this for 27 January 2021 as that hasn't been claimed yet. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  23:23, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

Coordinator note I've removed this as withdrawn per the discussion above. My thanks for the cooperation.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:26, 22 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Restarting for a 27 January 2021 date. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  02:47, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Support. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:34, 4 December 2020 (UTC)