Talk:World War II casualties/Archives/2010/February

"Jewish Holocaust deaths"

Shouldn't this table represent not just the Jewish deaths but the total concentration camp deaths including gypsies, political prisoners etc. I am not trying to belittle the holocaust but this does give a skewed version of history suggesting that only Jews died as a result of persecution. Obviously the best compromise would be including both with total deaths and those of which are Jewish are in brackets.212.183.140.52 (talk) 10:55, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

Do you have a reliable source for each country for the total concentration camp deaths including gypsies, political prisoners etc? --Woogie10w (talk) 12:08, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

The first statement appears correct; the numbers should consider and be representative of all victims of the holocaust regardless of ethnicity.

Regarding format, would it not be more appropriate to describe this with military, civilian and holocaust deaths? The holocaust is already well covered in a another article, if appropriate to show here it should be in a format describing total holocaust deaths with Jewish casualties shown in brackets.

How hard is accurate data on non-Jewish holocaust deaths to find? Would it not be equally difficult to gather data on both sets ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.39.6.19 (talk) 22:03, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

The issue of including non-Jewish victims with the Holocaust is a matter disputed by scholars. There is no one set of figures with a reliable source for non-Jewish victims that we can include with the Holocaust. --Woogie10w (talk) 22:21, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Looking for family

I am looking for brothers, sisters, grandchildren or neices or nephews of Rose Hrom. She was born in the Ukraine to Jahn and Helena Hrom. Her sibling are Mary, Anna, Nicoli and Kashka. She lost track of her family when she was parted during the war. Please help us find our family. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.36.121.82 (talk) 23:58, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

I was told by former Soviet citizens that in the postwar era the Soviet press ran inquiries by persons looking for missing relatives. The files of these newspapers may have your answer. The Ukrainian Red Cross may also be of assistance. My own family has been in the USA for generations and I have no direct experience dealing with those missing in WW2.--Woogie10w (talk) 02:23, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

I did some research on Ancestry.com and found a Hildegard and Wolodymyr Hrom arriving in the US in Jan 1952. Are they related to you? --Woogie10w (talk) 04:43, 12 February 2010 (UTC)