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The Anti-Defamation League is condemning Whoopi Goldberg for saying the Holocaust wasn't originally about race.

“She needs to apologize immediately and actually commit to educating herself on the true nature of #antisemitism.” She also doubled down and said the Holocaust “wasn’t originally” about race. It’s about man’s inhumanity to man.” I believe that the Holocaust was about race, and I am still as sorry now as I was then that I upset, hurt and angered people. When she made similar comments earlier this year, we explained how the Nazi regime was inherently racist.” “I tried to convey to the reporter what I had said and why, and attempted to recount that time.

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“Yesterday on the show I misspoke,” Goldberg said at the time. I also stand with the Jewish people.” [Goldberg apologized](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/whoopi-goldberg-apologizes-the-view-adl-1235085080/) for her past comments that the Holocaust was “not about race” but merely “man’s inhumanity to man” — while also describing the global Jewish population as white — in a segment featuring Greenblatt on The View. But Goldberg also talked about her experiences as a Black woman in Hollywood, cancel culture and made comments that appeared to show a fundamental misunderstanding of what it means to be a trans woman and trans man. “She needs to apologize immediately and actually commit to educating herself on the true nature of #antisemitism.” I believe that the Holocaust was about race, and I am still as sorry now as I was then that I upset, hurt and angered people. outlet published on Saturday](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/whoopi-goldberg-till-film-hollywood-race-cancel-culture-c5lgc656v) was focused mostly on the making of Till, the drama that traces the journey of Emmett Till’s mother, Mamie, in her fight for justice after the murder of her son. “My best friend said, ‘Not for nothing is there no box on the census for the Jewish race. So that leads me to believe that we’re probably not a race,'” Goldberg said. The oppressor is telling you what you are. Goldberg’s statement follows Greenblatt’s own response earlier Tuesday calling for the View host to apologize. My support for them has not wavered and never will.”

Whoopi Goldberg claimed she wasn't "doubling down" on previous Holocaust comments. "I always stood with the Jewish people and always will," she said.

“So I said that I felt the Holocaust wasn’t about race. She was out as “The View” co-host for two weeks. “It was never my intention to appear as if I was doubling down on hurtful comments, especially after talking with and hearing people like rabbis and old and new friends weighing in.” She needs to apologize immediately and actually commit to educating herself on the true nature of [#antisemitism](https://twitter.com/hashtag/antisemitism?src=hashtag_click).” “But you would have thought that I’d taken a big old stinky dump on the table, butt naked.” So that leads me to believe that we’re probably not a race,’” Goldberg told the news outlet.

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In an interview with the UK’s Sunday Times, Ms Goldberg said, “you couldn’t tell a Jew on the street. “The Holocaust was the world’s greatest crime.” You couldn’t find them,” and goes on to say the Holocaust “wasn’t originally about race”.

For the second time this year, Whoopi Goldberg is apologizing after making controversial comments about Jewish people and saying the Holocaust wasn't about ...

At one point Goldberg said that "the Holocaust isn't about race" but rather "man's inhumanity to man." She added, "I believe that the Holocaust was about race, and I am still as sorry now as I was then that I upset, hurt and angered people. "I tried to convey to the reporter what I had said and why, and attempted to recount that time. This past weekend, a wide-ranging interview published by The Times rekindled the controversy. She was subsequently taken off the air for two weeks. I'm still learning a lot and believe me, I heard everything everyone said to me."

Whoopi Goldberg has apologized for her comments about Jews and race, after facing backlash this weekend over her remarks about Jewish people and the ...

“While Whoopi has apologized, I’ve ask her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments. I believe that the Holocaust was about race, and I am still as sorry now as I was then that I upset, hurt and angered people. “I tried to convey to the reporter what I had said and why, and attempted to recount that time. In this time of rising antisemitism, I want to be very clear when I say that I always stood with the Jewish people and always will. ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement that Goldberg’s comments “are deeply offensive and incredibly disappointing, especially given that this is not the first time she had made remarks like this. In an interview with the British newspaper, Goldberg suggested Jews are not a race.

Whoopi Goldberg has again tried to make the argument that the Holocaust wasn't about race, and for the second time this year, the ADL corrected her.

As for Goldberg’s timeline about “who they were killing first,” the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum shared a letter that Adolf Hitler wrote in 1919 — fourteen years before the opening of the first concentration camp. I believe that the Holocaust was about race, and I am still as sorry now as I was then that I upset, hurt and angered people. In the statement, Goldberg indicates that, in the interview, she was simply recounting what she said earlier this year, not “doubling down on hurtful comments.” She also says plainly that “I believe that [the Holocaust](https://deadline.com/tag/the-holocaust/) was about race, and I am still as sorry now as I was then that I upset, hurt and angered people.” She needs to apologize immediately and actually commit to educating herself on the true nature of I also stand with the Jewish people.” So that leads me to believe that we’re probably not a race,'” The View host said in the interview, which was published during Hanukkah. And for the second time this year, the ADL and other groups that combat anti-Semitism corrected her. I regret my comments, and I stand corrected. I tried to convey to the reporter what I had said and why, and attempted to recount that time. When she made similar comments earlier this year, we explained how the Nazi regime was inherently racist. In this time of rising antisemitism, I want to be very clear when I say that I always stood with the Jewish people and always will. They were not killing racial; they were killing physical.

Whoopi Goldberg is rolling out a much-needed apology, after making claims about the Holocaust that many found incredibly antisemitic.

They were not killing racial; they were killing physical. So that leads me to believe that we’re probably not a race." "Not for nothing is there no box on the census for the Jewish race. They were killing people they considered to be mentally defective. "Remember who they were killing first. Whoopi Goldberg Apologizes For Doubling Down on Holocaust Views

She was previously suspended by ABC for describing the Nazi genocide as 'white-on-white violence'

The television personality has also spoken about the affinity she feels with the Jewish people, telling the audience at a charity event in 2011: “I just know I am Jewish. Following the latest outcry Ms Goldberg once again offered her “sincere apologies”. He said: “So, after supposed ‘apology’ earlier in year, Whoopi Goldberg doubles down on her vile remarks that the Holocaust was not about race, and instead ‘white on white’ violence. He said: “The Nazis set out to exterminate the Jewish people, whom they viewed as inferior to the mythical Aryan master race. “We told her that her comments harm us and she simply doesn’t care. “The oppressor is telling you what you are.

Whoopi was briefly suspended from her talk show The View in February after claiming the Holocaust, the mass-murder of Jews during World War II, ...

Whoopi Goldberg's recent comments stirred up controversy once again, causing her to release a statement.

She was being interviewed by the Sunday Times of London for [the role she plays in the drama Till](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/how-whoopi-goldberg-empowered-tills-director-during-the-making-of-the-movie). [she is getting “tired” of the show](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/the-views-whoopi-goldberg-gets-real-about-hating-her-place-at-the-table-after-admitting-shes-getting-tired-on-the-daytime-show) and thinks the spot she has at the table is the “worst.” There’s always the possibility that Goldberg could go back to movies. Yet again, #WhoopiGoldberg’s comments about the Holocaust and race are deeply offensive and incredibly ignorant. And at the time, she did double down on her ability to have these conversations, telling her daytime audience: Whoopi Goldberg reignited the conversation surrounding her statements earlier this year that she believed the Holocaust wasn’t about race. She gave her opinion, then had to issue an official statement clarifying what she meant in the new interview.

I'm still learning a lot and believe me, I heard everything everyone said to me,” she said about this latest round.

It’s about man’s inhumanity to man.” [Anti-Defamation League](https://www.adl.org), a century-old group that monitors and counters antisemitism. In case you don’t recall what started all this, the comedian, actress, and EGOT-winner was at her regular perch on The View in early February this year, discussing, of all things, Art Spiegelman’s award-winning graphic novel Maus.

"I want to be very clear when I say that I always stood with the Jewish people and always will," she said. "My support for them has not wavered and never ...

"So I said that I felt the Holocaust wasn't about race. "My support for them has not wavered and never will." She needs to apologise immediately and actually commit to educating herself on the true nature of #antisemitism." She was out as The View co-host for two weeks. So that leads me to believe that we're probably not a race,'" Goldberg told the news outlet. "But you would have thought that I'd taken a big old stinky dump on the table, butt naked."

Actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg has once again apologized for her remarks on the Holocaust after being called out by Anti-Defamation League (ADL) chief ...

[interview with](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/whoopi-goldberg-till-film-hollywood-race-cancel-culture-c5lgc656v) the London-based newspaper The Sunday Times, in which she said the Holocaust “wasn’t originally” based on race. My support for them has not wavered and never will,” she concluded in her statement. I believe that the Holocaust was about race, and I am still as sorry now as I was then that I upset, hurt and angered people,” Goldberg added. “I’m still learning a lot and believe me, I heard everything everyone said to me. [See all Hill.TV](https://thehill.com/hilltv) [See all Video](https://thehill.com/video) [ABC News](https://thehill.com/company/abc-news/) [anti-defamation league](https://thehill.com/tag/anti-defamation-league/) [Anti-Defamation League](https://thehill.com/organization/anti-defamation-league-2/) [antisemitism](https://thehill.com/tag/antisemitism/) [Holocaust](https://thehill.com/social-tags/holocaust/) [Jonathan Greenblatt](https://thehill.com/people/jonathan-greenblatt/) [Jonathan Greenblatt](https://thehill.com/social-tags/jonathan-greenblatt/) [Kyrie Irving](https://thehill.com/people/kyrie-irving/) [Nick Fuentes](https://thehill.com/people/nick-fuentes/) [The Hollywood Reporter](https://thehill.com/company/the-hollywood-reporter/) [The Sunday Times](https://thehill.com/company/the-sunday-times/) [Trump](https://thehill.com/people/trump/) [Whoopi Goldberg](https://thehill.com/tag/whoopi-goldberg/) [Whoopi Goldberg](https://thehill.com/people/whoopi-goldberg/) [Ye](https://thehill.com/people/ye/) [In The Know](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/) [In The Know](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/) [In The Know](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/) [In The Know](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/) [See All](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/) “My sincere apologies again, especially to everyone who thought this was a fresh rehash of the subject. [In a statement](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3789643-adl-chief-blasts-offensive-whoopi-goldberg-comments-on-holocaust/), Greenblatt called out Goldberg for her “offensive” remarks and encouraged her to educate herself “on the true nature of antisemitism and how it was the driving force behind the systemic slaughter of millions.” [In The Know](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/) [published Tuesday](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/whoopi-goldberg-apology-holocaust-adl-ceo-1235287842/), the 67-year-old actress issued another apology, saying she was trying to convey to the Times reporter her previous remarks on the Holocaust. [was suspended for two weeks earlier this year](https://thehill.com/homenews/media/594121-whoopi-goldberg-returns-to-the-view-after-suspension-going-to-keep-having/) for saying the Holocaust was not “about race.” She [apologized for those comments](https://thehill.com/homenews/media/592197-whoopi-goldberg-apologizes-for-saying-holocaust-isnt-about-race/). [called out](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3789643-adl-chief-blasts-offensive-whoopi-goldberg-comments-on-holocaust/) by Anti-Defamation League (ADL) chief Jonathan Greenblatt on Tuesday.

Whoopi Goldberg has apologised for repeating her claim the Holocaust was nothing to do with race. The Oscar-winning comic, 67, issued her statement on ...