▁ ▁Most ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁address ▁was ▁positive , ▁with ▁pra ise ▁from ▁Italian ▁and ▁Polish ▁rabb is . ▁The ▁Simon ▁Wies ent hal ▁Center ▁called ▁the ▁visit ▁historic , ▁and ▁the ▁address ▁and ▁pray ers ▁" a ▁rep udi ation ▁of ▁ant is emit ism ▁and ▁a ▁rep udi ation ▁of ▁those ... ▁who ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁as ▁a ▁myth ". ▁ ▁Crit ic isms ▁A ▁few ▁Jewish ▁comment ators ▁have ▁object ed ▁to ▁what ▁they ▁perce ive ▁as ▁a ▁desire ▁to ▁Christian ize ▁the ▁Hol oca ust . ▁There ▁is ▁considerable ▁debate ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁the ▁subject ▁has ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁better ment ▁of ▁Jewish - Christ ian ▁relations . ▁And ▁certain ▁comment ators ▁have ▁also ▁critic ized ▁a ▁t endency ▁to ▁historic ize ▁and ▁dog mat ize ▁certain ▁political ▁or ▁sec ular ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Hol oca ust , ▁which ▁are ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁the ology ▁as ▁tradition ally ▁understood , ▁with ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁attempting ▁both ▁to ▁locate ▁God ' s ▁activity ▁within ▁History ▁and ▁to ▁embed ▁it ▁within ▁wider ▁political ▁r het or ic . ▁ ▁Ye h uda ▁B auer ▁cons iders ▁Hol oca ust ▁the ology ▁" f asc in ating " ▁but ▁a ▁" de ad ▁end ". ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Diet rich ▁Bon ho ef fer ▁ ▁Norman ▁F inkel stein ▁ ▁Maxim ilian ▁Kol be ▁ ▁Dor othe e ▁S öl le ▁ ▁Ed ith ▁Stein ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Hol oca ust ▁the ology ▁site