Actress and comedian, Whoopi Goldberg, has apologized for recently repeating her comment that the Holocaust was never “about race.” He issued a statement apologizing and clarifying his recent comments and said he was just trying to explain himself. Goldberg also stated that his support for the Jewish people has never wavered, and it will never waver.
He shared a heartfelt apology to all those offended by his recent remarks and said he always stands with the Jewish people. Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, has publicly denounced his statement recently and called it “disappointing” and “deeply offensive.”
Goldberg went viral again for repeating his January comments about the Holocaust and saying he didn’t understand the controversy. He first made the comment during a discussion about a Tennessee school ban on the graphic novel “Maus” by Art Spiegelman. As a result, he was suspended from his co-host position on the ABC talk show for two weeks.
Read on to learn more.
Whoopi Goldberg Apologizes Again
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Goldberg has issued a statement apologizing and clarifying his latest comments, which were a reiteration of his views on the Holocaust. He issued the statement to E! News on December 27.
It read, “Recently, while doing press in London, I was asked about my comments from earlier this year. I tried to convey to the reporter what I said and why, and tried to tell the time.”
The statement continued, “It was never my intention to appear as if I doubled down on hurtful comments, especially after talking to and hearing people like rabbis and old and new friends weigh in. I’m still learning a lot and believe me, I hear everything that is said by everyone to me.”
His Support To The Jewish Community Has Never ‘Shaken’
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Goldberg also stated that he believed the Holocaust was “about race” and said that his support for Jews “has not wavered and never will.” The statement also read, “I apologize once again, especially to everyone who thought this was a repetition of the subject. I promise not. In this time of rising antisemitism, I want to be very clear when I say that I have always stood with the Jews and always will.”
Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League publicly condemned his recent statement and called it “disappointing” and “deeply offensive.” He spoke to The Wrap on December 27 and said, “At a time when antisemitic incidents have soared across the US, he should realize that making ignorant statements like that can have real consequences.”
Whoopi Goldberg Repeats Holocaust Comments 
MEGAGoldberg went viral again on December 26 for repeating January’s comments about the Holocaust. The “Till” star told The Sunday Times that she doesn’t understand why her earlier statement was so controversial. He also pointed out that many Jews are divided whether they are ethnic or religious.
Goldberg said, “My good friend said, ‘It’s not for nothing that there isn’t a box on the census for Jews.’ So that leads me to believe that we might not be one race.” He also questions why Jews believed the Nazi categorization of their people as a race.
When the interviewer gave the example of the Nazis measuring facial features to determine whether a person was Jewish or not, Goldberg objected. He said, “They do that to black people too. But it doesn’t change the fact that you can’t tell a Jew on the street. You can find me. You can’t find them. That’s what I’m saying.”
Whoopi Goldberg Suspended From ‘The View’
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Goldberg first made the controversial Holocaust comment during a Jan. 31 discussion of a Tennessee school ban on the graphic novel “Maus” by Art Spiegelman. He said the Holocaust was never about race but rather “about man’s cruelty to man.”
His comments quickly went viral online and generated a great response on social media. Shortly after, the “Sister Act” star released a statement apologizing, saying she “should have said it was about both.”
He wrote per Many people, “As Jonathan Greenblatt of the Anti-Defamation League shared, ‘The Holocaust was about the Nazis’ systematic extermination of the Jews—whom they considered an inferior race. I have been corrected.”
A day after his apology, Goldberg was suspended from his co-host position on the ABC talk show for two weeks. Upon his return, he stated that the show would continue to have those difficult and controversial conversations.
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