Holo-caustic actually made me snarf.

 Ladies, stand back, I'm taken!

Ok, a few points.  First...there was a whole generation of writers whose experiences, world view, etc...were all shaped by the outbreak of World War I, the defining even of their generation.  Has anyone ever begrudged Hemmingway for this reason?  And ever since WWII, the Holocaust has been the defining event, both for Jews and non-Jews. So in a sense it would be disingenuous to pretend that such a thing does not help mold our collective conciousness. In just the same way it would be diingenuous for the children of Mexican immigrants to not have their parents' experiences as part of their conciousness, I think the same holds true for post-shoah generations.  It is inescapable for better or worse.