Series: After the Holocaust

Browse articles describing key themes related to the end of the Holocaust: the liberation of Nazi camps, challenges facing survivors, establishment of displaced persons camps, efforts to seek justice in war crimes trials, and some of the postwar developments in understanding the concept of genocide. 

Introduction to the Holocaust

Liberation of Nazi Camps

The Aftermath of the Holocaust: Effects on Survivors

Displaced Persons

About Life after the Holocaust

Postwar Trials

What is Genocide?

Genocide Timeline

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