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On January 22, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced a new policy to rescue and provide relief for Jews and other groups persecuted by Nazi Germany and its collaborators. The War Refugee Board was tasked with carrying out these programs. Its actions likely saved tens of thousands of lives.
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Explore a timeline of events that occurred before, during, and after the Holocaust.
How and why was the Holocaust possible?