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Two rows of female prisoners pull a dumpcar down a set of train tracks with two ropes. A wooden building can be seen in the background.

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Women during the Holocaust

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Women group together in a prisoner barracks. Some of the women are laying on the floor, while others are laying on the wooden bunk beds. All of them are wearing heavy outwear or wrapped in blankets.

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Blanka Rothschild holds one of her prewar family photographs. [LCID: athbr039]

Timeline of Events

Explore a timeline of events that occurred before, during, and after the Holocaust.

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The Holocaust: Key Questions

Learn about the Holocaust through six key questions and related articles.