Chief Prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz presents evidence during the Einsatzgruppen Trial. [LCID: 09918]
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Documenting Numbers of Victims of the Holocaust and Nazi Persecution

The Holocaust is the best documented case of genocide. Despite this, calculating the exact numbers of individuals who were killed as the result of Nazi policies is an impossible task. There is no single wartime document that spells out how many people were killed. 

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ID Cards

Learn more about personal experiences during the Holocaust

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Timeline of Events

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

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Discussion Questions

How and why was the Holocaust possible?