Media Essay

1936 Olympics: Torch Relay

The 1936 Olympics in Berlin were the first to employ the torch relay, an Olympic ritual. The Nazi regime used the Olympics to present the false image of a peaceful Germany.

82nd Airborne Division

The 82nd Airborne Division is recognized as one of the 36 liberating units of the US Army during World War II. On May 2, 1945, troops of the 82nd Airborne and the 8th Infantry Division overran Wöbbelin, a subcamp of t...

9th Armored Division

The 9th Armored Division is recognized as one of the 36 liberating units of the US Army during World War II. On May 8, 1945, troops of the 9th and 1st Infantry Divisions liberated two subcamps of the Flossenbürg conce...

Aaron Lejzerowicz: Maps

Born to a Jewish family in Poland, Aaron Lejzerowicz was endangered by the German invasions of Poland and the USSR. These maps offer a small glimpse of German military activity over the course of World War II—events w...

African American Soldiers during World War II

During World War II, African American and white soldiers who were bonded on the battlefie...

Aftermath of the Holocaust (Abridged Article) - Animated Map/Map

Aftermath of the Holocaust (Abridged Article) - Historical Film Footage

Aftermath of the Holocaust (Abridged Article) - Oral Histories

The end of World War II brought new challenges for Jews who survived the Holocaust. In these oral histories, survivors describe personal experiences after the war.

Aftermath of the Holocaust (Abridged Article) - Photograph

Albert Gani: Maps

Born to a Jewish family in Preveza, Albert Gani was endangered by the German occupation of Greece. In March 1944, the Nazis deported the Jews of Preveza to Auschwitz. Albert was killed several months later, at the age...

Alfred Rosenberg: Biography - Photographs

Alfred Rosenberg was one of the most influential Nazi ideologues. He held several positions in the Nazi Party over the course of his career. During World War II, Rosenberg played key roles in the looting of art and the implementation of the “Final S...

Aliyah Bet - Photograph

American Jewish Congress - Photograph

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and Refugee Aid - Photograph

Amsterdam - Animated Map/Map

Amsterdam - ID Card/Oral History

Anna Gutman (Boros) visits rescuer Dr. Mohamed Helmy after the war

Anne Frank

Anne Frank (Abridged Article) - Photograph

Anne Frank - Photograph

Anti-Jewish Legislation in Prewar Germany - Photographs

The Nazi regime issued more than 400 anti-Jewish decrees in its first six years of power. These policies gradually stripped Jews of their rights, livelihoods, and property. Altogether, the decrees functioned to sepa...

Antisemitism

The word antisemitism means prejudice against or hatred of Jews. The Holoca...

Antisemitism (Abridged Article) - ID Card/Oral History

The word antisemitism means prejudice against or hatred of Jews. The Holocaust is history’s most extreme example of antisemitism.

Antisemitism (Abridged Article) - Photograph

The word antisemitism means prejudice against or hatred of Jews. The Holocaust is history’s most extreme example of antisemitism.The Nazi Party spread antisemitic propag...

Antisemitism - Artifact/Document

The word antisemitism means prejudice against or hatred of Jews. The Holocaust is history’s most extreme example of antisemitism.These artifacts reflect some of the anti-Jewish policies that permeated daily life in the period of the Holocau...