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May 28, 1937. On this date, Neville Chamberlain succeeded Stanley Baldwin as British prime minister.
In July 1938, 32 nations met in Evian, France, to discuss immigration policies for Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany. Learn how these discussions impacted Jewish lives.
September 17, 1945. On this date, the Belsen Trial began. Forty-five defendants were charged for crimes committed at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
March 5, 1946. On this date, Winston Churchill delivered his postwar “Iron Curtain” speech.
May 10, 1940. On this date, Winston Churchill succeeded Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister.
October 5, 1938. On this date, Winston Churchill delivered a speech denouncing the Munich Agreement.
A sergeant pilot of the British Royal Air Force sits in the cockpit of his Spitfire in September 1940. Between July 10 and October 31, 1940, Germany and Britain fought for air control of the English Channel in the Battle of Britain. IWM (HU 104502)
Explore a timeline of events that occurred before, during, and after the Holocaust.
US immigration and refugee laws and policies evolved in response to World War I, the 1918 influenza pandemic, and World War II and the Holocaust. Learn more.
Explore Estelle Laughlin’s biography and learn about her experiences during the Warsaw ghetto uprising.
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