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  • Rescue and Resistance during the Holocaust

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    Despite the inaction of most Europeans and the collaboration of many in the persecution and murder of Jews, some individuals and networks from all social and religious backgrounds aided Jews. Learn more.

  • The Third Reich

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    The Nazi rise to power marked the beginning of the Third Reich. Learn more about the Nazi state from its suspension of basic civil rights to the implementation of mass murder.

  • Women during the Holocaust

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    Explore a series of articles about the experiences of women during the Holocaust.

  • Women during the Holocaust: Individual Stories

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    Explore some oral history testimony excerpts describing the experiences of women during the Holocaust.

  • Women's Artifacts

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    Examine artifacts such as clothing and letters and explore the experiences of women during the Holocaust.

  • American Women and the Holocaust

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    Learn about American women spanning a wide range of roles and activities or experiences during the Holocaust, from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to US Army nurse Pat Lynch.

  • Women in the Third Reich

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    Explore a series of articles about the role of German women in the Nazi movement.

  • St. Louis

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    Explore articles about the voyage of the German transatlantic liner St. Louis in May-June 1939. Most of the ship's passengers were Jews fleeing Nazi Germany.

  • Diaries

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    Explore a series of articles about diaries and journals kept during the Holocaust. Each diary reflects a fragment of its author's life.

  • German police

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    Germany’s policemen played a key role in the consolidation of Nazi power. During WWII, their role became radicalized. Learn about police in Germany before and after the Nazi rise to power.

    German police
  • The Role of German Professionals and Civil Leaders

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    During the Holocaust, Nazi leaders required the active help or cooperation of professionals ranging from civil servants, lawyers, doctors, teachers, police, members of the military, business elites, to church leaders. Learn more.

  • International Military Tribunal: Defendants

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    In October 1945, the chief prosecutors of the International Military Trial brought charges against 24 leading German officials. Learn more about who was put on trial.

  • Subsequent Nuremberg Proceedings

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    The Subsequent Nuremberg Trials were proceedings against leading German industrialists, military figures, SS perpetrators, and others. American military tribunals in Nuremberg, Germany, presided over the 12 trials, held between December 1946 and Apri...

  • Young Diarists from the Lodz Ghetto

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    The Jewish children of Lodz suffered unfolding harsh realities after the German invasion of Poland. Some of them, including Dawid Sierakowiak, recorded their experiences in diaries.

  • Displaced Persons Camps

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    Learn more about what life was like for Holocaust survivors living in DP camps after WWII. This series focuses on DP camps in the US zone of Allied-occupied Germany.

  • German Military and the Holocaust

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    Browse a series of articles about the role of the German military and some of its leaders during the Holocaust and World War II. 

  • Anne Frank

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    Series of resources about Anne Frank and about the experiences of children during the Holocaust. 

  • Book Burning

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    Browse a series of articles about the 1933 book burnings in Nazi Germany, including information about the works burned and the symbolism of the book burnings. 

  • The Weimar Republic

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    Series of articles on the Weimar Republic (1918–1933), a liberal democratic republic founded in Germany in the aftermath of World War I.

  • Gay Men and Lesbians under the Nazi Regime

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    The Nazi regime harrassed and targeted gay men and lesbians. For gay men, this harassment turned into brutal persecution. Browse these articles to learn more.

  • The United States and the Holocaust

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    How did the United States respond to the rise of the Nazis in 1930s Germany? What did the US government know about the Nazi persecution of Jews and the “Final Solution”? Learn more

  • Experiences of Black People during the Holocaust and World War II

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    Learn about the experiences of Black people during the Holocaust and WWII, including persecution in Nazi Germany, the impact of Nazi ideology, the impact of racism on African American athletes, and the experiences of Black American soldiers.

    Experiences of Black People during the Holocaust and World War II
  • Martha and Waitstill Sharp

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    Martha and Waitstill Sharp, American Unitarian aide workers, helped thousands of Jews, intellectuals, and children in Prague, Lisbon, and southern France in 1939–1940.

    Martha and Waitstill Sharp
  • Protocols of the Elders of Zion

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    The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is the most widely distributed antisemitic publication of modern times. Although repeatedly discredited, it continues to circulate.

    Protocols of the Elders of Zion
  • Oskar Schindler

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    Oskar Schindler's actions to protect Jews during the Holocaust saved over 1,000 Jews from deportation. Learn more about Schindler's List.

    Oskar Schindler

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