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1943 still life of a violin and sheet of music behind prison bars by Bedrich Fritta (1909-1945), Czech Jewish artist who created ... [LCID: 44151]
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Art has been used throughout time to express much about our environments, emotions, and society. During the Holocaust, the Nazis confiscated many pieces of art from museums and individual owners, especially Jews. Jews and others persecuted by the Nazis created art in order to document and process their experiences. Explore more content related to art during the Holocaust and World War II. 

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Black photo album page with two watercolor drawings. There are notes written in white pencil.
Artifact
Beifeld album page: School used as quarters
A full page watercolor drawing on a black photo album page.
Artifact
Beifeld album page showing a medical unit
Black photo album page with two drawings. The top sketch in black pen has been colored with watercolor, while the bottom is a bright landscape watercolor. There are notes written in white pencil.
Artifact
Beifeld album page showing countryside
Black photo album page with a single watercolor drawing. There are notes written in white pencil.
Artifact
Beifeld album page showing houses used as officers quarters
Black photo album page with a hand drawn annotated map at the top of the page and a color drawing at the bottom. The middle drawing is in grayscale. There are notes written in white pencil.
Artifact
Beifeld album page showing Hungarian army movements
A full page drawing in black pen on a black photo album page.
Artifact
Beifeld album page titled "Christmas Apotheosis"
A collage of paper ephemera assembled on a black photo album page.
Artifact
Beifeld album page titled "Mementos"
Black photo album page with two watercolor drawings and one grayscale drawing. There are notes written in white pencil.
Artifact
Beifeld album page with watercolors titled "Sports weeks" and "Quiet Don"
Caricature of Nuremberg International Military Tribunal defendant Alfred Rosenberg, by the German newspaper caricaturist Peis. [LCID: 49543]
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Caricature of defendant Alfred Rosenberg
Children's painting showing of Jews celebrating Hannukah. [LCID: 29507]
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Children's painting showing Jews celebrating Hannukah
Visitors at a degenerate art exhibition
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"Degenerate" Art
Visitors at a degenerate art exhibition
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"Degenerate Art" Exhibition
Pencil drawing of a pair of worn leather shoes on cream paper.
Artifact
Drawing of shoes by a Jewish teenager in hiding
Drawing titled "L'Attente" [Mother and Son Waiting] by Lili Andrieux
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Drawing titled "L'Attente" by Lili Andrieux
Grayscale sketch of 3 adult men. The two men on the left are wearing uniforms and headphones, while the man on the right is hunched over taking notes with a hand on the side of his head.
Artifact
Edward Vebell courtroom sketch
Grayscale sketch of a man facing to the right in military uniform, complete with cap.
Artifact
Edward Vebell courtroom sketch

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