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Father Bruno with Jewish children he hid from the Germans. [LCID: 08732]
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Hidden children

During the Holocaust (1933–1945), some Jewish children went into hiding to escape Nazi persecution. This often involved disguised or false identities, sometimes paired with physical concealment from the outside world. Explore more content related to the lives of hidden children during and after the Holocaust. 

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Small gingham dress with a dark collar. The gingham pattern is made up of blue, red, gold, and green stripes.
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Dress worn by a hidden child
Several family members gather for a photograph that’s been taken at an odd angle. In total, there are ten adults and two children.
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A rescuer family with Jewish children they sheltered
Alisa (Lisa) Nussbaum Derman [LCID: ldh0691f]
Oral History
Alisa (Lisa) Nussbaum Derman describes going into hiding in June 1942 during roundups in the Slonim ghetto
Photograph of Anita Epstein while living the Zendlers (1943-1945), a Polish-Catholic family that hid her during the war
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Anita Epstein while in hiding with the a Polish Catholic family
Media Essay
Anne Frank (Abridged Article) - Photograph
A young girl with shoulder length dark hair and light skin tone sits at a desk with writing materials.
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Anne Frank at her school desk
Anne Frank sitting at a small desk wearing a long sleeved dark dress. She is smiling directly at the camera and has an open notebook on the desk with a pencil in her hand.
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Anne Frank: Diary
Media Essay
Anne Frank - Photograph
Augusta Feldhorn stands next to a nun while in hiding. [LCID: 58193]
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Augusta Feldhorn in hiding
A handwritten journal entry in red ink
Artifact
Back cover of Stanislava Roztropowicz's diary
Berthold Mewes [LCID: 5222]
ID Card
Berthold Mewes
Four family members press up against a fence to say goodbye to a child on the other side of the fence. The child on the other side of the fence is sitting on the ground, facing away from the camera. A Star of David patch is pinned on the back of his coat. Another person can be seen behind the fence in the background.
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Children during the Holocaust
Media Essay
Children during the Holocaust (Abridged Article) - ID Card/Oral History
Media Essay
Children during the Holocaust - ID Card/Oral History
A page of cursive writing in dark pencil. The page is worn and looks like it might have been folded at some point.
Article
Children's Diaries during the Holocaust
Green knit child’s sweater with short slightly puffed sleeves. There are two around the scalloped collar used to make a bow.
Artifact
Child's Sweater Worn in Hiding

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