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An underground bunker, built by Jews in Warsaw in preparation for resisting the Nazis. [LCID: 34075]
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Hiding

Many Jews and members of other vulnerable groups went into hiding during the Holocaust (1933–1945) in order to survive Nazi persecution. Some of those in hiding lived openly under false identities, while others physically concealed themselves from the outside world. Explore more content related to people in hiding during 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
An adult priest with light skin tone stands next to a child with short dark hair and light skin tone. The child is sitting sideways on a bicycle seat. They’re standing in front of a large window in a brick building.
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A Jewish child with a rescuer
Parting from one's child was a difficult experience for parents who placed their offspring with foster families. [LCID: 58162]
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A mother's photograph
Alida Nathans Wijnberg [LCID: 5395]
ID Card
Alida Nathans Wijnberg
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
Anita Magnus Frank [LCID: afh0104f]
Oral History
Anita Magnus Frank describes hiding in the Netherlands
Anna Gutman (Boros) visits her rescuer Dr. Mohamed Helmy in 1980.
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Anna Gutman (Boros) visits her rescuer Dr. Mohamed Helmy in 1980
Media Essay
Anne Frank
Anne Frank: Amsterdam and deportation [LCID: ams78050]
Map
Anne Frank: Amsterdam and deportation
A handwritten journal entry in red ink
Artifact
Back cover of Stanislava Roztropowicz's diary
Barbara Ledermann [LCID: 4191]
ID Card
Barbara Ledermann
Barbara Ledermann Rodbell [LCID: brp0141f]
Oral History
Barbara Ledermann Rodbell describes receiving her first set of false papers
Barbara Ledermann Rodbell [LCID: brh0142f]
Oral History
Barbara Ledermann Rodbell describes using false papers and living in hiding
Small pile of colored seed beads.
Artifact
Beads used by a Dutch Jewish girl in hiding
Media Essay
Budapest - ID Card/Oral History
Carla Heijmans Lessing [LCID: clh0185f]
Oral History
Carla Heijmans Lessing describes the fear her family felt while in hiding

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