Italy and the Holocaust: The Hidden Story

10 Little Known Facts About the Holocaust

Here you'll find 10 facts about the Holocaust that you probably didn't learn in school.

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Leica and the Jews

The Leica is the pioneer 35mm camera. It is a German product - precise, minimalist, and utterly efficient.

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Sir Nicholas Winton

Man saves hundreds, now unknowingly is sitting among them.

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Aristides Sousa Mendes, The Forgotten Portuguese Hero

During WWII Aristides Sousa Mendes chose to save Jewish lives even though his country told him not to.

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Koolulam - Hai - Ofra Haza - Holocaust Remembrance Day March 21, 2018

Koolulam, a self-proclaimed “social-musical initiative” based in Tel Aviv, partnered with Zikaron Basalon, another “social initiative,” to honor Shoah survivors and generally promote the sanctity of…

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Syndrome K

In the fall of 1943, German soldiers in Italy began rounding up Italian Jews and deporting them—10,000 people were sent to concentration camps during the nearly two-year Nazi occupation. Most never…

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Holocaust - We Remember

As holocaust survivors are dying, it is important that we never forget.

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Germans Restore 1936 High Jump Record

NEW YORK – Gretel Bergmann matched a German high jump record on June 30, 1936.Two weeks later, the 5 feet, 3 inches she jumped in Stuttgart, Germany, was all but obliterated and she was kicked off…

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Roland Levi Holocaust Survivor Testimony

Join us for a live presentation by Roland Levi telling his story of surviving the Holocaust when he was 5 years old. Tuesday April 21, 7:00 PM ET liverstream.There will be time for questions and…

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Red Cross Helps Reconnect Holocaust Survivors

The American Red Cross is reaching out to Holocaust survivors and their families to inform them of Red Cross services to reconnect families and find documentation. Since 1990, the American Red Cross…

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Never Too Late: Nazi Hunters Tirelessly Pursue 50 Elderly Auschwitz War Criminals

MAINZ, Germany -- In their search for justice that has endured for decades, the biggest challenge Nazi hunters face is time. The knowledge that war criminals are escaping prosecution through death by…

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A Cherished Sweater: Kristine Keren's Green Sweater

For Kristine Chiger (later Kristine Keren post-war), then a 7-year old Jewish girl whose family was relocated to the Lvov ghetto, one piece of material comfort she clung to over the years was a minty…

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