Holocaust

• Sophie Scholl

  Two Lutheran German siblings, Sophie and Hans Scholl, grew up with the typically

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• Springtime

  This is a moving song, performed by Rachel Hyman, that speaks to the dismay one can feel when separated from a loved one. You may relate to the odd conflicting feeling when the weather seems to reflect the promise of new life and hope

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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 returned. But in Rome, a group of

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• The Forgotten Holocaust in North Africa

  The word holocaustis derived from the Greek holokauston, a translation of the Hebrew word ‘olah meaning a burnt sacrifice offered whole to

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• The Jewish Ghettos of World War II

  The ghettos of World War II were established by the Nazis to create a total confinement for the Jewish population, turning entire neighborhoods into a prison unlike the ghettos of centuries past. 

• The Muslim Country that Saved Jews During the Holocaust

  Turkey, a Muslim country, surprisingly did more to spare European Jewry from the Holocaust than the United States or Great Britain, saving the lives of ...

• The Story of Adolfo Kaminsky

  Adolfo Kaminsky was a courageous member of the French Resistance who dedicated three decades of his life to forging identity papers – illegally, of course - to help save the lives of the Jewish people who

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• The Survivor of Babi Yar Massacre

  David Ayzenberg was a Jewish man born in Kiev, the capital city of Soviet Ukraine, in 1926

• Twin Holocaust Survivors Describe Arriving at Auschwitz

  Identical twin sisters Iudit Barnea and Lia Huber (nées Tchengar)were transported to Auschwitz in 1944 where they suffered the infamous medical experiments of Josef Mengele. 

• Why Did the Mossad Hire a Nazi Assassin?

  In the 1960s, Israel's Mossad hired a former (and unapologetic) Nazi to prevent Egypt from developing a missile program with the help of former Nazi scientists. This sensitive operation required the help of an expert in psychological

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• Why the Holocaust Was Possible

  Contrary to the views of some authors, anti-Semitism alone was not responsible for the Holocaust.

• World War II and the Holocaust

  From 1933 to 1945, Europe was gripped by a darkness orchestrated with chilling precision. The Holocaust, carried out by Nazi Germany and its collaborators, was a relentless campaign to exterminate entire populations. Jews were the

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• Yad Vashem

  Almost 12 years ago, Youtuber Nina N (@NinaNowa) posted a video documenting her visit to Yad Vashem the year before on Yom HaShoah 2011.