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Bielski brothers and their partisan group

The Legacy of the Bielski Brothers

When we think of the holocaust we think of the death of 6 million Jewish people, many of them children.
The Legacy of the Bielski Brothers

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Shtetl

Jan 12, 2023
The remarkable three-hour documentary tells the homecoming story of two elderly Polish-American Jews who…

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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 –…
The Story of Adolfo Kaminsky

Wannsee: The Road to the Final Solution

They met on January 20, 1942, at a luxury villa on park-like grounds overlooking Lake Wannsee, a recreation site a half-hour’s drive from…
Wannsee: The Road to the Final Solution

Gertrude Luckner

Gertrud Luckner was born in the year 1900 in Liverpool.
Gertrude Luckner

Christian Teacher Saving Lives of Jews

Jane Haining was a rural farmer’s daughter from Dumfriesshire, Scotland who excelled in foreign languages in school and started her career…
Christian Teacher Saving Lives of Jews

Rescue

Despite the indifference of most Europeans and the collaboration of others in the murder of Jews during the Holocaust, individuals in every…
Rescue

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Through Children's Eyes

Diary portions illuminate a view of the world seen through the eyes and lives of Jewish children during the holocaust.

Whose Child are You?

Holocaust survivor Josef Herschel tells of the horrific events of World War II and how his parents provided for his future in the midst of…

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Between July 22 and September 12, 1942, the German authorities deported or murdered around 300,000 Jews in the Warsaw ghetto. SS and police…

Children of the Holocaust

When Germany came under Nazi rule, the country adopted as official policy a racist ideology aimed at the destruction of the Jews.

Holocaust Survivor Edward Mosberg

Ninety-three year old Edward Mosberg, holocaust survivor of the World War II German labor camp at Mannhausen, testifies of his experiences.

The Final Solution

The “Final Solution” of the Jewish Question refers to the German Nazis’ plan to address the “Jewish problem” through systematic relocation…

My First Kaddish

On March 19, 1942, I was sent by the Judenrat (the Jewish Council) to build underground storage facilities.

Irena Sendler

We need to be reminded....... As General Eisenhower said at the time, "we want plenty of photos so no one can ever say this did not happen".

The Holocaust in Color

This video depicts the horrors of the Holocaust, from the Jews of Vienna to the armbands that Jews were supposed to wear to the horrors of…

Holocaust Glossary

The following is intended to provide a frame of reference for discussion. Anti-Semitism Anti-Semitism is a prejudice and/or discrimination…

Raoul Wallenberg

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the capture of Raoul Wallenberg by the Russians.

Krystyna’s Story

On February 6, 1947, 11 1/2-year-old Krystyna Chiger was interviewed by Magistrate Maria Holender. During the war, she had been hidden with…

It's the Right Thing to Do

Abhorred by the actions of the Nazis, one leader in a distant southwestern Asian archipelago opened the doors of his country to Jews…

Beyond Secret Tears

I was 4 years old and my brother was 5-1/2 years old when we were first separated from our parents and placed in a Protestant orphanage in…

Rose Lipszyc

Rose Lipszyc was born to a Jewish family in Poland in 1929, and lived a life of relative peace, stability, and childhood innocence until…

Gisella Perl

Gisella Perl was born into a Jewish family in Hungary in 1907, and aspired to medical school despite the reluctance of her father who did…

Hitler Tried to Kill Me

“In many cases, Hitler succeeded in wiping out total families,” Holocaust survivor Nat Shaffir said. “He did not succeed with me. I won,…

Hidden Children

Even today, no one knows how many Jewish children were hidden during the war. The one most people know is Anne Frank. But there were many…

Holocaust Love Story

A Florida couple who met in a concentration camp later found each other again during a blind date.

Remembering Lucy Baum

A song about Rosalie Schiff, who lost her family in Belzec Concentration camp and stayed up at night repeating her sister's name, Lucia,…

The Jews in Poland

The Jews had established a physical presence in Poland back to the days of the first century, and it was an important central trade and…

Best Holocaust Museums in Europe

When many people think of Europe, they think of beautiful architecture, delicious food, romantic getaways, and spectacular art. Not many…

The Perfect Aryan Baby

The "perfect Aryan baby", as chosen by the Nazis themselves in the 30s, was a sweet little angel with a compromising secret.

Leica and the Jews

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

Buchenwald

Buchenwald was liberated by the US Third Army on April 11, 1945 at 3:15pm.

Holocaust Remembrance

"It should not be forgotten. There was no reason for what was done to the people in this world."

The North African Holocaust

As Hitler was extending his tentacles into North Africa, the Nazis also committed massive war crimes against the Jews in Morocco, Tunisia,…

The Codebreaker who Hacked Hitler

Meet Gordon Welchman, a key member of the British team that took on the Nazis, decoded the Enigma machine, and changed the course of World…

Edith Goldberg

Edith Goldberg spent her early life in Teschenmoschel, a small village near Kaiserslautern, Germany, where she was born in 1928. Her family…

Italy and the Holocaust

The story of how Elizabeth Bettina's grandparents' small village in Campagna, Italy helped save Jews during the holocaust.

My Father's Holocaust Secret

When holocaust survivor Aryeh Goldberg passed away he left his son Tzachi his gold Phillippe watch. On opening the watch he found an old…

George Dilsizian

Georges Dilsizian fled to France in the end of the 19th Century because of the Turkish persecution of the Armenians. He got married and had…

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…

Arek Hersh

"I was coming out from the school and a few Polish children shouted me "Go back to Palestine". My parents were born, my grandparents were…

Dachau and Yad Vashem

Dachau, Munich Area, Germany: The barracks and lavatories were drab grays and browns, concrete and bricks, lifeless, seemingly unfit for…

Helena Sitkowska

In 1939 Helena Sitkowska was a widow, a retired teacher, and a mother of two: 15-year-old Andrzej and 10-year-old Magda. The family lived…

A Story from Yad Vashem

This April, Yad Vashem hosted a seminar for history teachers from Arab communities in Israel. The seminar brought together over 140…

Michael Majercik

Janka-Hetty Fisch of Bratislava was seven years old in 1939 when Slovakia became an "independent" state under the patronage of Nazi…

Rescued by an Egyptian in Berlin

Dr. Mohamed Helmy was born in Khartoum in 1901 to Egyptian parents. In 1922 Helmy went to Germany to study medicine and settled in Berlin.…

Children During the Holocaust

Children were especially vulnerable in the era of the Holocaust. The Nazis advocated killing children of "unwanted" or "dangerous" groups…

Rescue of Children

During the Holocaust, countless Jewish organizations and individuals worldwide did what they could to save their brethren. While these…

Refik Veseli

In the fall of 1943, Refik Veseli, a sixteen-year-old Albanian photography student, received permission from his parents to hide Mosa…

Dr Michal Majercik

Janka-Hetty Fisch of Bratislava was seven years old in 1939 when Slovakia became an "independent" state under the patronage of Nazi…

The Seeds of Genocide

Jewish communities existed continuously in Europe for over 2,000 years. Their social and religious distinctiveness made them persistent…

Nazi Anti-Jewish laws

Shortly after Hitler's appointment as Reich Chancellor on January 30, 1933, the Reichstag (German parliament) began to institute a series…

The Holocaust

The Holocaust was the systematic persecution and annihilation of more than 6 million Jews as a central act of state by Nazi Germany and its…

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Through Children's Eyes

Diary portions illuminate a view of the world seen through the eyes and lives of Jewish children during the holocaust.

Holocaust Survivor Edward Mosberg

Ninety-three year old Edward Mosberg, holocaust survivor of the World War II German labor camp at Mannhausen, testifies of his experiences.

Whose Child are You?

Holocaust survivor Josef Herschel tells of the horrific events of World War II and how his parents provided for his future in the midst of…

Holocaust Love Story

A Florida couple who met in a concentration camp later found each other again during a blind date.

The Jews in Poland

The Jews had established a physical presence in Poland back to the days of the first century, and it was an important central trade and…

Remembering Lucy Baum

A song about Rosalie Schiff, who lost her family in Belzec Concentration camp and stayed up at night repeating her sister's name, Lucia,…

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