Holocaust
How the Definition of Holocaust Survivor Has Changed Since the End of World War II
For decades, Jews who were forced east into the uneasy confines of the Soviet Union were excluded from the conversation about the trauma of genocide
100 Jewish Families to Celebrate Passover Seder at Site of Warsaw Ghetto
Traveling from Israel, Europe and the United States, the families will come together on the 76th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Paris' Hotel Lutetia Is Haunted by History
The ghosts of Nazis, French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors still inhabit the grand building on Paris’ famed Left Bank
The Vatican Will Unseal the Archives of Pius XII, the Controversial Holocaust-Era Pope
Some have accused the pope of remaining silent in the face of Nazi persecution, while others say he quietly worked to rescue Jews
These Pioneers Created the First Reliable Record of the Holocaust
A new exhibition at the Wiener Library profiles the earliest men and women who gathered firsthand survivor accounts, ensuring their testimony would live on
Nazi-Era Mass Grave Found in Former Jewish Ghetto in Belarus
So far, authorities have recovered 730 sets of remains, though there may be many more
Canada Archives Acquire Book That Would Have Guided North American Holocaust
The report details the population and organizations of Jewish citizens across the U.S. and Canada
DNA Analysis Debunks the Rumor That Rudolf Hess Was Replaced by a Doppelgänger
For decades, rumors have swirled that the Nazi official imprisoned by the British was actually an imposter
How a Jewish Teenager Went From Refugee to Assassin to Puppet of Nazi Propaganda
Herschel Grynszpan wanted to avenge the crimes committed against European Jews. Instead, his actions were used as a justification for Kristallnacht
Museum to Be Built at Site of Nazi-Occupied France’s First Concentration Camp
Some 16,000 Jews were detained at Pithiviers and neighboring Beaune-la-Rolande before being sent to death camps
Simcha Rotem, Who Fought in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Has Died at 94
Rotem helped survivors of the rebellion flee through the sewers
Listen Live: The First Public Performance of Music by Auschwitz I Men's Orchestra Since the War
A University of Michigan scholar unearthed the musical manuscript penned by three Polish prisoners in the archives of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
Learn About Renia Spiegel, the Author of an Unforgettable Holocaust Diary, by Hearing From Her Family Who Survived
In an event held at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., Elizabeth Bellak recalls the remarkable story of her sister
Hear, O Israel, Save Us
An 18-year-old girl, terrorized by the Nazis, kept a secret journal. Read exclusive sections from it here, presented in English for the first time
The Unforgotten: New Voices of the Holocaust
Two newly translated diaries by young women murdered in the Holocaust cry out to us about the evils of the past and the dangers of the present
The Translator Who Brought a Lost Jewish Poet’s Words to the English-Speaking World
Raised in the U.S. but a lifelong speaker of Lithuanian, Laima Vince became enamored of Matilda Olkin’s writing
The Searing, Continued Relevance of Diaries From a Genocide
Young people caught in the crossfire of history provide fearless accounts of the horrors of war—and shatter our complacency in real time
The Words of a Young Jewish Poet Provoke Soul-Searching in Lithuania
The recovery of a diary written by a brilliant woman named Matilda Olkin raises trenchant questions about wartime collaboration
Becoming Anne Frank
Why did we turn an isolated teenage girl into the world’s most famous Holocaust victim?
The Lost Children of the Lidice Massacre
The Nazis arbitrarily slaughtered the Czech villagers, angering the world, even as Europe's Jews faced similar fates in concentration camps
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