ELIE WIESEL: Mr. President, I cannot not tell you something! I have been in the former Yugoslavia last Fall! I cannot sleep since, what I have seen! We must do something to stop the bloodshed in that ...

Uyghurs are barred from freely practicing their religion, speaking their language, and expressing other fundamental elements of their identity. Restrictions apply to many aspects of life, including ...

Because the Holocaust involved people in different roles and situations living in countries across Europe over a period of time—from Nazi Germany in the 1930s to German-occupied Hungary in 1944—one ...

Pressures and temptations were great to betray Jews or others dehumanized by the polarizing effects of racism, antisemitism, violence, war, and occupation during the years of Nazi rule in Germany and ...

The Museum’s David M. Rubenstein National Institute for Holocaust Documentation houses an unparalleled repository of Holocaust evidence that documents the fate of victims, survivors, rescuers, ...

How was the Holocaust possible? No one questions the decisive role of German chancellor Adolf Hitler and other leaders of the Nazi regime (1933–1945). Less well understood is the dependence of these ...

This video explains what propaganda is and how Hitler and the Nazis used it to exclude Jews and other groups from German society. They relied on a variety of advertising techniques, like catchy ...

What Were Camps in the Holocaust? The Nazis established many types of camps, including concentration camps, forced-labor camps, transit camps, and five killing centers, among others. By the end of the ...

These educational Holocaust videos explore the experiences of Holocaust survivors, the Museum’s collections, and Holocaust history.

Crimes against humanity are defined as “any of the following acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population.” The acts include murder, ...

This lesson explores the online exhibition State of Deception. Students will dialogue and reflect on the ways in which propaganda affected society during the Holocaust and how it continues to affect ...

Join Holocaust survivors for live First Person conversations as they share their experiences in their own words. In its 25th year, this signature program features an hour-long discussion with a ...