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    Sep 1

    The 80th anniversary of the outbreak of provides an opportunity to reflect upon fundamental questions about the role of war: What possibilities did the onset of World War II create?

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  2. 5 hours ago

    One hundred years after the future Führer first declared “the final goal" to eradicate Jews, four top executives join to highlight the memory and lessons of the Holocaust.

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  3. 11 hours ago

    After the German invasion of Poland, David Bayer and his family were subjected to acts of violence by the German occupiers and their collaborators. Listen as he describes life in his hometown of Kozienice, Poland, after the occupation in September 1939.

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  4. Sep 11

    Latvian concertmaster Perec Brandt played his violin for guards in the Buchenwald concentration camp in exchange for extra rations — but also performed secretly in the children’s barracks. that Brandt's is only one of ten violins in our collection?

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  5. Sep 11

    Today we stand with the to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks. We encourage you to consider how institutions of memory invite healing, understanding, and education about unfathomable events in history.

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  6. Sep 10

    What did Americans know about WWII as it was happening? Help us find out. Sign up for History Unfolded and become a citizen historian today.

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  7. Sep 10

    Learn more about rescue during the Holocaust.

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  8. Sep 10

    “You will always be remembered in our prayers, for you didn’t just save the Jewish person 75 years ago, you made it possible for generations to be born.”

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    Sep 9

    Honored to receive the National Leadership Award at the 2019 Risa K. Lambert Luncheon in Chicago. The Museum isn’t just about Never Again. It’s about inspiration to act, resilience in our resistance when we confront hate, & strength & courage in our convictions.

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  10. Sep 7

    in 1939, American filmmaker Julien Bryan began a daring mission to document the German invasion of Poland. Read more about Bryan and the images he collected: (📸 Julien Bryan Archive)

    Julien Bryan consoles ten-year-old Kazimiera Mika whose older sister was killed during a German air raid during the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939.
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  11. Sep 6

    Our collection of antisemitic materials, from as long as 500 years ago, demonstrates that the stereotypes and images found in Nazi propaganda were not new. These same stereotypes still appear today. Do you know them when you see them?

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  12. Sep 6

    Diet immigrated to America after the war and settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Museum interviewed her for our collection in 2003. Hear this rescuer tell her story in her own words:

    Diet Eman, Dutch resistance hero who saved Jews during World War II, dies at 99
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  13. Sep 6

    On day, read about the experience of our recent intern, Ruby, who worked in our library, a historical record of the Holocaust and an important resource that is open to the public. We'll be recruiting library interns again in the spring.

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  14. Sep 5

    After the German invasion of Poland, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. Despite international pressures to get involved, President Roosevelt reassured Americans that the US would remain neutral. Listen to his address to the American people:

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  15. Sep 5

    As the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of , it's important to reflect on the role propaganda played in these events and their consequences. By manipulating the population, the Nazis helped to facilitate war and genocide.

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  16. Sep 4

    "Educate yourself. It's very important," said Holocaust survivor Anna Grosz. As schools reopen, Anna remembers the pain she felt at age 14, when she was told she couldn't go to school anymore because she was Jewish. "For all my life I missed that I did not have that."

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  17. Sep 4

    “Fathers and mothers, give me your children.” in 1942, parents in the Lodz ghetto were ordered to surrender kids under age 10. Children, the elderly and the sick were sent to their deaths to meet a Nazi quota of 20,000. 📸Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum

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    Sep 1

    "Bombs were falling on Warsaw. We all knew the war had started." These three men remember World War II. They told us what it was like to be in Germany, Poland and the US when it started.

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  19. Sep 3

    When Hitler invaded Poland, he did so knowing that Britain and France had promised to protect Poland from attack. in 1939, they made good on their promise, declaring war on Germany. For the second time in the 20th century, Europe was at war.

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  20. Sep 2

    The Lodz ghetto Jewish council created an official photography section of eleven photographers, including Henryk Ross. Though they had specific duties, the photographers clandestinely took photos to document Nazi atrocities. Explore some of the images here:

    He photographed Nazi atrocities and buried the negatives. The unearthed images are unforgettable.
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  21. Sep 2

    Julian Noga, a Catholic Pole deported to Austria for labor after Germany’s invasion, fell in love with the landowner's daughter. The relationship was forbidden by Nazi law, so they met secretly until sent to separate camps. After the war, they married.

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