Holocaust

Anti-Semitism

Anti-Semitism in Medieval Europe Many of the anti-Semitic practices seen in Nazi Germany actually have their roots in medieval Europe. In many European cities, Jews were confined to certain neighborhoods called ghettos. Some countries also required Jews to distinguish themselves from Christians with a yellow badge worn on their garment, or a special hat called […]

Raoul Wallenberg

Childhood of Privilege Raoul Gustav Wallenberg was born near Stockholm, Sweden, on August 4, 1912. His parents both hailed from prominent Swedish families, whose members included bankers, bishops, diplomats and professors. Wallenberg’s father, Raoul Oskar Wallenberg (1888-1912), a lieutenant in the Swedish navy, had died of an illness three months before his son’s birth. His […]

Genocide

What is Genocide? The word “genocide” owes its existence to Raphael Lemkin, a Polish-Jewish lawyer who fled the Nazi occupation of Poland and arrived in the United States in 1941. As a boy, Lemkin had been horrified when he learned of the Turkish massacre of hundreds of thousands of Armenians during World War I. Lemkin later […]

The Heartbreaking WWII Rescue That Saved 10,000 Jewish Children From the Nazis

The desperate parents of Kindertransport refugees paid a terrible price for their lives.

Holocaust Photos Reveal Horrors of Nazi Concentration Camps

Allied troops entering former Nazi territory at the close of World War II confronted heartbreaking scenes of unthinkable atrocities.

Why 90 Percent of Danish Jews Survived the Holocaust

Normal Danes sprang into action and pulled off an astounding feat.

History Shorts: The Moment Behind International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Of all the horrific days throughout the Holocaust, the day many choose to remember it by is the anniversary of a liberation.

This Day In History: 11/09/1938 – Nazis Launch Kristallnacht

This Day in History: 08/04/1944 – Anne Frank captured