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The Holocaust, during which some 6 million Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals and other people were systematically exterminated by Nazi Germany during World War II, was one of the most horrific war crimes ever committed.

Adolf Hitler Tried (and Failed) to Be an Artist

When Hitler Tried (and Failed) to Be an Artist

Long before he rose to become a ruthless dictator, the Nazi leader was a struggling young artist.

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Sophie Tucker

How a Sentimental Yiddish Song Became a Worldwide Hit—and a Nazi Target

“My Yiddishe Momme” became an anthem for new immigrants in the 1920s. Victimized Jews later sang it in concentration camps.

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Why 90 Percent of Danish Jews Survived the Holocaust

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

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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.

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Kristallnacht

Americans Were Shocked by Kristallnacht—But Their Outrage Soon Faded

The 1938 pogrom sparked harsh criticism, but not much action.

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Kristallnacht

10 Kristallnacht Photos That Capture the Horror of ‘The Night of Broken Glass’

Mobs attacked 7,500 Jewish-owned stores and businesses and killed 96 people.

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Watch the Emotional Reunion of a Concentration Camp Survivor and One of His Liberators

Seventy years after Americans liberated Dachau, Joshua Kaufman and Daniel Gillespie reconnect.

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Auschwitz

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.

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Funeral of Ernst vom Rath, a German diplomat assassinated in 1938 by 17-year-old Herschel Grynszpan. The assassination triggered the violent attack on German Jews called 'Kristallnacht', the Night of Broken Glass. (Credit: Everett Collection Historical/Alamy Stock Photo)

Kristallnacht Started When This Diplomat Was Murdered in Cold Blood

Ernst vom Rath’s murder triggered a two-day pogrom against German Jews.

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