United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Museum's collections database contains more than 270,000 records, including: Photos and albums—Images of life before, during, and after the Holocaust. Personal stories—Interviews, home movies, memoirs, and diaries. Films—Historical footage and …
Antisemitism Explained - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
These short videos explore antisemitism today and how it has persisted for thousands of years. Antisemitism means prejudice against or hatred of Jews. In the United States, antisemitic incidents continue to rise yearly. Hatred of Jews can take …
Learn about the Holocaust - United States Holocaust Memorial …
The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its allies and collaborators. Learn more in the Museum’s Holocaust Encyclopedia ...
Frequently Asked Questions about the Holocaust for Educators
What was the Holocaust? The Museum’s guidelines for teaching about the Holocaust recommend educators define the term “Holocaust” for students.. The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored, persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945 across Europe and North Africa. The height of the persecution and murder occurred during ...
Learn - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum teaches millions of people each year about the dangers of unchecked hatred and the need to prevent genocide.
Why the Jews: History of Antisemitism - United States Holocaust ...
The history of the Holocaust shows that targeting an entire group has far-reaching consequences. It can lead to an increase in xenophobia, racism, and extremism throughout society, with potentially devastating consequences for individuals, communities, and nations.
Origins of Neo-Nazi and White Supremacist Terms and Symbols
“Blood and Soil” “Blood and Soil” (Blut und Boden) was an early Nazi slogan used in Germany to evoke the idea of a pure “Aryan” race and the territory it wanted to conquer.The concept was foundational to Nazi ideology and its appeal, though it predates the Nazi regime. Blood referred to the goal of a “racially pure” Aryan people.
What is Genocide? - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The legal term “genocide” refers to certain acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. Genocide is an international crime, according to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948). The acts ...
World War II and the Holocaust, 1939–1945
With the start of the second World War and a swift succession of German victories, the Nazi regime began realizing its longstanding goal of territorial expansion. Under conditions of war and military occupation, they could pursue racial goals with more radical measures. The German Army, military, SS ...
Definitions: Types of Mass Atrocities - United States Holocaust ...
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, extermination, enslavement, deportation, imprisonment, torture, rape …