On November 20, 1945, the world’s attention turned to Nuremberg, Germany. There, Nazi leaders faced judgment on an international stage, before the International Military Tribunal. The Allied powers ...

With the rise of support for the Nazi Party in the 1920s and early 1930s, President Paul von Hindenburg invited Hitler to serve as Chancellor in a coalition government. After Hindenburg’s death, ...

In the world today, we see extremist ideologies often driven by adherence to religious doctrine or domination by an ethnic group. This kind of extremism is not a new phenomenon. Beginning in 1933, ...

The Holocaust would not have been possible without the willingness of individuals to plan and commit mass murder. How does someone become a “killing expert”? The career path of Johann Niemann provides ...

The experiences of deaf people in Nazi Europe constitute a neglected chapter in the history of the Holocaust. Deaf Jews faced the same traumas as hearing Jews: discrimination, persecution, deportation ...

This exhibition is a portrait of American society that shows how the Depression, isolationism, xenophobia, racism, and antisemitism shaped responses to Nazism and the Holocaust. It reveals how much ...

In Number the Stars, ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen lives in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1943. Germany has occupied Denmark, and the danger has increased for Danish Jews. The Danish Resistance works with ...

This 13-minute film introduces the history of antisemitism from its origins in the days of the early Christian church until the era of the Holocaust in the mid-20th century. It raises questions about ...

In this 39-minute tour, Dr. Daniel Greene, US Holocaust Memorial Museum historian and exhibition curator, provides a tour of the exhibition and an overview of the history, themes, and artifacts ...

Definitions are important. One of the Museum’s guidelines for teaching about the Holocaust is to define the term “Holocaust.” This short activity helps students understand the definition of the term.

Explore the pages below to learn more about individuals and their experiences during the Holocaust.

The Museum’s Database of Holocaust Survivor and Victim Names contains records on people persecuted during World War II under the Nazi regime including Jews, Roma and Sinti, Poles and other Slavic ...