United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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The Holocaust in Bulgaria
Although most jews from core areas of this country survived, those in Bulgarian-occupied territories were deported to death camps.
The Holocaust in Greece
More than 60,000 Greek Jews — out of a prewar population estimated at 72,000 — were murdered by the Nazis.
The Sephardic Experience During the Holocaust
The Nazis wiped out several major Sephardic population centers and caused the almost complete demise of Ladino culture.
Jewish Refugees During and After the Holocaust
Jews fleeing the Nazis had difficulty finding countries that would take them in.
Nazi War Crimes Trials
The Nuremberg trials were the best known, but hardly the only efforts to hold perpetrators accountable.
Nazi Propaganda in the Holocaust
How the Third Reich spread racism, anti-Semitism and anti-Bolshevism.
Who Was Josef Mengele?
The Nazi doctor was infamous for inhumane experimenting on Auschwitz prisoners.
Children During the Holocaust
The Nazis and their collaborators killed as many as 1.5 million children.
The Swastika’s Origins
Although the hooked cross predates the Nazi flag by 5,000 years, today it is widely considered a hate symbol.