Holocaust

Righteous Gentiles and Holocaust Rescuers

Some non-Jews stood up to the Nazis, and helped their Jewish neighbors, despite grave dangers.

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Some groups of Jews organized to fight the Nazis.

The Eichmann Trial

With the capture of a Nazi officer, discussion about the Holocaust entered the public realm.

One Voice Speaks for Six Million

The uses and abuses of Anne Frank's diary.

The Diary of Anne Frank

The controversy over Anne Frank's legacy.

Who Was Elie Wiesel?

This Nobel-winning Holocaust survivor brought the Holocaust and its survival to the American public.

The Yishuv’s Response to Hitler and the British

How the Jews in Palestine responded to Nazi anti-Semitism and genocide, 1929-1945.

1939-1945: World War II

How the Nazis incorporated genocide into their conquest of Europe.

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.

Ruth Gruber

A life dedicated to rescue.

Displaced Persons After the Holocaust

The survivors said: "We were liberated, but we are not free."