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 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.
The Path to Nazi Genocide - United States Holocaust Memorial …
English. Aftermath of World War I and the Rise of Nazism, 1918–1933. This 38-minute film examines the Nazis’ rise and consolidation of power in Germany. Using rare footage, the film explores their ideology, propaganda, and persecution of Jews and other victims. It also outlines the path by which the Nazis and their collaborators led a state ...
Cambodia 1975–1979 - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
From April 17, 1975, to January 7, 1979, the Khmer Rouge perpetrated one of the greatest crimes of the 20th century. Nearly two million people died under the rule of the fanatical Communist movement, which imposed a ruthless agenda of forced labor, thought control, and mass execution on Cambodia. The purported goal was to transform the ...
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Museum's collections database contains more than 270,000 records, including: A living memorial to the Holocaust, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum inspires citizens and leaders worldwide to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity.
Antisemitism Explained - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Antisemitism means prejudice against or hatred of Jews. The Holocaust, during which Nazis and their collaborators murdered 6 million Jews, is the worst example of antisemitism in history. A popular meme depicts a man, meant to be Jewish, with exaggerated, grotesque features. A social media influencer makes a joke about the Holocaust, or does a ...
Survivor Reflections and Testimonies - United States Holocaust …
Survivor Reflections and Testimonies. Listen to or read Holocaust survivors’ experiences, told in their own words through oral histories, written testimony, and public programs. Facebook. X. YouTube. Instagram.
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 that constitute genocide fall into five categories:
Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933–1945
The Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933-1945 provides comprehensive documentation of camps, ghettos, and other persecutory sites that the Nazi regime and its allies operated in a vast network spanning from Norway in the North to North Africa in the South, and from France in the West to the Soviet Union in the East. The volumes will document approximately 6,000 sites in narrative format in ...
Causes and Motivations - United States Holocaust Memorial …
Causes and Motivations. Some Were Neighbors Individual Choice. Because the Holocaust involved people in different roles and situations living in countries across Europe over a period of time—from Nazi Germany in the 1930s to German-occupied Hungary in 1944—one broad explanation regarding motivation, for example, “antisemitism or “fear ...