The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews and millions of others by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. The personal effects of some of the victims – photos, clothing, letters – have become historical artifacts, speaking to lives that might otherwise be gone forever.

The USHMM’s 2007 Membership Calendar highlights artifacts and documents from the Museum’s collections. Our millions of artifacts, documents, photographs, films, and testimonies help us gain a deeper understanding of the lessons of the Holocaust for today’s world and will stand as evidence of humanity’s greatest crimes for ages to come.