Jews from Subcarpathian Rus get off the deportation train and assemble on the ramp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. May 1944.
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Introduction to the Holocaust

The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million European Jews by the Nazi German regime and its allies and collaborators. The Holocaust was an evolving process that took place throughout Europe between 1933 and 1945.

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ID Cards

Learn more about personal experiences during the Holocaust

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Timeline of Events

Explore a timeline of events that occurred before, during, and after the Holocaust.

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Discussion Questions

How and why was the Holocaust possible?