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Artifacts Unpacked: The Animated Series

What do we save from our past? Is it the teddy bear that comforted you when you were little? The necklace your grandma gently placed around your neck? The item that reminds you of your bravest moment? 

Dive into this animated series where each episode brings to life an artifact from the Museum’s collection and the story of the person who saved it. These episodes reveal the impossible choices ordinary people faced during the Holocaust and inspire us to reflect on their actions of strength and courage.

  • After learning the Nazis plan to arrest their Jewish neighbors, Danish teenagers, men, and women, form a daring plan.

  • What does a family do when everything they love is at risk of being taken away?

  • A young man trapped in Nazi-occupied Poland starts a project to pass the time—but it quickly becomes about something much bigger than himself.

  • After danger comes to their door, the parents of a seven-year-old will do anything to protect him.