Diaries
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Auschwitz through the Lens of the SS: Photos of Nazi Leadership at the Camp
In January 2007, the Museum acquired a personal album containing 116 photographs taken in 1944 of SS officers at Auschwitz-Birkenau—providing a rare and chilling look at the camp’s Nazi leadership.
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Do You Remember, When
A teenager in Berlin before he was deported to Auschwitz, Manfred Lewin created a keepsake book to memorialize his relationship with Gad Beck and the community of Jewish youth from which the two young men drew their strength and their solace.
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Remembering D-Day
On June 6, 1944, Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, opening a long-awaited second front in western Europe. Explore this turning point in World War II through the oral histories, diaries, and paintings of those who lived it.
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The Alfred Rosenberg Diary
After a nearly 17-year search, the diary of Nazi ideologue Alfred Rosenberg became part of the Museum’s collection. Available online for the first time, it can help shed light on the mind-set of a Holocaust perpetrator.
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The Diary of Lajos Ornstein: An Extraordinary Journey
Through diary entries, the testimony of survivors, and historical photos and film footage, this interactive map provides a unique glimpse into the fate of Hungarian Jewish forced laborers during the final months of the Holocaust.
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