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Oskar Schindler: An Unlikely Hero
Oskar Schindler’s actions to protect Jews during the Holocaust have earned him a special place among honored rescuers.
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Szpilman’s Warsaw: The History behind The Pianist
The movie The Pianist is set in Holocaust-era Warsaw and tells the remarkable story of Polish-Jewish musician Wladyslaw Szpilman. Hunger and hiding, resistance both spiritual and violent, conscious choices and sheer luck—all of these played a role in the unlikely survival of Szpilman and the fate of hundreds of thousands of other Jews under Nazi control in Warsaw.
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The Legacy of Julien Bryan
In the 1930s, the American filmmaker Julien Bryan chronicled life in Poland and Nazi Germany. When Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, Bryan risked his life to record the ferocious siege of Warsaw.
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The NBC miniseries Uprising raised awareness of the Warsaw ghetto and its resistance movement. Based on historical events, the film presented a fictionalized version of these acts of defiance. Collected here are some of the resources available on the Museum’s website to explore the history that inspired this miniseries.
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