These Museum resources highlight aspects of Holocaust history as it relates to the choices and actions of religious communities. They may be of particular interest to university and seminary faculty, as well as community and religious groups. These resources provide deeper knowledge of the role religious communities played in the Holocaust and the ways in which religious communities have addressed this history since the end of the Holocaust.
The German Churches and Other Religious Communities in Nazi Germany
Holocaust Encyclopedia
Past Museum Programs
The Danger of Indifference: ‘Then They Came for Me.’ Facebook Live event, June 10, 2020.
Doris Bergen. “Between God and Hitler: German Military Chaplians and the Holocaust.” Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture, 2010.
Robert P. Ericksen. “Christian Complicity? Changing Views on German Churches and the Holocaust.” (PDF) Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture, 2007.
Religious Communities across Europe & North America During the Holocaust
Holocaust Encyclopedia
Experiencing History (Primary Sources in Context)
Past Museum Programs
The Holocaust-Era Archives of Pope Pius XII: The State of the Question, Virtual panel discussion co-sponsored by Boston College and Yad Vashem, Oct. 17, 2021.
Reconsidering the Catholic Church and the Holocaust. Virtual panel discussion, April 8, 2021.
Courageous Acts Inspired by Faith. Facebook Live event, March 2020.
Coming to Terms with the Past: How People of Faith Have Addressed the Legacy of Antisemitism and the Holocaust
Holocaust Encyclopedia
Tools for Classrooms and Communities
Guide for Christian Communities Commemorating Yom Hashoah (PDF)
Podcast with Susannah Heschel, Voices on Antisemitism Podcast, 2007.
“Religion and Identity.” Teaching about Antisemitism: Educational Modules based on Audio Podcasts.
Past Museum Programs
Antisemitism, Christianity and the Holocaust Reckoning with the Past and Working in the Present, Virtual panel discussion co-hosted by the Washington National Cathedral, Oct. 14, 2021.
“Religious Persecution 75 years after the Holocaust.” Public Program, 2020.
“What Did Faith Communities Stand For?” Public Program, 2017.
Mehnaz Afridi. “Redefining Antisemitism Through the Stories of Jews and Muslims during the Holocaust.” Mona and Otto Weinmann Annual Lecture, 2016.
Susannah Heschel. “Jewish-Christian Dialogue in the Postwar Era.” (Audio) Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture, 2013.
Jewish Religious Life
Holocaust Encyclopedia
Experiencing History (Primary Sources in Context)
Documenting Life and Destruction Series, 13 vols, 2010-2018.
Past Museum Programs
Resilience After Liberation. Facebook Live event, April 14, 2020.
The Survivor Haggada. Curator’s Corner.
External Resources
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