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1. Bystanders
witnessed by “bystanders,” much was different about the Holocaust. Leaders of ... ”? The term “bystander” is used in the context of the Holocaust in two ways. The first refers to external ... culminated in mass murder and genocide. The Holocaust was a series of ... from the rest of the population. Many people became “bystanders” to this ever-radicalizing program long
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2. Kristallnacht burning of Bielefeld synagogue while bystanders watch
of the Bielefeld synagogue on fire interspersed with shots of bystanders watching it burn from open ... Brief shot of crowds at a swimming pool (see notes about the history of this footage). Title on
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3. How Was the Holocaust Possible?
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the Holocaust possible? No one questions the decisive role of German chancellor Adolf Hitler and other ... The Role and Motivations of Ordinary People By -
4. Members of the SA arrest Jewish men from Oldenburg and march them through the streets as bystanders look on.
look on. Among those pictured is the great grandfather of the donor, Adolf Daniel de-Beer. The ... orignal caption reads: "SA arrest and transport the Jews of Oldenburg to prison and concentration camp
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5. Millennials and the Holocaust
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Holocaust is part of the mandatory school curriculum. Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia have ... social-studies standards that include the study of the Holocaust. There are hundreds of Holocaust memoirs ... left, and on the far right. With the help of the internet, the voice of Holocaust denial is amplified -
6. "Bystanders, Victims, and Perpetrators"
"A descriptive analysis of individual choices and moral responsibility in the case of an informal ... network of Protestants trying to rescue Jews in the surroundings of Antwerp and Louvain between 1942 and ... United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jan Maes ... Consists of one manuscript, 79 pages, entitled "Bystanders, Victims, and Perpetrators: A
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7. The Kiddush Cup
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palm of his hand with his thumb resting against the brim of the cup, his head held high, eyes half ... the other festive traditional activities, was carried out in proper order. Any bystander would have ... cup in the flat palm of his hand with his thumb resting against the brim of the cup, his head held -
8. SS and the Holocaust
Germany's Axis partners, and tens of thousands of civilian bystanders in Germany and the other Axis ... state apparatus for authority to direct efforts towards a “solution” of the so-called Jewish question in
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9. Introduction to the Holocaust
? The Holocaust (1933–1945) was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million ... .1 The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum defines the years of the Holocaust as 1933–1945. The ... . Geography of the Holocaust How did Nazi Germany and its ... of Jews’ property, personal belongings, and valuables was a key part of the Holocaust
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10. Public Radio Special: Confronting Hatred 70 Years After the Holocaust
: Since the Holocaust, there have been many studies on bystander behavior. A number of famous experiments ... discussion of dangerous ideology must be informed by the Holocaust. The Holocaust epitomizes unchecked hatred ... during the Holocaust. But the administration of any policy on a broad scale requires the participation of ... Holocaust on the basis of no information whatsoever. How else do you describe a man like this but to
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11. Bringing the Lessons Home Program
founded on two core principles: The history and lessons of the Holocaust are relevant to today’s world ... By encouraging young people to examine the implications of the Holocaust for their own lives, the ... bystander.” —Class of 2015 Ambassador, Eastern Senior High School Graduate, Duke University Student “The ... thought-provoking, nuanced lessons about both the why and how of the Holocaust. Opportunities for Students
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12. Why I Feel that We Must Move On with the German People
Holocaust happened. How is hatred ingrained in the minds of an entire people from infancy? How can a child ... asking myself ever since I was old enough to fathom the enormity of the Holocaust. I don’t think I could ... see the indifference of bystanders. Of course, there are always exceptions—such as Sophie Scholl and ... the summer of 2013, I traveled to Berlin to find out how today’s Germans feel about the Holocaust, and
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13. Jewish DPs attend a memorial service for the victims of the Holocaust in the Kassel displaced persons camp.
Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; William Goldfarb ... ); SPECTATORS/AUDIENCES/BYSTANDERS; VIEWS
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14. One of Many Tours
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help thousands of people from all over the world, and the steel donor desk where Holocaust ... long walk from the Metro to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The hike would entail ... frozen by the time I got to the Raoul Wallenberg Place entrance of the Museum. I got up anyway -
15. Bridges
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they were simply bystanders. I must have purchased the ashtray in one of the souvenir shops on ... ended up cluttered on the floor. On one occasion, I decided it was a perfect time to throw out some of ... my mind. In the middle of this little ashtray was a painting of the Alte Nahebrücke in the town of -
16. People Have Choices
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and acts all the time. Decisions are important, naturally some more so than others. The actions of ... the decisions and actions of people become much more important in troubling times. As is well known ... Hungary was an ally of Germany in World War II. When the Hungarian leader Miklós Horthy realized that -
17. Letter to Tansi
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We, the survivors who volunteer at the United States Holocaust Museum, often receive letters from ... students who wish to engage with a Holocaust survivor as part of a school project. Tansi is a 15-year-old ... I am so proud of you for doing Bollywood dancing for ten years and being part of the Bollywood dance -
18. Democratic Republic of Congo: Rising Concern about the Banyamulenge’s Situation
They do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. What is the ... discusses ongoing violence and risk of future mass atrocities against the Banyamulenge ethnic group in the ... Ntanyoma is a PhD candidate at the Erasmus University Rotterdam/Institute of Social Studies. He is an
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19. Prisoners of the Camps
concentration camps. After the war, Niemoeller's condemnation of bystanders to Nazi policies will become a call ... of the Camps As the Jews were the main targets of Nazi genocide, the victims of the killing
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20. View of the courtroom of the Dachau trial as seen from the back of the room.
individuals who had participated in the operation of the Dachau concentration camp were charged with the ... Dachau to find a method of immunizing people against malaria; and three former prisoners. The trial
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21. Mourners bearing a wreath, grieve at the funeral of the victims of the Kielce pogrom.
Mourners bearing a wreath, grieve at the funeral of the victims of the Kielce pogrom. Pictured ... The Kielce pogrom erupted on July 4, 1946 after local residents accused a group of Jewish survivors ... The Kielce pogrom erupted on July 4, 1946 after local residents accused a group of Jewish survivors
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22. Spectators fill the bleachers of the swimming stadium as they await the start of a competition.
his leadership in the May 1940 invasion of France and the April 1941 Balkans campaign. In June 1941 ... Hitler" [In memory of my service with the SS bodyguards of Adolf Hitler]. The original owner of the
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23. View of the audience on the opening day of the first conference of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the U.S.
restitution. [Sources: Bauer, Yehuda. "The Organization of Holocaust Survivors," Yad Vashem Studies, vol. 8 ... CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE LIBERATED JEWS; CONFERENCES/CONVENTIONS; DPS (JEWISH); MEETINGS
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24. Pallbearers, some of whom are Polish soldiers, place the coffins of the victims of the Kielce pogrom in a mass grave at the Jewish cemetery.
The Kielce pogrom erupted on July 4, 1946 after local residents accused a group of Jewish survivors ... The Kielce pogrom erupted on July 4, 1946 after local residents accused a group of Jewish survivors
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25. The opening of the proceedings at the International Military Tribunal of war criminals at Nuremberg.
testimony. Testimony presented at Nuremberg revealed much of what we know about the Holocaust including the ... The opening of the proceedings at the International Military Tribunal of war criminals at Nuremberg ... The International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg opened in the fall of 1945, but by the winter of