United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Museum's collections database contains more than 270,000 records, including: Photos and albums—Images of life before, during, and after the Holocaust. Personal stories—Interviews, home movies, memoirs, and diaries. Films—Historical footage and …
World War II and the Holocaust, 1939–1945
With the start of the second World War and a swift succession of German victories, the Nazi regime began realizing its longstanding goal of territorial expansion. Under conditions of war and military occupation, they could pursue racial goals with more radical measures. The German Army, military, SS ...
Antisemitism Explained - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
These short videos explore antisemitism today and how it has persisted for thousands of years. Antisemitism means prejudice against or hatred of Jews. In the United States, antisemitic incidents continue to rise yearly. Hatred of Jews can take …
Cambodia 1975–1979 - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
From April 17, 1975, to January 7, 1979, the Khmer Rouge perpetrated one of the greatest crimes of the 20th century. Nearly two million people died under the rule of the fanatical Communist movement, which imposed a ruthless agenda of forced …
Learn about the Holocaust - United States Holocaust Memorial …
The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its allies and collaborators. Learn more in the Museum’s Holocaust Encyclopedia ...
Origins of Neo-Nazi and White Supremacist Terms and Symbols
“Blood and Soil” “Blood and Soil” (Blut und Boden) was an early Nazi slogan used in Germany to evoke the idea of a pure “Aryan” race and the territory it wanted to conquer.The concept was foundational to Nazi ideology and its appeal, though it predates the Nazi regime. Blood referred to the goal of a “racially pure” Aryan people.
The Path to Nazi Genocide - United States Holocaust Memorial …
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Database of Holocaust Survivor and Victim Names
The Museum’s Database of Holocaust Survivor and Victim Names contains records on people persecuted during World War II under the Nazi regime including Jews, Roma and Sinti, Poles and other Slavic peoples, Soviet prisoners of war, persons with disabilities, political prisoners, trade union leaders, "subversive" artists, those Catholic and Lutheran clergy who were seen as opponents of the ...
Aftermath of World War I and the Rise of Nazism, 1918–1933
In the aftermath of World War I, Germans struggled to understand their country’s uncertain future. Citizens faced poor economic conditions, skyrocketing unemployment, political instability, and profound social change. While downplaying more extreme …
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992–1995 - United States Holocaust …
In 1991, Yugoslavia’s republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia) had a population of 4 million, composed of three main ethnic groups: Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim, 44 percent), Serb (31 percent), and Croat (17 percent), as well as Yugoslav (8 percent).