For two and a half years of her early childhood, Louise Lawrence-Israëls never once played outside or felt the grass under her feet. Louise was born into a ...

Explore the vast differences in how ordinary people displayed great courage or willful complicity in the face of devastating violence during the rise of ...

In these troubling times, amid the continuing surge in antisemitism—tragically including deadly violence—our community stands together to support the Museum’s critical mission. Join us to honor ...

On August 1, 1936, Hitler opened the XIth Olympiad. Musical fanfares directed by the famous composer Richard Strauss announced the dictator's arrival to the largely German crowd. Hundreds of athletes ...

Frank Cohn was born Franz Cohn on August 2, 1925, in Breslau, Germany (present day: Wrocław, Poland) to Martin Cohn and Ruth Potlitzer Cohn. An only child, Frank lived comfortably with his parents in ...

2. Warsaw Jews demonstrate against Hitlerism, Fascism and attacks on Jewish schools. II linking the need to fight fascism on the war front with the need to fight racism on the home front. ... many saw ...

Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War Below, view excerpts from this new PBS documentary about Americans Martha and Waitstill Sharp, who planned a daring and secret rescue mission in 1939 to save scores ...

From February 6 to February 16, 1936, Germany hosted the Winter Olympics at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the Bavarian Alps. Yielding to international Olympic leaders' insistence on "fair play," German ...

Voices on Antisemitism features a broad range of perspectives about antisemitism and hatred. This podcast featured dozens of guests over its ten-year run. Listen to selected episodes below or view the ...

Pursuing Justice for Mass Atrocities: A Handbook for Victim Groups provides guidance on what victim groups can do to advance justice efforts during and in the aftermath of genocide and related crimes ...