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Holocaust Eyewitness Diaries The United States Holocaust memorial Museum (USHMM) isproud to feature a riveting collection of diaries kept by Holocaust victims, liberators, and other eyewitnesses. In their own words and images, they express the suffering, the humanity, and the incredible resilience that drove them to write. These journals personalize the Holocaust with unique stories of life [...] WHY WE REMEMBER THE HOLOCAUST April 11 – 18, 2010 From April 11 through April 18, the Museum is leading the nation’s annual Days of Remembrance commemorating the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust as well as the millions of other victims of Nazi persecution. This year marks the 65th anniversary of the end [...] 2010 HOLOCAUST DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE, APRIL 11–18 “When I was liberated in 1945 by the American Army, somehow many of us were convinced that at least one lesson will have been learned—that never again will there be war, that hatred is not an option, that racism is stupid…. I was so hopeful.” Auschwitz Survivor Primo Levi This tribute is actually a 50 minute documentary which examines Primo Levi’s life and experiences through the memories of his friends and colleagues, as well as the writer’s own memoirs. Share and Enjoy: Holocaust 1942 Key Dates January 7 January 16 Deportation To and From Warsaw Ghetto DEPORTATIONS TO THE WARSAW GHETTO Between January and March 1941, Jews from smaller communities to the west of Warsaw were deported to the Warsaw ghetto. Between April and July 1942, Jews from the nearby towns east of Warsaw, from Germany, and from German-occupied areas of western Poland were deported there. The [...] |
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