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Holocaust Survivor Edward Mosberg

Ninety-three year old Edward Mosberg, holocaust survivor of the World War II German labor camp at Mannhausen, testifies of his experiences.

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The Final Solution

The “Final Solution” of the Jewish Question refers to the German Nazis’ plan to address the “Jewish problem” through systematic relocation and later extermination of Jews during World War II. The…

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My First Kaddish

On March 19, 1942, I was sent by the Judenrat (the Jewish Council) to build underground storage facilities.

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Sir Nicholas Winton

Man saves hundreds, now unknowingly is sitting among them.

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Before the Death Camps: Hitler's Hidden Holocaust

Before the death camps there were the killing fields - mass graves of executed men, women, and children.

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This Will Live in Your Memories Forever

Not since 1938 had anyone in Nazi Germany dared to hold a Seder, the traditional religious feast marking the beginning of Passover, a Jewish holiday…

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Children of the Holocaust

When Germany came under Nazi rule, the country adopted as official policy a racist ideology aimed at the destruction of the Jews.

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How My Grandmother Survived the Holocaust

Surviving Auschwitz is always amazing enough even without being directly involved in attacking a German guard such as Guta did.

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Eva Kor: The Holocaust Survivor Who Forgave the Nazis

Eva Kor, a survivor of the twin experiments at Auschwitz, shares some of her stories of trauma and forgiveness, and the remarkable ability of human beings by…

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Irena Sendler

We need to be reminded....... As General Eisenhower said at the time, "we want plenty of photos so no one can ever say this did not happen".

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The Holocaust in Color

This video depicts the horrors of the Holocaust, from the Jews of Vienna to the armbands that Jews were supposed to wear to the horrors of 4,000 Jews being…

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History was Made Today in the Jewish Holy City of Hebron to Remember…

History was made today in Israel with the Prime Minister, the President and the Speaker of Parliament all coming to Hebron to commemorate the first documented…

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U.S. & Israeli Military Bands Surprise Holocaust Survivor

75 years ago today, the US Armed Forces liberated the Nazi concentration camp Dachau. Today is also Israel's 72nd Independence Day. ‬

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Holocaust Testimony. Jackie Albin

Jackie Albin’s Holocaust Testimony at Beth-El Shalom

The Incredible Story of the Hero who Volunteered to for Auschwitz

He was one of the greatest heroes of the Second World War. His life defined that of a nation's.

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Aristides Sousa Mendes, The Forgotten Portuguese Hero

During WWII Aristides Sousa Mendes chose to save Jewish lives even though his country told him not to.

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Beit Shalom Congregation in Kiev Honors the Memory of Holocaust victims

This year on January 27, the world commemorated not only the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, but also the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

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Decades After This Man Survived the Holocaust His Family Discovered a Distressing Nazi Secret

Ernst Bornstein’s story of suffering at the hands of the Nazis during World War Two was all too common for Jews living in Europe at the time.

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Dachau and Yad Vashem

Dachau, Munich Area, Germany: The barracks and lavatories were drab grays and browns, concrete and bricks, lifeless, seemingly unfit for human use. One could still run fingers over the “ovens” and…

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The Three Bullets of Francesca Mann

Francesca Mann met with absolute evil -- and she shot it.

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Nazis in Los Angeles and the Man Who Stopped Them

Steven Ross, author of "Hitler in Los Angeles," discusses Leon Lewis, a Jewish attorney who started a spy network in 1930s Los Angeles to combat Nazi and Fascist hate groups.

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Oprah Interviews Elie Wiesel at Auschwitz

Back in 2006, the Oprah Winfrey Network honored the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust by interviewing and featuring Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and New York Times bestselling…

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Syndrome K

In the fall of 1943, German soldiers in Italy began rounding up Italian Jews and deporting them—10,000 people were sent to concentration camps during the nearly two-year Nazi occupation. Most never…

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Holocaust survivor recalls horrors of Nazi camp ordeal

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Eugene Black - Slave Laborer and Camp Survivor

Eugene was born Jeno Schwartz in Munkacs, Czechoslovakia in 1928. He had a happy family life with 3 sisters and a brother. His mother came from an orthodox Jewish family but his father, who was a…

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The Giro d'Italia's Secret Holocaust Hero and Cycling Champ

Gino Bartali, born in poverty to a Catholic family in Tuscany, grew up as an enthusiastic and passionate bicyclist.

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Leica and the Jews

The Leica is the pioneer 35mm camera. It is a German product - precise, minimalist, and utterly efficient.

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Refik Veseli

In the fall of 1943, Refik Veseli, a sixteen-year-old Albanian photography student, received permission from his parents to hide Mosa Mandil and his family, Jewish refugees from Yugoslavia, in the…

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Rescue

Despite the indifference of most Europeans and the collaboration of others in the murder of Jews during the Holocaust, individuals in every European country and from all religious backgrounds risked…

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