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Preying on Young Minds and Normalizing Extremism
Preying on Young Minds and Normalizing Extremism
By the time he turned 15, Peter Becker proudly considered himself “150 percent Nazi.” Peter grew up in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s…
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
May 22
Hannah Szenes: The Young Poet and Parachutist Who Risked Her Life to Help Fellow Jews during World…
Hannah Szenes: The Young Poet and Parachutist Who Risked Her Life to Help Fellow Jews during World…
Before leaving for a perilous mission into Nazi-occupied Hungary, Hannah Szenes handed a piece of paper to her comrade. It contained a…
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Mar 5
James McDonald Warned the World about the Nazi Threat to Jews
James McDonald Warned the World about the Nazi Threat to Jews
He Later Supported Israel as a Permanent Safe Haven
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
May 10, 2023
The Foot Soldiers of White Supremacy
The Foot Soldiers of White Supremacy
In August 2017, white supremacists marched in Charlottesville, Virginia, to protest the removal of Confederate statues. Their flaming…
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Jan 15, 2023
The Deadly Power of Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories
The Deadly Power of Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories
Our nation is getting a crash course in conspiracy theories. With the rise of social media, the messenger may be new, but the message is…
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Nov 14, 2022
An Obsession with Preservation
An Obsession with Preservation
The complex legacy of Madison Grant
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Nov 2, 2022
What Can Young Iranian Girls Learn from Anne Frank?
What Can Young Iranian Girls Learn from Anne Frank?
Mariam Memarsadeghi was already living in the United States when she first read Anne Frank’s diary.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Jan 27, 2022
Mengele and the Need for Holocaust Education
Mengele and the Need for Holocaust Education
What are the uninformed or deliberately misinformed youth of America to make of cavalier exploitations of such immense human suffering?
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Dec 6, 2021
Education Against All Odds
Education Against All Odds
Throughout the Holocaust and in its aftermath, schools provided more than education. They offered places of refuge, of hope, and of…
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Aug 12, 2021
For Survivors the Holocaust Is Personal: Why Comparisons Can Be Dangerous
For Survivors the Holocaust Is Personal: Why Comparisons Can Be Dangerous
Have you noticed how often people call someone they disagree with a Nazi? Or compare controversial rules and laws to the Nazi persecution…
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Jun 11, 2021
QAnon, the Holocaust, and the Deadly Power of Conspiracy Theories
QAnon, the Holocaust, and the Deadly Power of Conspiracy Theories
Our nation is getting a crash course in conspiracy theories. QAnon has been in the spotlight as the latest iteration. With the rise of…
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Mar 24, 2021
The First Step to Fighting Antisemitism: Why the IHRA Definition Matters
The First Step to Fighting Antisemitism: Why the IHRA Definition Matters
Antisemitism is a global problem. It was born in the West and peaked during the Holocaust, leading to its temporary repudiation by polite…
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Mar 24, 2021
Communities of Hate: Why People Join Extremist Movements
Communities of Hate: Why People Join Extremist Movements
Recent events remind us of the ever-present dangers of hatred and propaganda. Some individuals throughout history and today have embraced…
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Mar 12, 2021
Dangerous Efforts to Deny and Distort Holocaust History
Dangerous Efforts to Deny and Distort Holocaust History
As the Museum’s hundreds of millions of archival documents attest, the Holocaust is the best documented case of genocide: The US military…
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Sep 30, 2020
One Man’s Personal Mission: Uncovering the Experiences of Ukrainian Jews
One Man’s Personal Mission: Uncovering the Experiences of Ukrainian Jews
Ukraine once was home to one of the largest and most culturally rich Jewish communities of Europe. But the experience of those Ukrainian…
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Jul 30, 2020
Fighting Antisemitism: Oliver Stanton
Fighting Antisemitism: Oliver Stanton
“What we are witnessing around the world is terribly upsetting. But unless we’re prepared to do something, what’s the point of complaining…
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Jul 30, 2020
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