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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Memory & Action

Jun 1, 2023

On the left, in a sepia-toned photograph, a baby wearing white peers out of a metal pram. On the right, a smiling toddler wearing a baby blue coat and a very large matching bow holds a ball. The child stands on a dirt path next to green grass.

Saved from the Nazis by a Dying Man

By the time Sheila Bernard was six years old, she had taken cover from bombs at the start of…

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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Memory & Action

Feb 22, 2023

Putin and a Tale of Two Photos

Everyone’s favorite analogy is back (as if it ever went away). To cast yourself as an innocent victim…

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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Memory & Action

Jan 23, 2023

A handmade greeting card depicting of two smiling boys. The flap brings their hands to their mouths holding chocolate and cheese.

An American Couple Spent World War II in Europe Helping Refugees

The Thanks They Received Were Simple…

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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Memory & Action

Jan 30, 2023

Seven men and three women group together in front of a wooden table and two ice cream carts. A man in the center of the image is smiling and wearing a white tank top and shorts. To his left, another man in a white tank top and shorts takes a bite of ice cream.

Desperate to Flee the Nazis, Jewish Refugees Escape Europe on a Rickety Steamboat, Survive a Shipwreck

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Memory & Action

May 8, 2023

A hand-sewn flag, feature a blue Star of David at the center and two horizontal blue cloth stripes near the top and bottom.

The Exodus Flag: A Symbol of the Plight of Jewish Displaced Persons

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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Memory & Action

Mar 31, 2023

Drawing of a woman with long, dark hair. She is drawn in reds, browns, and blacks, while the background of the drawing is blue, green, and orange. The drawing is sketchy and the woman’s figure and facial expression are difficult to make out.

From Ghetto to Concentration Camp, this Artist Never Stopped Drawing

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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Memory & Action

May 10, 2023

A man wearing an overcoat, vest, tie, and black hat looks off to the side of this black-and-white photograph. There are more men in business formal attire in the background. Over the man’s left shoulder, a man wearing a hat with a badge can be seen looking directly at the camera.

James McDonald Warned the World about the Nazi Threat to Jews

He Later Supported Israel as a Permanent…

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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Memory & Action

Jan 31, 2023

A man paddles a wooden row boat while a woman, a small boy, and a man in a white hat smile toward the camera. An ornate building with arches, balconies, and a turret is in the background. Behind it is lush foliage.

Through Lithuania, Russia, Japan, and China, a Family Stayed Together and Survived the Holocaust

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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Memory & Action

Oct 6, 2023

A woman wearing a head scarf holds a large photograph of a boy surrounded by flowers.

Reliving Trauma Again and Again in Pursuit of Justice

A Yezidi woman documents her own people’s…

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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Memory & Action

Mar 2, 2023

Five boys dressed in biblical costumes standing in a row outside in front of a blank wall. The ground is covered in dirt. Four are wearing wigs and fake beards. Two hold canes. The boy in the center stands out, dressed in a patterned, dark full-length garment, while the others are dressed in solid, white full-length garments. One boy on the far right is wearing white shorts and sandals.

How Jewish Holocaust Survivors Celebrated Purim

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