Publications
Exhibition catalogs, publication series, and individual publications on resistance against the persection of Jews are available here …
An introduction by Prof. Dr.…
Credits: in-house audio guide in six languages
Audio guide “Tour of the permanent exhibition Resistance to Persecution of the Jews in Europe 1933–1945” in the Silent Heroes Memorial Center
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Very few Jews survived the persecution. Some returned from the camps; others had survived in hiding or under an assumed identity, or had managed to leave the country in time. Most of them had lost…
Very few people who helped Jews were acknowledged for their actions directly after the war. Many did not speak about what they had done because they considered it a matter of course. Others were…
After the war ended, there was a search for survivors all over the world. One important point of contact were the offices of the tracing services and aid agencies that assisted in reunifying…
As Allied troops advanced, German-occupied areas were gradually liberated. The Allies also liberated the Jews who survived in German camps and prisons. Jews living underground or in hiding could…
Jews who went underground had to spend years pretending to be someone else. Relieved when they could finally reassume their true identity, they were then faced with the challenge of starting a new…
Identity papers were absolutely indispensable for someone fleeing or living under an assumed name. In order to feign a credible identity, various documents such as ID cards, passports, baptismal…
As of 1941 it was virtually impossible to leave Germany and its allied and occupied countries legally. Europe’s borders were sealed and heavily guarded. Brave people helped Jews escape. The most…
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