Hiding Places and Places of Refuge
[Translate to english:] Nelli Gordon überlebt am 14. Oktober 1941 eine Massenerschießung. An zwei Tagen ermorden SS- und Polizeieinheiten über 10.000 Jüdinnen und…
Liberation
World War II ended in Europe on May 8, 1945. Vast regions of Europe were destroyed during the five and a half years of war and German occupation. Almost six million Jews were murdered.…
Helping the Persecuted
Jews throughout Europe tried to escape from deportation and murder, which made them dependent on many kinds of support. Few people dared to help them. Some of the helpers…
Protest and Resistance
Assisting Jews suffering persecution was a key form of resistance against Nazism. It challenged the fundamental political aim of the Nazi regime, which was to murder all…
From Exclusion to Genocide
Anti-Semitism, the hatred of Jews based on racist principles, is the main element of Nazi ideology. From 1933 on, Jews were increasingly excluded from society.
When…
Online Publications
Inge Deutschkron We survived. Berlin Jews Underground Translated by Katy Derbyshire 1st edition 2008, 43 pp. pdf 0.3 MB
Franz Michalski When the Gestapo Rang the…
Conditions
[Translate to english:] Nelli Gordon überlebt am 14. Oktober 1941 eine Massenerschießung. An zwei Tagen ermorden SS- und Polizeieinheiten über 10.000 Jüdinnen und Juden aus der…
Paths and Escapes
[Translate to english:] Nelli Gordon überlebt am 14. Oktober 1941 eine Massenerschießung. An zwei Tagen ermorden SS- und Polizeieinheiten über 10.000 Jüdinnen und Juden aus der…
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Silent Heroes
Resistance to Persecution of the Jews in Europe 1933–1945
The Nazis’ assumption of power on January 30, 1933, marked the beginning of the ostracism, defamation, and disenfranchisement…
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