The Holocaust

Genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany

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The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe, around two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population. The murders were carried out in pogroms and mass shootings; by a policy of extermination through labor in concentration camps; and in gas chambers and gas vans in German extermination camps, chiefly Auschwitz-Birkenau, Bełżec, Chełmno, Majdanek, Sobibór, and Treblinka in occupied Poland.

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Verdict expected in murder of French Holocaust survivor Mireille Knoll Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:50Published on November 10, 2021

Germany Commemorates the Beginning of Deportations of Jews \| Oneindia News 80 years ago today, the Nazis began deporting Jewish citizens out of Berlin – first to ghettos, then, directly to the death camps. It was a key moment in what became the systematic m*rder of six.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:21Published on October 22, 2021


Texas teacher says 'fear and ignorance' are driving school policy In the wake of a Southlake, Texas, district administrator telling teachers that if they have books about the Holocaust they should also include books with “opposing” views of the Holocaust, one.. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 04:33Published on October 16, 2021

Teachers told to include books with 'opposing' views of Holocaust A school district superintendent in North Texas apologized after one of the district’s administrators told teachers that if they have books about the Holocaust in their classroom libraries, then they.. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 03:02Published on October 16, 2021

Texas Teachers Told To Balance Holocaust With ‘Opposing’ Views A school district official in Texas is in hot water after telling teachers that Holocaust lessons should include “other perspectives.” Credit: HuffPost NOW News Duration: 01:42Published on October 15, 2021

'Number the Stars' author reacts to teachers told to present different perspectives of the Holocaust A Texas school district superintendent is apologizing for a school administrator’s instructing that an opposing perspective of the Holocaust needs to be taught. Author Lois Lowry, who wrote “Number.. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 04:46Published on October 15, 2021

‘Concrete measures’ needed to fight anti-Semitism says Swedish PM A conference on Wednesday focused on the receding memory of the Holocaust and the rise of anti-Semitism views on social media. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 04:04Published on October 13, 2021

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National landmarks bathed in purple light to mark Holocaust Memorial Day National landmarks have been bathed in purple light and people lit candles in their windows to remember the millions of Jewish people killed in the Holocaust. Sky News - Published on January 27, 2021
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