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The National WWII Museum Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II with a Year of Events
On May 8, 1945, World War II in Europe came to an end.
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The Origins of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The commemorations on January 27 remind us that the Holocaust was the result of step-by-step decisions by individuals that led to the largest genocide in the history of mankind in a wave of antisemitism, intolerance, and hatred.
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The Exterminationist Mindset: Heinrich Himmler’s October 1943 Speeches
In October 1943, SS leader Heinrich Himmler gave two speeches, showing the full depravity of the exterminationist mindset.
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Anne Frank: International Symbol of Holocaust Victimhood
The Diary of a Young Girl is one of the world’s most widely read books, which has made Anne Frank an international symbol and her story deeply embedded in the collective memory of the Holocaust.
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The Origins of the International Tracing Service
The Allies created the International Tracing Service (ITS), now referred to as the Arolsen Archives, to centralize postwar efforts to locate missing persons and help survivors discover the fate of family members in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust.
