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"Music and the Holocaust"
01/27/2023 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMJoin The National WWII Museum along with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) for this webinar on International Holocaust Remembrance Day as we discuss the importance of music during the Holocaust, as well as Violins of Hope, a private collection of violins that belonged to many Jewish people during World War II.
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemorative Program
01/27/2023 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PMJoin us for an evening of remembrance and reflection with Holocaust survivor Steven Hess, a special viewing of the Violins of Hope exhibit, and a performance with a violin rescued from the Holocaust during the pre-program reception.
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The Last Days of the Dachau Concentration Camp
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A Shocking Level of Brutality and Degradation: Dachau in Wartime
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American Soldiers Uncover Medical Mass Murder at Hadamar
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The “Holocaust by Bullets” in Ukraine
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