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Free to the public for the first time, "Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away." opens at our Museum on January 4, 2027. Reserve your passes now. bit.ly/4z8xgci
Artifacts tell the story. See the truth for yourself. Reserve your free tickets now. ushmm.org/not-long-ago?utm_m…
Hermann Göring was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany, functioning at times as Hitler's number two. After being convicted and sentenced to death at the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, he escaped execution by killing himself #OTD in 1946. 📷: NARA
By the time prisoners at the Sobibor killing center revolted #OnThisDay in 1943, at least 167,000 Jews had already been killed there. While 300 prisoners managed to escape during the uprising, only about 50 survived the Holocaust.
Pictured here are participants in the uprising.
Photo courtesy of Misha Lev.
Add a 🎨 in the comments if art helps you get through hard times. #WorldMentalHealthDay
The charge of genocide is fueling antisemitism. As malicious actors weaponize the term and endanger Jews everywhere, meticulous use of the charge is essential. Read more by Chairman Jeffrey Miller (@JeffMillerCA2TX) and Amb. Eizenstat. (@EizenstatStuart). foxnews.com/opinion/weaponiz…
ALT The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum illuminated at dusk.
Three years ago Hamas terrorists launched a premeditated slaughter of innocent Israeli citizens, unleashing an explosion of violent antisemitism worldwide. As we remember the victims of 10/7, we must all recommit to confronting anti-Jewish hate wherever it appears.
As a Sonderkommando prisoner at Auschwitz, Polish Jew Załmen Gradowski had to remove corpses from gas chambers and burn them. In October 1944, he and other members of the Sonderkommando revolted, damaging one crematorium and killing several guards. Załmen did not survive.
ALT Old black and white portrait featuring both individuals looking directly at the camera. The woman wears a patterned blouse, and the man is in a suit with a tie.
In October 1946, the International Military Tribunal issued its verdicts on top Nazi leaders. While only a small number of Nazi leaders were tried by the IMT, it set important legal precedents and shaped international law today. 📷: Wikimedia
"My childhood was really a childhood blessed with love and hope and faith and prayer," reflected Elie Wiesel. The third of four children, Elie was born #OTD in 1928 in Sighet, Romania. Elie's parents and younger sister were murdered in the Holocaust. 📷: Yad Vashem
#OTD in 1941, one of the largest mass shootings of the Holocaust began. At Babyn Yar (Babi Yar), German forces and their auxiliaries murdered more than 33,000 Jews in just two days.
For more than 30 years, David Bayer shared his story with visitors to our Museum. Learn more about his experiences during the Holocaust.
27 September 1922 | A Polish Jew, David Bayer, was born in Kozienice.
In #Auschwitz from 1944
Camp no. B-74
He escaped during evacuation of one of the subcamps.
He passed in May 2023.
Learn his story from @HolocaustMuseum: ushmm.org/remember/holocaust…
Sign language gave Doris Fedrid (center) a chance to tell her story. After surviving the Holocaust, she immigrated to New York. There, she took classes to learn how to sign and soon met her husband, Fred Fedrid (far right), a fellow deaf Holocaust survivor.
Eyshishok was a vibrant Jewish community—until it wasn't.
To learn more about Eyshishok, listen to our podcast, "12 Years That Shook the World."
ushmm.org/learn/podcasts-and…
In the midst of Nazi persecution and violence in 1942, David Sephiha (second from left) and his family conducted services to mark Yom Kippur, which begins tonight. David did not survive the Holocaust.
ALT Black and white image of five men standing in a dark room in an apartment. Four of the men are wearing dark hats. All of the men are wearing white prayer shawls. The man second from left is not wearing a hat and is holding something up with his hand. Art can be seen hanging on the wall to the right of the men.
After the Holocaust, these Jewish survivors found a new home in Brazil. Although many refugees were turned away, for those who made it, Brazil offered safety and a chance to rebuild their lives. 📷: USHMM, courtesy of American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Nazi Germany enacted two laws #OTD in 1935 that laid the foundation for the Holocaust. The Nuremberg Race Laws stripped Jews of their rights of citizenship and banned sexual relationships between Jews and people of "German or related blood." encyclopedia.ushmm.org/conte…
