That creates risks: the Holocaust didn’t begin with mass murder. The dehumanization of Jews progressed gradually from public exclusion to eventual internment to finally extermination. Millions of regular Germans—and Europeans more broadly—facilitated or silently accepted these actions.
The Holocaust famously teaches us that what makes mass atrocities possible isn’t only the agency of the powerful — it’s the silence of everyone else.
I feature my mother’s testimony in my teaching because it gives my students a direct link, through me, as my mother’s son, to the genocide that was the Holocaust, writes Menachem Z. Rosensaft.
Why did humans show so much hatred and indifference toward fellow humans during the Holocaust? Psychology provides some answers that have implications for today.
Robbie Friedman noted the importance of remembering the mass tragedy, stating 76% of Americans believe that the Holocaust could happen again.
As Holocaust Remembrance Day is marked on Jan. 27, a town in southwestern Germany unflinchingly confronts its past and reaches out to Jews.
While commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day on Jan. 27, the Prince of Wales spoke to Holocaust survivors and remarked there was “a lot of history at this table”
The house, until this year, had always been in private hands. A U.S.-based group, the "Counter Extremism Project," has purchased it. Now, in conjunction with the Auschwitz Museum and UNESCO, they have created "The Auschwitz Center on Hate, Extremism and Radicalisation." The home is now open to the public for the first time.
King Charles and the Prince and Princess of Wales attended various events to observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Max Glauben's hologram at the Dallas Holocaust Museum keeps his story alive, letting visitors engage in conversations about his experiences.
Kate Middleton loves jewelry with significant meaning. On Monday, the Princess of Wales attended a Holocaust Memorial Day service in London, where she debuted a special five-strand faux pearl necklace ($341).