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The New Holocaust Discoveries

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

With more than 42,000 ghettos and concentration camps scattered throughout Europe, almost everyone had to know what was happening.

Nazi Propaganda Power

by Aish.com staff

Using skillful propaganda, the Nazis brought German anti-Semitism to a fever pitch.

Kristallnacht: Murder by Euphemism

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

To remember Kristallnacht properly, we must first renounce its German-given name.

Inside the Nuremberg Mind

by Eytan Kobre

As a young German Jewish soldier, Howard Triest witnessed unusual intimate encounters with evil.

What the Germans Knew

by Elke Schmitter

Recently published diaries present an unique and damning insider's view of Nazi Germany.

The Rescue of Bulgarian Jewry

by Marshall Roth

How all 50,000 Bulgarian Jews were saved during the Holocaust.

Little-known facts about The Third Reich

by Marnie Winston-Macauley

Some lesser-known facts, odd alliances, and daring rescues during the Third Reich.

The Eichmann Trial: 50 Years Later

by Leah Abramowitz

A prosecutor and key witness reflect back on the event that transformed Israel.

God Is Not a Babysitter

by Sara Mayer

Believing in God after the Holocaust.

Was the Holocaust Only Against Jews?

by Rabbi Avraham M. Nadler

Is it accurate to refer to the Holocaust as a “War Against the Jews"?

7 Lessons from the Holocaust

by Irwin Cotler

While the Holocaust was “uniquely unique,” there are important universal lessons to be acted upon.

Sweet Revenge

by Jessica Naiman

Visiting a concentration camp, faced with overwhelming evil, I was filled with a bolt of anger. What is our revenge?

Why the Jews – Part 1

by Raphael Shore

Understanding the root of the world's longest hatred.

Hitler's Aides

by Gabriel Wilensky

How Christian teachings about Jews helped pave the road to the Holocaust.

The Lure of the Dark Side

by Jeanette Friedman and David Gold

Evil is never banal.

The Final Solution on Tisha B'av

by Yaakov Astor

The Holocaust is rooted in the destruction of the Temple -- which caused a loss of moral clarity in humanity.

Exposing Auschwitz

by Rafael Medoff

Rudolf Vrba's report saved 200,000 Hungarian Jews. It could have saved three times that number.

Kristallnacht's Timeless Lesson

by Rabbi Berel Wein

Converting the fires of Kristallnacht into the fire of Judaism and Jewish life.

Does the Holocaust Still Matter?

by Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

Crucial lessons for humanity to remember always.

In Death's Shadow

by Rabbi Yoel Schwartz & Rabbi Yitzchak Goldstein

Heroism and sanctification of God's Name in the Holocaust.

Life and Death Choices

by Rabbi Yoel Schwartz & Rabbi Yitzchak Goldstein

Moral dilemmas in the face on Nazi terror.

Remembering the Holocaust: 6 Key Lessons

by Irwin Cotler

Indifference in the face of evil is complicity with evil.

The Silence of God

by Jeff Jacoby

"Where was God in those days?" asked the pope. Here's a possible answer.

Hidden in Thunder

by Liba Pearson

Those who took up arms weren't the only heroes in the Holocaust.

The Road to Neunburg

by Todd Richissin

There is no gentle way to tell the story of what happened during World War II in this small Bavarian town.

Survivors

by Rabbi Avi Shafran

Holocaust memorials usually fail to convey something vital: Europe's Jews didn't just die; they lived, too.

The Executioner

by Rachel Ginsberg

Shalom Nagar sprung the gallows under Adolf Eichmann over 40 years ago. To this day the scene plays itself over and over in minute detail.

A Factory for Death

by Jeff Jacoby

What was the worst thing about Auschwitz?

Pharaoh and the Final Solution

by Yaakov Astor

Eerie parallels between the biblical story and the Nazi's Wannsee Conference.

Kristallnacht And The World's Response

by Rafael Medoff

The free world's muted reaction to the Kristallnacht pogrom foreshadowed the terrible silence with which it would greet the Nazis' Final Solution.

The American Axis

by Christopher Simpson

How Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh contributed to the Nazi cause.

Evidence For Posterity

by David Mehegan

Harvard's Nuremberg site counters Holocaust deniers.

The Destruction of European Jewry: A Devastation of Singular Dimensions

by Rabbi Yaakov Weinberg

Since 1945, the Jewish people can never again be the same.

The Six Million Kedoshim

by Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky

Why we refer to those who perished in the Holocaust as "kedoshim."

Diplomats of Uncommon Courage

by Jeff Jacoby

Diplomacy played a shameful role in paving the way for the Holocaust. But there were a few diplomats who displayed extraordinary moral courage.

Like Sheep To The Slaughter

by Rabbi Yisrael Rutman

Instead of a badge of shame, the true meaning of the phrase refers to Jewish valor in the darkest times.

Inhuman "Humanities"

by Rabbi Aharon Feldman

The world's most cultured people were known for the most inhuman behavior.

Understanding the Holocaust

by Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits

In approaching this most difficult of issues, we confront the very foundations of our lives.

Uniqueness of the Holocaust

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

What makes this different from any other event in history?

Six Million: The Problem With Numbers

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Do the enormous numbers of the Holocaust depersonalize it?

The Silence of the Lamb

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Could the victims somehow be seen as accomplices in their own death?

Nuremberg Trials: Pursuit of Justice

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

What happens when there is a conflict between human values and the law of the land?

The Eichmann Trial

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

The trial of the man who Hitler chose to carry out the "Final Solution".

Silence of the World

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

One of Hitler's greatest allies in the holocaust was the indifference of the world.

Like Sheep: Why Didn't You Fight?

by Sam Halpern

A survivor's gives his personal answer to this often-asked question.

Should They Have Tried To Escape?

by Sam Halpern

A survivor explains that freedom was not worth the horrible price.

Wrestling with Suffering

by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith

Jewish philosophical approaches to one of life's fundamental questions.

Belzec: The Forgotten Camp

by Rabbi Shaul Rosenblatt

Not much is known about Belzec, where as many as one million Jews perished. No one survived to tell.

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