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Curator Daniel Greene gave a tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibit which uses films, artifacts, and documents to explore how the U.S. public and government officials reacted…

Holocaust survivor Emanuel “Manny” Mandel recalled his experiences as a young boy after the Nazi’s occupied his hometown of Budapest, Hungary, in March of 1944. Mr. Mandel and his family…

Holocaust survivor Josiane Traum recalled her family’s experiences after Germany invaded Belgium and imposed anti-Semitic laws. Ms. Traum talked about her parents' resistance to the Nazi regime and her…

Holocaust survivor Estelle Laughlin recalls how she survived in her book, Transcending Darkness: A Girl’s Journey Out of the Holocaust. She was 10 years old when Nazi forces invaded her home of…

President Trump participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Yad Veshem, the Israeli national Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem. He was introduced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,…

President Trump delivered remarks at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s National Days of Remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. Congress established the Days of Remembrance as an…

A complete reading of the late Elie Wiesel’s Night at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. This is part three of three.

A complete reading of the late Elie Wiesel’s Night at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. This is part two of three.

A complete reading of the late Elie Wiesel’s Night at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. This is part one of three.

Peter Hayes talked about his book Why?: Explaining the Holocaust. He also responded to viewer comments and questions on the Holocaust. He spoke at the 9th annual Tucson Festival of Books.…

Peter Hayes talked about his book Why?: Explaining the Holocaust, in which he provides his thoughts on why the Holocaust happened.

Holocaust survivor Anna Grosz recalled her family’s experiences after Hungary annexed a portion of Romania that included their hometown, and then imposed anti-Semitic laws. The family was confined, along…

Holocaust survivor Julius Menn described his experiences growing up in Poland and Palestine during the 1930s and 1940s. Ten year-old Julius Menn and his family were on an extended stay in…

Holocaust survivor Louise Lawrence-Israels recalled going into hiding with her family after German forces invaded the Netherlands. Ms. Lawrence-Israels celebrated her second and third birthdays in an Amsterdam apartment…

Witnesses testified at a joint hearing of two Senate Judiciary subcommittees. The hearing concerned the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act, which deals with adjusting the statutes of…

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum held an annual remembrance ceremony to honor victims and survivors of the Holocaust. Speakers remembered the mixed history of the United States in countering the Holocaust…

Representative John Lewis (R-GA) delivered the keynote remarks at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s annual fundraising dinner as he was presented the 2016 Elie Wiesel Award for his moral and…

Marilyn Harran gave a tour of Chapman University’s Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library and showed items donated to its collection. They also spoke about Chapman University’s Holocaust Art and…

C-SPAN visited a class at Chapman University to see how author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel’s books were being used to help students learn about the Holocaust during World War II. C-SPAN’s Local…

President Obama spoke at the Righteous Among the Nations Award Ceremony at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. The ceremony honoring four people, including Americans, for risking their…