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#OTD in 1939, Germany launched an unprovoked attack on Poland, beginning World War II. The German occupation was exceptionally brutal. By the end of the war, at least 1.8 million non-Jewish Polish civilians and some three million Polish Jews would be killed.
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Aug 27
In 2007, an album of photographs showing how the Nazis at Auschwitz spent their leisure time came into our Museum’s collection. Learn more about these rare photographs and get to know the real people who inspired the play Here There Are Blueberries, opening on Broadway this fall.
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Aug 20
Herta Oberheuser had trained to ease people’s pain. Instead the doctor used her skills to perform cruel, sometimes deadly experiments on prisoners of Nazi persecution. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison in late August 1947 by the International Military Tribunal. 📷: NARA
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Aug 17
In August 1938, the Nazis forced Jews to adopt an additional name—“Sara” for women and “Israel” for men. This was one of many attempts to erase the individuality and humanity of German Jews.
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Aug 15
"We heard the amazing news," remembered Ilie Wacs. "Japan had surrendered. The war was over.” V-J Day, the day of Japan’s unofficial surrender, took place #OTD in 1945. For Jewish refugees like Ilie who lived in Japanese-occupied Shanghai, Japan’s surrender meant freedom.
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