Former SS Member Oskar Groening
Defendant Oskar Gröning, a former SS member, at a courtroom in Lüneburg, Germany, April 21, 2015. Gröning, age 93, was found guilty of aiding in the murder of 300,000 Jews at Auschwitz and sentenced to four years in prison.
Flowers and Butterfly
Margit Koretzova painted this while imprisoned at the Terezín ghetto-camp. She died at age ten.
Facades for the International Commission by Bedřich Fritta
This illustration by Bedřich Fritta, a prisoner at Terezín, depicts the “beautification” of the ghetto-camp undertaken by the SS before the Red Cross visit in 1944.
Ensemble of Jewish Musicians in Latvia, 1930s
A small ensemble of Jewish musicians performs in Riga, Latvia, in the 1930s.
Edith Cavell Propaganda Poster
A British propaganda poster depicting the execution of Edith Cavell in 1915.
Reaping the Benefits of War
Learn how the German government exploited the wealth and resources of occupied countries during World War II.
Shoes on the Danube Bank Memorial
Sixty pairs of shoes mark the site in Budapest, Hungary, where fascist Arrow Cross militiamen shot Jews and threw their bodies into the river in 1944 and 1945.
Shoes on the Danube Bank Memorial (en español)
A sculpture serves as a memorial of Jews who were murdered on that spot During World War !!
Sixty pairs of shoes mark the site in Budapest, Hungary, where fascist Arrow Cross militiamen shot Jews and threw their bodies into the river in 1944 and 1945. The memorial opened in 2005. See full-sized image for analysis. This image is in Spanish.