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Jewish Partisan Sara Fortis
Sara Fortis led an all-women unit of partisans who fought in the resistance movement against Nazi Germany
![Formal full body photo portrait of a young white woman in uniform](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Jewish_Partisan_Sara_Fortis_.jpg?h=d5886ffc&itok=f9CoYGVF)
Jewish Partisan Tuvia Bielski
Tuvia Bielski and his brothers led one of the largest partisan units fighting in the resistance movement against Nazi Germany.
![Photo portrait of young white man with a moustache](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Jewish_Partisan_Tuvia_Bielski_FH227678.jpg?h=bb13e0a0&itok=dQ3ZwllD)
Jewish Partisan Zus Bielski
Zus Bielski, with his brothers, led a partisan group in the forest of Belarus committed to resisting the Germans and saving Jewish lives.
![A photo portrait of a young, clean-shaven, white man in uniform](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Jewish_Partisan_Zus_Bielski_FH227681.jpg?h=d7a3162c&itok=SlrapV3l)
Jews in German-Polish Border Town
This photograph shows Polish Jews who were expelled from their homes in Germany by the Nazis 1938.
![A crowd of people outside surrounded by their suitcases and other belongings](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Jews_in_German_Polish_Border_Town_FH229458.jpg?h=4c3b389f&itok=TnN_eR6P)
1932 German Election Ballot
The 1932 German election ballot featured 36 parties, many of which existed only on paper. The number of different groups made it difficult for any single party to gain a majority in parliament in the Weimar Republic.
![A sample 1932 German Election ballot. A long page with a list of items to vote on, in German text.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-P046291%2C_Berlin%2C_Reichstagswahl%2C_Wahlzettel_Medium_res.jpg?h=64aaa142&itok=H6JurCwa)
1932 German Election Ballot (en español)
The 1932 German election ballot featured 36 parties, many of which existed only on paper. The number of different groups made it difficult for any single party to gain a majority in parliament in the Weimar Republic. This resource is in Spanish.
![A sample 1932 German Election ballot. A long page with a list of items to vote on, in German text.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-P046291%2C_Berlin%2C_Reichstagswahl%2C_Wahlzettel_Medium_res.jpg?h=64aaa142&itok=H6JurCwa)
Political Polarization in the United States
This Explainer defines the term political polarization and provides information on how it impacts US politics and society.
![Abstract red, white, and blue painting with thick brush strokes.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/PoliticalPolarization_full-res.jpg?h=5eef411c&itok=dyNgzenB)
The Artist and His Mother by Arshile Gorky
This image, which is on the cover of Facing History's publication Crimes Against Humanity and Civilization: The Genocide of the Armenians was painted by the artist Arshile Gorky. It is based on a photograph of Gorky and his mother, Sushan der Marderosian, taken in 1912. Although Gorky is generally identified as an American artist, he was born Vosdanig Adoian near the city of Van in what was then the Ottoman Empire. A few years after the photograph was taken, Gorky and his mother were victims of the Armenian Genocide. While he survived, Gorky remembers his mother dying in his arms. As an artist Gorky returned to the subject of the 1912 photograph many times throughout his career.
![Painting of artist Arshile Gorky and his mother.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/GenocideOfTheArmeniansArshileGorky.jpeg?h=83a548ea&itok=vPFn3ux0)
The Artist and His Mother by Arshile Gorky (en español)
This image, which is on the cover of Facing History's publication Crimes Against Humanity and Civilization: The Genocide of the Armenians was painted by the artist Arshile Gorky. It is based on a photograph of Gorky and his mother, Sushan der Marderosian, taken in 1912. Although Gorky is generally identified as an American artist, he was born Vosdanig Adoian near the city of Van in what was then the Ottoman Empire. A few years after the photograph was taken, Gorky and his mother were victims of the Armenian Genocide. While he survived, Gorky remembers his mother dying in his arms. As an artist Gorky returned to the subject of the 1912 photograph many times throughout his career. This resource is in Spanish.
![Painting of artist Arshile Gorky and his mother.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/GenocideOfTheArmeniansArshileGorky.jpeg?h=83a548ea&itok=vPFn3ux0)
Julius Streicher, Publisher of Der Stürmer, Stands Trial in Nuremberg
Julius Streicher, publisher of Der Stürmer, an antisemitic newspaper, stands trial in Nuremberg on April 29, 1946.
![Candid side profile photograph of an older man with translation headphones on](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Julius_Streicher_Publisher_of_Der_St%C3%BCrmer_FH2169294.jpg?h=c81df639&itok=x6b6Jccr)
Kalecka Jewish Elementary School
Pupils in the second grade work in their classroom at the Kalecka Jewish elementary school in Warsaw, Poland, ca. 1937–1938.
![Teacher standing amongst young girls sitting at their desks](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Kalecka_Jewish_Elementary_School_%20FH2115441.jpg?h=e91a75a9&itok=syk7BTC0)