The Holocaust
Primary Sources
Proclamation by Adolf Hitler - September 3, 1939
Adolf Hilter,Chancellor to the Reich, made a proclamation to the German people, September 3, 1939. His pathos-infused speech serves to both praise his audience and terrify them. With this proclamation, Hitler provides hope for the future of Germany, and a concrete pathway out of the darkness of war, under his leadership, of course.
The Wannsee Protocol
Minutes of the 1942 Wannsee Conference planning the annihilation of over eleven million European Jews.
Kristallnacht "night of broken glass"
Kristallnacht, literally, "Night of Crystal," is often referred to as the "Night of Broken Glass." The name refers to the wave of violent anti-Jewish pogroms which took place on November 9 and 10, 1938. https://www.facinghistory.org/teaching-salvaged-pages/learn-history-kristallnacht-klaus-langers-diary
Medical experiments: freezing experiments
From about August 1942 to about May 1943, experiments were conducted at the Dachau concentration camp, primarily for the benefit of the German Air Force, to investigate the most effective means of treating persons who had been severely chilled or frozen. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/freezing-experiments
The Warsaw Ghetto
The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of all of the Jewish ghettos in Nazi occupied Europe during WWII. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-warsaw-ghetto
Interview with a Holocaust survivor
Holocaust survivor interviews won’t be possible forever, with many Auschwitz survivors now in their late 80s. This is Lydia’s incredible story.
The Holocaust: Through Primary Sources
https://www.ushmm.org/collections/bibliography/anne-frank
This is the story of a young Jewish girl, Anne Frank, who hid in an attic with her family and others, trying to avoid being caught by the Germans and sent to a concentration camp. She kept a very detailed diary, that was later found and published, detailing her life while in hiding.
One Day in Auschwitz 2015 720p HD Auschwitz Holocaust Documentary
HOLOCAUST - Survivors Remember the Horror (WARNING: Disturbing Content)