Hitler's favorite filmmaker, Leni Riefenstahl, was commissioned by the Nazi regime to produce a film of the 1936 Summer Games. The resulting propaganda documentary, Olympia, won first prize at the ...

The history of the German military has long appealed to those with an interest in military practice and the conduct of war. However, it is important to remember that under the Nazi Regime the German ...

Americans served in World War II 36 Army units have been recognized as having liberated Nazi concentration camps ...

We are Holocaust survivors who volunteer at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, sharing our experiences with the public. We are always gratified to see how much interest there is from young ...

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is outraged by Hamas’s unconscionable attack on Israel, killing hundreds, and targeting Israeli citizens for kidnapping, including a Holocaust survivor, ...

By Sareta Ashraph, Senior Legal Consultant, US Holocaust Memorial Museum. This contribution by Sareta Ashraph is part of a blog post series to coincide with the launch of our Handbook: "Pursuing ...

By Tallan Donine. Since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in August 2021, the risk of mass atrocities has increased for vulnerable groups, including ethnic and religious minorities..

What can victim groups do to advance justice for genocide and related crimes against humanity? A new Handbook from the Ferencz International Justice Initiative offers unique insights into this ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum strongly condemns Russia’s outrageous attack on Ukraine and is deeply concerned about threats to civilians and loss of life. In justifying ...

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide released a report in November 2021, “To Make Us Slowly Disappear”: The Chinese Government’s Assault on ...

The historic Cessation of Hostilities Agreement signed on November 2, 2022, between the Government of Ethiopia and Tigray People’s Liberation Front delivers a roadmap to end the civil war. Despite the ...

Ethiopian civilians face a dire risk of mass atrocities as the country’s civil war—now more than a year old—intensifies. The news of the withdrawal of Tigrayan rebel forces from the Afar and Amhara ...