Find out what Americans read about the Holocaust in their local newspapers from 1933 to 1946. Explore newspaper articles that were published across the US to find out what was reported, when, and where.
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486 articles found by citizen historians February 27, 1933 Reichstag Fire Plunges Germany into Virtual Martial LawOn February 27, 1933, the German parliament (Reichstag) building burned down. Nazi leadership and Nationalist coalition partners exploited the fire to pass emergency legislation, paving the way for Nazi dictatorship.
982 articles found by citizen historians September 15, 1935 Hitler Announces Nuremberg Race LawsAt their annual party rally, Nazi leaders announced new laws that defined Jews as a “race” and stripped them of basic citizenship rights.
5,687 articles found by citizen historians March 12, 1938 Germany Annexes Austria The Anschluss expanded the German Reich and set into motion a Jewish refugee crisis. 1,208 articles found by citizen historians February 20, 1939 American Nazis Rally in New York CityOn February 20, 1939, the pro-Nazi German American Bund drew more than 20,000 people to a rally in Madison Square Garden.
625 articles found by citizen historians September 1, 1941 German Government Forces Jews to Wear Yellow StarsGermany decreed that Jews over the age of six were required to wear a yellow Star of David on their outer clothing in public at all times.
222 articles found by citizen historians September 29, 1941 Germans Kill Thousands of Jews in Mass Shooting Outside KievIn late September 1941, SS and German police units and their auxiliaries perpetrated one of the largest massacres of World War II. It took place at a ravine called Babyn Yar (Babi Yar) just outside the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv (Kiev).
395 articles found by citizen historians March 9, 1943 "We Will Never Die"The dramatic pageant "We Will Never Die" premieres before an audience of 40,000 at Madison Square Garden to raise public awareness of the mass murder of European Jews.
483 articles found by citizen historians January 22, 1944 President Establishes War Refugee Board President Roosevelt issued an executive order to provide relief and rescue for Jews in Europe.
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