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Holocaust Remembrance Month: Through Their Eyes: Righteous Among The Nations

This guide showcases the materials in the Dayton Holocaust Resource Center that is highlighted in the Holocaust Remembrance Month display, available to visit on the 2nd floor of the Paul Laurence Dunbar Library.

Introduction

In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Month, the University Libraries are highlighting resources from the Dayton Holocaust Resource Center, a specialized collection within the Charles and Renate Frydman Educational Resource Center.

Through Their Eyes: Righteous Among The Nations display highlights the extraordinary courage, ingenuity, and bravery of those who were willing to sacrifice their freedom, families and lives to rescue Jews with no thought of remuneration.

We ask that you evaluate your mental health before, during, and after viewing this display and seek help if you need it. Wright State University Counseling and Wellness Services are available in 053 Student Union via appointment, phone (937-775-3407), and walk-in. 

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Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies

Welcome

  • Nazi Germany’s persecution of Jews evolved and became increasingly more radical between 1933 and 1945. This radicalization culminated in the mass murder of six million Jews.(United States Holocaust Encyclopedia).
  • Antisemitism was at the foundation of the Holocaust. Antisemitism, the hatred of or prejudice against Jews, was a basic tenet of Nazi ideology. This prejudice was also widespread throughout Europe. (United States Holocaust Encyclopedia).
  • During World War II, Nazi Germany and its allies and collaborators killed nearly two out of every three European Jews using deadly living conditions, brutal mistreatment, mass shootings and gassings, and specially designed killing centers. (Holocaust Encyclopedia).
  • Also known as "the Shoah," a Hebrew term meanng "catastrophe," the Holocaust has left an unfading mark on  history. Despite its harrowing atrocities, it has also produced a legacy of resilience, evident in the enduring artistic, musical, and poetic expressions that bear witness to the unquenchable and creative human spirit.
  • The Righteous Among The Nations are non-Jewish individuals recognized by Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial, for courageously risking their lives to help Jews during the Holocaust. (Holocaust Encyclopedia)

 

Subjects: Education, History