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A few years ago, Glenn Kurtz discovered a reel of film in the
A few years ago, Glenn Kurtz discovered a reel of film in the closet of his parents home in Florida. Only three minutes long, the footage shows his gr...

When Moshe Mandil took a portrait of his children Gavra and Irena
When Moshe Mandil took a portrait of his children Gavra and Irena in the fall of 1940, he had no idea that it would save their lives less than one yea...

Millions of ordinary people witnessed the crimes of the
Millions of ordinary people witnessed the crimes of the Holocaust—in the countryside and city squares, in stores and schools, in homes and workplace...

National Public Radio and the Boston Globe both call Three Minutes
National Public Radio and the Boston Globe both call Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film one of the Best Books of ...

On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the
On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the United States Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, The attack severely damaged the Amer...

In 2009, Glenn Kurtz donated to the Museum home movie footage that
In 2009, Glenn Kurtz donated to the Museum home movie footage that his grandfather made during a 1938 trip to Europe. The footage includes three minut...

76 years ago today, the pogroms known as Kristallnacht began
76 years ago today, the pogroms known as Kristallnacht began throughout Germany, Austria, and the Sudeten region of Czechoslovakia. When the violence ...