We would like to thank Crown Family Philanthropies and the Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation for supporting the ongoing work to create content and resources for the Holocaust Encyclopedia. View the list of all donors.
Nazi Germany committed mass murder on an unprecedented scale. The Nazis and their allies and collaborators killed six million Jewish people. This systematic, state-sponsored genocide is now known as the Holocaust. The Nazis and their allies and collaborators also committed other mass atrocities. They persecuted and killed millions of non-Jewish people during World War II.
Article
International Holocaust Remembrance DayArticle
Introduction to the HolocaustArticle
Wannsee Conference and the "Final Solution"Article
AuschwitzArticle
The Nazi Rise to PowerArticle
Gleichschaltung: Coordinating the Nazi StateArticle
AntisemitismArticle
War Refugee Board: Background and EstablishmentArticle
How Many People did the Nazis Murder?Learn more about personal experiences during the Holocaust
Explore a timeline of events that occurred before, during, and after the Holocaust.
How and why was the Holocaust possible?