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The term Holocaust or Shoah, from the Hebrew word for "catastrophe," refers to the mass murder of the Jewish people during the Nazi reign of Germany from 1933-1945.

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The gate of the former Dachau concentration camp with the words 'Arbeit macht frei'

The gate of the former Dachau concentration camp with the words 'Arbeit macht frei'

Dachau: 90 years on, the warning remains

Dachau: 90 years on, the warning remains

In 1933, the Nazis set up one of the first concentration camps in Dachau, near Munich — the start of a system of terror.

A woman with curly blonde hair sings into a mike

A woman with curly blonde hair sings into a mike

Dealing with Holocaust trauma through music

Dealing with Holocaust trauma through music

Poems set to music by Jewish women who survived the Holocaust feature in the album "Silent Tears."

Black and white film still from "The Natural History of Destruction" shows a woman covering her face with a scarf as she walks down a destroyed street.

Black and white film still from "The Natural History of Destruction" shows a woman covering her face with a scarf as she walks down a destroyed street.

New film on the bombing of German cities in WWII

New film on the bombing of German cities in WWII

Ukrainian Sergei Loznitsa's film "The Natural History of Destruction" focuses on the bombing of German cities in WWII.

A rabbi standing in the side door of a delivery van that promotes the project 'Mizwa Mobil'.

A rabbi standing in the side door of a delivery van that promotes the project 'Mizwa Mobil'.

A synagogue on wheels tours Germany

A synagogue on wheels tours Germany

To make Jewish life visible and break down prejudice, the "Mizwa Mobil" synagogue is now rolling across Germany.

candles in front of a plaque reading 'Synagoge'

candles in front of a plaque reading 'Synagoge'

Jewish perspectives on antisemitism in Germany

Jewish perspectives on antisemitism in Germany

A report sought to find out how Jewish people perceive German antisemitism and how that contrasts with non-Jewish views.

Picture of a woman looking at a painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso.

Picture of a woman looking at a painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso.

Picasso dispute: Is 'Madame Soler' looted art?

Picasso dispute: Is 'Madame Soler' looted art?

Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's heirs demand restitution, but the Bavarian State Painting Collections is stonewalling.

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Protest against antisemitism in New York

Protest against antisemitism in New York

US creates new antisemitism task force

Four out of 10 Jews in the US feel less secure than they did a year ago. The White House responds with an action plan.

Refugees from Ukraine rest in the main train station of Krakow

Refugees from Ukraine rest in the main train station of Krakow

Fact check: How propaganda denigrates Ukrainian refugees

DW explains why propaganda to portray Ukrainian refugees in a negative light often works — and how to recognize it.

Hitler is mobbed by supporters while standing in a car during a rally

Hitler is mobbed by supporters while standing in a car during a rally

Could Adolf Hitler's seizure of power have been prevented?

Hitler's rise to power on January 30, 1933 changed world history. A new Berlin exhibition imagines other possibilities.

Bundestag President Bärbel Bas (l) and Franziska Giffey, Governing Mayor of Berlin, lay wreaths at the memorial for homosexuals persecuted under National Socialism in Tiergarten

Bundestag President Bärbel Bas (l) and Franziska Giffey, Governing Mayor of Berlin, lay wreaths at the memorial for homosexuals persecuted under National Socialism in Tiergarten

LGBTQ People: Germany's long-forgotten victims of the Nazis

Gays, lesbians, and other LGBTQ minorities are in focus at this year's commemoration of those persecuted by the Nazis.

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, in central Berlin

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, in central Berlin

Jewish memorials in Berlin

A large number of monuments and memorials across the German capital commemorate the victims of the Holocaust.

Hand holding to smart phone with screen that treads Tiktok.

Hand holding to smart phone with screen that treads Tiktok.

Holocaust remembrance on TikTok

How Holocaust survivors and concentration camp memorial sites are reaching young users on TikTok in 30 seconds.