Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Polish Victims

Article about the coverage and response that news of the Holocaust received at various times throughout World War II.

Read about the plight of children, especially Jewish and Roma children, during the Holocaust

Text details the planned methods of moving Holocaust victims from ghettos and labor camps to extermination camps during World War II.

An explanation of the term "antisemitism" and its particular reference to the Holocaust.

An explanation of the plight of refugees, especially Jewish refugees trying to emigrate from Germany just prior to and during World War II.

An analysis of the scope of Nazi persecution during World War II, including the Jews, Poles, Roma, and any groups people who did not support the Nazi cause.

An article about plight of people, especially Jewish people, who were displaced by World War II and had no homes to return to, and how the world-wide community did, and did not, aid them in the years immediately following the war.

The roles of Jewish women and women of other groups targeted by the Nazis is described, but the article also tells of the roles many women played in the various resistance movements during World War II.

Entry describes the Nazi persecution of gays. Includes information on the criminal code Paragraph 175 and the pink triangle symbol used to mark gay men in concentration camps.

Data by country of the Jewish population in Europe prior to World War II.