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SOLA Presents!

This guide provides educational background to the cultural events sponsored by the School of Liberal Arts (SOLA) at Buena Vista University.

Historical background on the Holocaust

Auschwitz Birkenau Museum Virtual Visit

This site is in Polish, but can be translated to Spanish or English.  Click on the language in the banner to activate Google Translation options.

The History of Antisemitism.  U.S. Holocaust and Memorial Museum. 

This video (approx. 13 minutes) explains the history of antisemitism and how this lead to the Holocaust. 

The Holocaust. Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, 2023.

This web page introduces the Holocaust for those learning about it for the first time.

Concentration Camps, 1933-1939. Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. USHMM.

Concentration Camps, 1939-1942, Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. USHMM.

Concentration Camps, 1942-1945, Encyclopedia of the Holocaust, USHMM.

The articles in the "concentration camp" series explain the purpose and living conditions of the camps.

Aftermath of the Holocaust: Effects on Survivors. Encyclopedia of the Holocaust, USHMM. 

How did the survivors return to "normal" life after the experience of the Holocaust?

The Holocaust: Maps

This series of maps and a short video show the geographic extent of German-occupied territory, the population of Jewish people before and after the Holocaust in Europe, and the placement of the camps and extermination centers. 

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