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Madagascar Plan
Before the Nazis decided to murder European Jewry in gas chambers, they considered the Madagascar Plan - a plan to move four million Jews from Europe to the island of Madagascar.

Voyage of the St. Louis
In 1939, over 900 Jews tried to escape persecution and death in Germany by boarding a ship, the St. Louis, headed for Cuba. They thought they had the proper papers to enter Cuba, but government policies changed while they were en route. Find out what happened on this voyage of the damned.

Babi Yar
In retaliation for explosions in downtown Kiev, the Nazis created a place of mass murder in the ravine named Babi Yar.

The Sobibor Uprising
Although the difficulties seemed insurmountable and success improbable, the Jews of the Sobibor death camp attempted a revolt. They made a plan and attacked their captors, but axes and knives were little match for the SS's machine guns. How and why did they come to the decision to revolt?

Hidden Children
After having been forced to wear the yellow badge, forced out of school, taunted and attacked by others their age, disallowed from parks and other public places, Jewish children felt the persecution. Some Jewish children went into hiding to escape the increasing persecution and, most importantly, the deportations. Find out more about hidden children.

Sterilization
Six months after Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, the first German compulsory sterilization law was created. Why did the Nazis do this and who did they sterilize?

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