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Everyday Life: Roles, Motives, and Choices During the Holocaust

The rise of Nazi Germany, the outbreak of World War II, and the onset of the Holocaust changed the conditions of everyday life for millions of people. In an era of violence and upheaval, individuals confronted difficult choices and new social and political pressures. How did they respond to these challenges? What values, roles, and loyalties influenced their decisions? Sources in this section explore the complex and intersecting motivations and behaviors within everyday life during the Holocaust.

tolkachev auschwitz

Artists and Visual Culture in Wartime Europe
Eldorado II

Everyday Encounters with Fascism
In this image, as part of a ritual of public humiliation, Jewish men and women were forced to scrub the streets to remove political slogans that were critical of Germany’s annexation of Austria.

Experiences of Forced Labor in Wartime Europe
Family Life

Family Life During the Holocaust
Policing

German Police and the Nazi Regime
Higher Education in Nazi Germany

Higher Education in Nazi Germany
Red Cross Nurses - Cover

Medical Care, Nazism, and the Holocaust
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Public Health under the Third Reich

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