Humiliation was a common emotional response experienced by many people during and after the Holocaust and World War II. Rituals of public humiliation—such as forcibly shaving Jewish men’s beards, parading couples accused of violating Nazi racial laws, or subjecting people to forced physical exercise—became common features of Nazi persecution. Many people accused of collaborating with the Nazis were also publicly shamed after the war.
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Jewish Perspectives on the Holocaust
"Song of the Oppressed"
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Belonging and Exclusion: Reshaping Society under Nazi Rule
Chart of Prisoner Markings
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Jewish Perspectives on the Holocaust
Diary of Aharon Pick
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Americans and the Holocaust
Letter from J. L. Published in The Golden Age
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Jewish Perspectives on the Holocaust
Memoir of Fryderyk Winnykamień
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Belonging and Exclusion: Reshaping Society under Nazi Rule
Oral History with Karl Stojka
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Americans and the Holocaust
Oral History with Leon Bass
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Belonging and Exclusion: Reshaping Society under Nazi Rule
Photo of Deportation of Sinti People in Asperg, Germany
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Belonging and Exclusion: Reshaping Society under Nazi Rule
Photo of Johann Rukeli Trollmann with His Teammates
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Everyday Life: Roles, Motives, and Choices During the Holocaust
Photograph of German Order Police Publicly Humiliating a Jewish Man
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Everyday Life: Roles, Motives, and Choices During the Holocaust
Photograph of Jews Cleaning Streets in Vienna
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Everyday Life: Roles, Motives, and Choices During the Holocaust
Photograph of Prisoners Forced to Exercise
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Belonging and Exclusion: Reshaping Society under Nazi Rule
Prisoner Badge Worn by Josef Kohout
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Everyday Life: Roles, Motives, and Choices During the Holocaust
Public Humiliation of a Young Couple
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Everyday Life: Roles, Motives, and Choices During the Holocaust
Telegram Regarding the "Action against the Un-German Spirit"
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Jewish Perspectives on the Holocaust
USHMM Oral History with Blanka Rothschild
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Jewish Perspectives on the Holocaust
USHMM Oral History with Dora Goldstein Roth