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Opening: 16 Miles of Nazi Files
After 60 years of being hidden away from the public, Nazi records about the 17.5 million people - Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, mental patients, handicapped, political prisoners and other "undesirables" – they persecuted will be open to the public. The ITS Holocaust Archive in Bad Arolsen, Germany contains 50 million pages, housed in thousands of filing cabinets in six buildings. Find out what is in the archive, why it was closed to the public, and why it is now opening to the public.

Simon Wiesenthal
Simon Wiesenthal, Nazi death camp survivor and world famous Nazi hunter, founded the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

McGovern: Auschwitz should have been target
George McGovern, a former U.S. senator and the 1972 Democratic nominee for president, said he could have bombed the Auschwitz concentration camp when he was an Air Force pilot during World War II.

Katsav on 60th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz
Address by the President of the State of Israel, Mr. Moshe Katsav, at the 60th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz.

Sharon on 60th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz
Address by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz.

A “Final Solution” with No End?
In his article, A “Final Solution” with No End?, Darren. J. Sush writes about The Transgenerational Effect of the Holocaust.

The Effects of the Holocaust on the Children of Survivors
Evidence shows that the children of Holocaust survivors, referred to as the “Second Generation”, can be deeply affected – both negatively and positively -- by the horrific events their parents experienced.

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