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This exhibition, assembled by Detroit Jewish News Foundation Archivist Mike Smith from the William Davidson Archive of Jewish Detroit History shows the history of what we now call the Holocaust as it unfolded in the pages of the Jewish News and its predecessor, the Detroit Jewish Chronicle.
This exhibition, assembled by Detroit Jewish News Foundation Archivist Mike Smith from the William Davidson Archive of Jewish Detroit History shows the history of what we now call the Holocaust as it unfolded in the pages of the Jewish News and its predecessor, the Detroit Jewish Chronicle.
The term Holocaust was not used as a historical concept until after World War II when the world finally understood that the Nazi party and its collaborators had systemically and brutally attempted to annihilate the Jews of Europe. Through viewing the exhibition, however, you will see that Detroiters and Michiganders were provided with continually published reports about Nazi atrocities and had knowledge about what was going on.
The term Holocaust was not used as a historical concept until after World War II when the world finally understood that the Nazi party and its collaborators had systemically and brutally attempted to annihilate the Jews of Europe. Through viewing the exhibition, however, you will see that Detroiters and Michiganders were provided with continually published reports about Nazi atrocities and had knowledge about what was going on.
A similar newspaper archival initiative has been underway at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in Washington, DC with the History Unfolded project. Citizen historians from around the country are today uncovering what ordinary people could have known about World War II era from reading their local newspapers in the years 1933–1945. Newspaper articles (including many submissions from Michigan) have then been uploaded to a central USHMM database, providing valuable material for scholars, curators, and the public.
A similar newspaper archival initiative has been underway at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in Washington, DC with the History Unfolded project. Citizen historians from around the country are today uncovering what ordinary people could have known about World War II era from reading their local newspapers in the years 1933–1945. Newspaper articles (including many submissions from Michigan) have then been uploaded to a central USHMM database, providing valuable material for scholars, curators, and the public.
A Willard Library livestreamed panel discussion "Peeks Into the Past" how local newspapers covered Nazi Germany’s persecution and murder of Jews, and what we can learn from that coverage today.
A Willard Library livestreamed panel discussion "Peeks Into the Past" how local newspapers covered Nazi Germany’s persecution and murder of Jews, and what we can learn from that coverage today.
We hope that the opportunity to view The Holocaust Unfolds will inspire students and adults to further explore The Detroit Jewish News Digital Archives and our own Chronicling Battle Creek Historic Local Newspapers so as to be informed about historical and contemporary events. May we learn from the lessons of the past and commit to take action in our own day!
We hope that the opportunity to view The Holocaust Unfolds will inspire students and adults to further explore The Detroit Jewish News Digital Archives and our own Chronicling Battle Creek Historic Local Newspapers so as to be informed about historical and contemporary events. May we learn from the lessons of the past and commit to take action in our own day!
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