Overview

The Trains

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

The Killing Squads could not deal with so many people, so they were shipped off to more "efficient" death camps.

Germany In Russia

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

Betraying their fomer ally, Germany turned on Russia with a massive invasion.

The Evian Conference

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

Acknowledging the plight of Jews in German lands, the nation of the world arose to do… nothing.

Scientific Jew Hatred

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

Even the sciences were twisted into tools to be used against the Jews.

The Survivors

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

The Allied soldiers were completely unprepared for the scenes of unrelenting horror that greeted them in the camps.

Liberation

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

When the liberating armies finally entered the camps, they were met with scenes of unspeakable horror.

Last Efforts

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

As the Allied troops were closing in, the Germans made the murder of Jews a top priority.

Soviets and the UN: Miracle of Israel #13

by Destiny Films and Rabbi Berel Wein

An Iron Curtain goes up in eastern Europe, and the United Nations seeks a solution in Palestine.

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

In the most famous of the revolts against their tormentors, the ill-equiped, starved Jews of the ghetto fought back against the German war machine.

Public Opinion: Miracle of Israel #12

by Destiny Films and Rabbi Berel Wein

American Jewry gets behind the Zionist cause, as the British defer to the United Nations.

The Jewish Underground

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

Some of those few who escaped or went into hiding used their freedom to fight back.

The Allied Effort

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

In spite of the war effort, nothing was done to halt the transports to the camps.

The Hospitals

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

Nazi "doctors" conducted horrible experiments on the Jews in their power.

The Labor Camps

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

Those Jews strong enough were considered as slaves for the German "masters".

The Chambers

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

The Nazis were proud of the efficiency of their death camps.

The Platforms

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

Upon arrival, the masses of Jews were immediately sorted for death or slave labor.

Wannsee Conference: The Final Solution

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

The greatest Nazi minds formalized the plan to eliminate every single Jew.

Einsatzgruppen: The Killing

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

Behind the advancing German army came special forces whose sole purpose was to kill all the Jews under their control.

The Ghettos

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

Jews from wide areas were rounded up and forced to live in unbearable conditions in cramped ghettos.

Nazi Plans for the Jews

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

With Polish Jewry under their control, the Germans began a series of cruel and sadistic measures against them.

Germany Swallows Poland

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

Germany invaded Poland as the rest of the world watched passively.

German War Strategy

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

Germany's precise plans for expansion included treaties of convenience.

Kristallnacht

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

In one night of terror, German mobs destroyed what they could of the Jewish presence.

Anschluss

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

Austria overwhelmingly embraced the Nazi platform and attitudes.

Getting the Jews Out

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

Initially, the German approach was to force all Jews out of German territory.

German Expansion

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

With rising power, Germany began to take what they felt was rightfully theirs.

Legalized Jew Hatred

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

Lovers of order and protocol, the Germans made their stance against the Jews legally binding.

The War Against the Jews

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

Using skillful propaganda, the Nazis brought German anti-Semitism to a fever pitch.

Hitler In Power

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

Adolf Hitler suddenly became the supreme power in Germany, molding it to his will.

Rise of the Nazis

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

The Nazi promise to restore Germany's honor and glory struck a powerful chord.

Beginning a New Life

by Rabbi Eliyahu Ellis and Rabbi Shmuel Silinsky

What does one do when their entire life has been destroyed?

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