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A Jewish Brigade soldier (center) teaching an elementary school class in a displaced persons camp. [LCID: 63468]
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aftermath of the Holocaust

The aftermath of the Holocaust (1933-1945) presented new challenges for Jewish survivors. In addition to dealing with their personal losses, survivors faced the daunting prospect of rebuilding their lives in a changed world. Postwar violence, antisemitism, and the destruction or theft of their previous homes led many survivors to settle in new places. Explore content about the aftermath of the Holocaust and its effects on survivors.  

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A young child sits among luggage while waiting to depart the Deggendorf displaced persons camp. [LCID: 22582]
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A child waiting to leave the Deggendorf displaced persons camp
A Jewish child refugee who fled eastern Europe as part of the organized postwar flight of Jews (the Brihah), as an apprentice at ... [LCID: 30014]
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A Jewish child refugee who fled eastern Europe as part of the Brihah
A Jewish New Year greeting card from Hela Brett, the donor's friend. [LCID: 34387]
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A Jewish New Year greeting card
A former concentration camp prisoner receives care from a mobile medical unit of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. [LCID: 66625]
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A survivor receives medical care
Abraham Klausner [LCID: akl1039m]
Oral History
Abraham Klausner describes postwar efforts to reunite survivors
Aftermath of pogrom in Kielce [LCID: dfk0389p]
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Aftermath of pogrom in Kielce
Media Essay
Aftermath of the Holocaust (Abridged Article) - Historical Film Footage
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Aftermath of the Holocaust (Abridged Article) - Animated Map/Map
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Aftermath of the Holocaust (Abridged Article) - Photograph
Media Essay
Aftermath of the Holocaust (Abridged Article) - Oral Histories
A Jewish youth on an agricultural training farm that prepared Jewish refugees for life in Palestine, sponsored by the Joint Distribution ... [LCID: 69203]
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Agricultural training
Alisa (Lisa) Nussbaum Derman [LCID: lda0699f]
Oral History
Alisa (Lisa) Nussbaum Derman describes postwar emigration with the Brihah movement
Survivors of Mauthausen cheer American soldiers as they pass through the main gate of the camp. [LCID: 68210]
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American soldiers pass through the main gate of the Mauthausen camp
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Aron and Lisa Derman: Family Photographs
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Aron and Lisa Derman: Oral History Excerpts
Eight-year-old Yisrael Meir (Lulek) Lau is held by a fellow Buchenwald survivor, Elazar Schiff, as they arrive in Palestine aboard ... [LCID: 69435]
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Arriving in Palestine

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