Cultural Life in Ghettos and Camps During the Holocaust
Alongside the hunger, the crowding, and the constant hardship, a rich spiritual and cultural life existed in many ghettos. Jews often risked their lives for higher values including educating their children, maintaining traditions and sustaining centuries-old cultural activities.
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Articles Featuring Artworks from the Museum of Holocaust Art
With more than 12,000 works, the Yad Vashem Art Collection is the most comprehensive collection of Holocaust art in the world. The core of the Collection, over 6,000 items, consists of works created as events were unfolding, many of which were gathered immediately after the war.
Holocaust Education Video Toolbox
The Holocaust Education Video Toolbox is designed to help educators teach the Holocaust.
The online exhibition "Heartstrings: Music of the Holocaust"
The songs that were created during the Holocaust in ghettos, camps, and partisan groups tell the stories of individuals, groups and communities in the Holocaust period and were a source of unity and comfort, and later, of documentation and remembrance.
Online Exhibitions Featuring Artworks from the Museum of Holocaust Art
Explore the online exhibitions featuring artworks of Charlotte Salomon, Samuel Bak, Ilka Gedő, Alexander Bogen, Zinovii Tolkatchev, Felix Nussbaum and ather Jewish artists.
Theatre and Music in Vilna Ghetto
The Judenrat and the police were convinced that the theatre would raise peoples' spirits and that the proceeds from the concerts would be directed towards social welfare.