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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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The purpose of International Holocaust Remembrance Day is to serve as a date for the official commemoration of the victims of the Nazi regime and to promote Holocaust education. We here at the Unwritten Record wanted to share past blogs about the Holocaust in an effort to help promote education on the topic. Army courts.

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Meet Ike

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An opportunity to get to know this man can be found at the newly unveiled Eisenhower Memorial in Washington, DC , and the all-new exhibits in the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kansas. The library building houses the documents of his administration. A true encapsulation of his life.

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A Framework for Remembrance: NARA Contributes Holocaust Films to EU Project

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The project, called Visual History of the Holocaust (VHH), is multi-faceted, with goals of providing access to the footage itself and and tools to analyze the images and curate collections for research and education. . Stills from Death Mills ( 111-OF-19 ). Note: This film contains images that may be disturbing to some viewers.

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The Production File Tells the Story: How “Death Mills” Came to U.S. Audiences

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The 42 nd and 45 th Divisions and 20 th Armored Division, along with Signal Corps photographers and cameramen, assisted the survivors and documented the atrocities they found. This post documents the creation and dissemination of the edited film, Death Mills (1946). Stills from Death Mills ( 111-OF-19 ). ” On March 8th Capt.

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Remembering Vietnam

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This 3,000-square-foot exhibit uses more than 80 original records from the National Archives – including newly declassified documents – to critically reexamine major events and turning points in the war and address three critical questions about the Vietnam War: Why did the United States get involved? Why did the war last so long?

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Preservica - 2022 highlights & momentum looking ahead

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The economic slowdown added new realities of shifting to digital working, and regional conflicts, like the War in Ukraine, reminded us to record events as history unfolds—no matter how gruelling it is to document. Their success is our success. Watch the free webinars here.

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Go for Broke: The 442nd Infantry Regiment

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In Hawaii–where many of the members of the 442nd would later originate from–the military imposed martial law, including curfews and blackouts, as concentration camps were not practical with the large population of people of Japanese ancestry. Proper credit lines are encouraged in the interest of good documentation. MM-5-44-7494.