Beginning on the evening of Wednesday, April 7, communities around the world observe Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) and remember the victims of the Holocaust. The observance ends the evening of Thursday, April 8.
The National Archives is home to millions of records created or received by the U.S. Government during and after World War II that document Nazi war crimes, wartime refugee issues, and activities and investigations of government agencies involved in the identification and recovery of looted assets (including gold, art, and cultural property).
âThe National Archives holds millions of pages of records that document various aspects of the Holocaust, including Nazi war crimes investigations and trials, concentration camp records, and records relating to Nazi looting of cultural and other property across Europe,â said Sylvia Naylor, an archivist at the National Archives at College Park. Naylor is the National Archivesâ Subject Matter Expert in Holocaust-Era assets. âWe strive to make these records available to increase public awareness and remembrance of the Holocaust.â