Sponsorship. First person is a series of twice weekly conversations with survivors of the holocaust who share with us their firsthand accounts of their experience during the holocaust. Each of our first person guests serves as a volunteer here at this museum. Our program will continue through august 8th. The museums website at www. Ushmm. Org provides information about each of our upcoming first person guests. Irene will share with us her first person account of her experience during the holocaust and as a survivor for about 45 minutes. If time allows, we will have an opportunity for you to ask irene a few questions. If we do not get to your question today, please join us in our online conversation, never stop asking why. The conversation aims to inspire individuals to ask the important questions that holocaust history raises. You can ask your question and tag the museum on twitter, facebook and instagram using holocaustmuseum and the askwhy. It will be streamed on the museums website
For 4 years from 914. 00 to 1918 and europe seemed on course to destroy itself. On august the 4th 1914 germany invaded belgium. Most of the worlds major powers was soon drawn into the conflict. By the time the war ended almost 40 nations in Europe Africa the middle east and east asia were involved. The socalled rich war was fought with unprecedented destructive power the turtle of more than 16000000 people were killed. The allied powers including the British Empire france the United States belgium italy and serbia had defeated the central powers the german empire austria hungary and the Ottoman Empire. When the armistice was announced in 1900 people in the allied countries took to the streets to celebrate. The french writer seymour now described the scene in paris. In the crowd young factory workers and fashionably dressed ladies hugged and kissed each other. To greet empires of europe were falling apart. The wars that have killed millions prompted new demands for independence. In apri
By the time the war ended almost 40 nations in Europe Africa the middle east and east asia were involved. The socalled rich war was fought with unprecedented destructive power a total of more than 16000000. 00 people were killed. The allied powers including the British Empire france the United States belgium italy and serbia had defeated the central powers the german empire austria hungary and the Ottoman Empire. When the armistice was announced in 1900 people in the allied countries took to the streets to celebrate. The french writer ill bet seymour now described the scene in paris. In the crowd young factory workers in fashion or with dressed ladies hugged and kissed each other. To greet him powers of europe were falling apart. The war that had killed millions prompted new demands for independence. In april 916 Irish Republicans in dublin launched an insurrection against british rule. But the uprising was poorly organized and was put down quickly by british troops once again the unio
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