12 Years That Shook the World

12 Years That Shook the World explores stories of real people, the choices they made, and specific moments in Holocaust history from 1933-1945. From the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, this podcast is released annually.

Combatants and Protectors 04/28/2021

Combatants and Protectors When the Germans invade the Soviet Union in 1941, three Jewish brothers prepare to fight back. Tuvia, Zus, and Asael Bielski hide in a dense forest, and form a group of resistance fighters. While surviving in the forbidding wilderness, they also rescue Jews, and try to hold on to a sense of community. Featuring historian Dr. J. Luke Ryder. /episode/index/show/12yearsthatshooktheworld/id/18882365

Convinced 04/21/2021

Convinced All her life, Pauline Kneissler wanted to become a nurse. And in 1939, she is recruited by the Nazis to be a nurse in a secret killing operation. Will she be forced to murder? Or will she choose to become a killer? Featuring historian Dr. Patricia Heberer-Rice. /episode/index/show/12yearsthatshooktheworld/id/18666863

Bad Conscience 04/14/2021

Bad Conscience Hans Scholl, his sister Sophie, and his friends at the University of Munich secretly form a resistance group called “The White Rose.” They distribute messages condemning the Nazi regime, and speak out on behalf of Jews. Until one morning in 1943, they’re caught. Featuring Dr. Rebecca Dupas. /episode/index/show/12yearsthatshooktheworld/id/18568466

Resister in a Nazi Uniform 04/07/2021

Resister in a Nazi Uniform Kurt Gerstein, a Nazi SS officer, is asked to supply the chemical Zyklon B to the Auschwitz killing center in 1942. But once Gerstein sees that the chemical will be used to murder Jews in gas chambers— he makes an unexpected move. Featuring historian Dr. Jürgen Matthäus. /episode/index/show/12yearsthatshooktheworld/id/18568229

Accidental Witness 03/31/2021

Accidental Witness While visiting Vienna, Austria with her family in March 1938, American Helen Baker finds herself caught up in a pivotal moment. She watches as the Nazis move in and annex Austria. Then, she steps into the story, herself. Featuring historian Dr. Rebecca Erbelding. /episode/index/show/12yearsthatshooktheworld/id/18537959

Season 1 Trailer 03/29/2021

Season 1 Trailer 12 Years That Shook the World explores stories of real people, the choices they made, and specific moments in Holocaust history from 1933-1945. From the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, this podcast is released in seasons, twice-yearly. /episode/index/show/12yearsthatshooktheworld/id/18510002

Thousands of False Identities 12/18/2018

Thousands of False Identities From an office in Geneva, Switzerland, two friends—a Jewish businessman and the Salvadoran colonel who rescued him—manufactured thousands of false citizenship documents that protected Jews in Nazi-controlled Europe. This is the story of the largest Holocaust rescue you’ve never heard of. /episode/index/show/12yearsthatshooktheworld/id/7969505

Genocide, 1948 12/18/2018

Genocide, 1948 At the time of the Holocaust, there was no legal definition for an atrocity on such an enormous scale. And there wouldn’t be one for seven more years—until the United Nations adopted the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. How has this document been applied in a post-Holocaust world? /episode/index/show/12yearsthatshooktheworld/id/7968737

What a Secret Archive Taught the World 12/17/2018

What a Secret Archive Taught the World Most of what we know about the Holocaust comes from Nazi perpetrator documents. One striking exception is the Ringelblum Archive: a massive collection of writings from Jews trapped in the Warsaw ghetto during the German occupation of Poland. Under the leadership of historian Emanuel Ringelblum, Jews secretly wrote and preserved their own history. Featuring Holocaust scholar Leah Wolfson, Senior Program Officer at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies. /episode/index/show/12yearsthatshooktheworld/id/7948523

Welcome to 12 Years That Shook the World 12/14/2018

Welcome to 12 Years That Shook the World Holocaust history reminds us that the unimaginable is possible, and that individuals have far more power than they realize. Welcome to “12 Years That Shook the World,” a podcast from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, examining the impact of the Holocaust, both then and now. Join us in exploring this history, one story at a time. Check us out on social media @HolocaustMuseum, and look for the show wherever you get your podcasts. /episode/index/show/12yearsthatshooktheworld/id/7921772

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