#1
Who was Anne Frank?
A Holocaust survivor
ExplanationFamous for her diary detailing life in hiding during the Holocaust.
#2
What is the meaning of the term 'Righteous Among the Nations'?
Honors individuals who helped Jews during the Holocaust
ExplanationTitle bestowed on non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.
#3
What was the purpose of the Wannsee Conference held in 1942?
To plan the Final Solution
ExplanationConference where the Nazi leadership finalized plans for the extermination of European Jews.
#4
What is the significance of the term 'Kindertransport' in the context of the Holocaust?
A rescue mission for Jewish children
ExplanationEffort to rescue Jewish children from Nazi-occupied territories.
#5
What does the term 'Final Solution' refer to in the context of the Holocaust?
The Nazi plan to systematically exterminate Jews
ExplanationEuphemism for the Nazi policy of genocide against European Jews.
#6
In which country did the majority of Holocaust survivors find refuge after World War II?
Israel
ExplanationEstablished as a Jewish homeland after the Holocaust.
#7
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials held after World War II?
To prosecute war criminals
ExplanationHeld to hold Nazi officials accountable for their crimes.
#8
Which concentration and extermination camp became a symbol of the Holocaust, where over a million Jews were killed?
Auschwitz-Birkenau
ExplanationLargest and most notorious Nazi concentration camp.
#9
Who wrote the influential book 'Night,' which vividly describes his experiences in Auschwitz and Buchenwald?
Elie Wiesel
ExplanationNobel laureate who survived the Holocaust and became a prominent author and activist.
#10
Which country was the first to use the term 'genocide' to describe the Holocaust?
United States
ExplanationCoined by Raphael Lemkin, a Polish-Jewish lawyer who sought to define Nazi crimes.
#11
Who was the chief architect of the Final Solution?
Adolf Eichmann
ExplanationNazi official who played a key role in implementing the Holocaust.
#12
During which years did the Holocaust take place?
1939-1945
ExplanationOccurred during World War II, beginning with Hitler's rise to power in 1933.
#13
Who is known for the famous quote 'First they came for the socialists' regarding the Holocaust?
Martin Niemöller
ExplanationA prominent German pastor and theologian who spoke out against Nazi policies.
#14
What was the significance of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising during the Holocaust?
It was a resistance against the Nazis
ExplanationSymbolic act of Jewish resistance against Nazi oppression.
#15
What event is commemorated on Holocaust Remembrance Day, also known as Yom HaShoah?
Liberation of Auschwitz
ExplanationMarks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet forces.
#16
Which organization was responsible for the systematic planning and execution of the Holocaust?
SS
ExplanationParamilitary organization under Hitler and responsible for many atrocities during the Holocaust.
#17
Which document, issued in 1944, confirmed the Allies' awareness of the Holocaust and their commitment to holding war criminals accountable?
Morgenthau Plan
ExplanationU.S. proposal to deindustrialize Germany after World War II and ensure justice for Nazi crimes.
#18
Who was Raoul Wallenberg, and what was his role during the Holocaust?
Swedish diplomat who saved Jews
ExplanationInstrumental in rescuing tens of thousands of Jews in Hungary during the Holocaust.
#19
Who was Oskar Schindler, and what role did he play during the Holocaust?
Industrialist who saved Jewish lives
ExplanationSaved over a thousand Jews by employing them in his factories.