Ordinary Objects Extra Ordinary Journeys

Ordinary Objects Extra Ordinary Journeys

The Holocaust was the attempt by the Nazis and their collaborators to murder all European Jewry. Between 1933-1945, Jews living in countries ruled or occupied by the Nazis faced restrictions and persecution. By the end of the Second World War more than six million Jews had been murdered.

Retrace the steps of four people whose lives were irreversibly altered during the Holocaust.

Explore each person’s story through the possessions that meant the most to them – the seemingly everyday items that reveal details of incomprehensible events.

Learn about the physical and emotional journeys these individuals went on before, during, and in some cases after, the Second World War, and the wider impact the Holocaust had on their lives…

Retrace the steps of four people whose lives were irreversibly altered during the Holocaust.

Explore each person’s story through the possessions that meant the most to them – the seemingly everyday items that reveal details of incomprehensible events.

Learn about the physical and emotional journeys these individuals went on before, during, and in some cases after, the Second World War, and the wider impact the Holocaust had on their lives…

Each person’s story has been divided into three parts – People  Object, and Journey. We invite you to click through to your desired section from the menu.

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Οι Ναζί σχεδίαζαν τη μαζική εκτόπιση των Ευρωπαίων Εβραίων σε στρατόπεδα εξόντωσης στην κατεχόμενη από τους Γερμανούς Πολωνία. Οι Εβραίοι αναγκάστηκαν να συγκεντρωθούν σε κεντρικά σημεία, όπως σε μια συναγωγή ή στην πλατεία της πόλης, και στη συνέχεια στριμώχνονταν σε εμπορευματικά ή επιβατικά τρένα, με περιορισμένες ή καθόλου συνθήκες τροφής ή υγιεινής. Τα ταξίδια συχνά διαρκούσαν αρκετές ημέρες ή και ορισμένες φορές μερικές εβδομάδες. Πολλοί από αυτούς που στριμώχνονταν σε αυτά τα τρένα πέθαναν κατά τη διάρκεια του ταξιδιού προς τους καταυλισμούς λόγω της πείνας ή του συνωστισμού.