From Director of Archives & Collections, Amy Moorman:The description of an artifact in our Collection caught my eye recently. It read, “Duck Sail Cloth Piece from Hitler’s Yacht “Ostwind” with Certificate.” I wanted to know more. Sure enough, the...
Nazi antisemitism was based on racial hatred, codified by the 1935 Nuremberg Laws. These laws sought to separate Jews from German society due to the false belief of their racial inferiority. The Reich Citizenship Law stripped Jews of political power, granting...
