Raymund Flandez

Senior Communications Officer for @HolocaustMuseum. Work tweets mainly here. rflandezATushmmDOTorg

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.@TeenVogue on @HolocaustMuseum statement: 'The Holocaust did not begin with killing; it began with words...' (by @deelizabeth_ )

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Two antisemitic terrorist attacks in the U.S. in just 11 days are the outcome of the normalization of hatred of the Jewish people. There is a direct link between antisemitic speech and deadly violence. All sectors of society must condemn antisemitism, including anti-Zionism.

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We're in our Spring Flower Era! Near the Tidal Basin, along Independence Ave, the Floral Library was established in 1969 and boasts dozens of flower beds featuring tulips & annuals. As First Lady Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson said: “Where flowers bloom, so does hope.”🌷🌼🌺🌻

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At age 27, with no prior trial experience, Ben Ferencz prosecuted “the biggest murder trial in history.” Bringing Nazis to justice shaped the course of his life. Ben was born #OTD in 1920. His motto was "never give up."
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Gad Beck was one of 2,000 men held at the former Jewish community building on Rosenstrasse #OnThisDay in 1943. Upon hearing this news, their female relatives protested outside. Until this event, there had never been a demonstration on behalf of Jews in wartime Nazi Germany.

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#DYK that Azie Taylor Morton was appointed as the Treasurer of the United States by President Carter on September 12, 1977? She was the Treasurer until January 20, 1981 and she remains the only African American to hold that office. NAID 844390 #BlackHistoryMonth #CarterLibrary

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Ruth Cohen, a Holocaust survivor and Museum volunteer, visited Auschwitz for the 80th anniversary of its liberation—her first visit since she was imprisoned there. She shared her story with @NBCNightlyNews and @JesseKirschNews. https://t.co/UYe8AxlM58

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As he exited the railcar at the Auschwitz-Birkenau killing center in 1944, Beno Helmer was surrounded by his family for the last time. After the war, he searched for them town by town. On #NewYearsDay 1947, he reunited with his sister. She recognized him and then fainted.

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Winston Churchill was born #OTD in 1874. Serving as British Prime Minister during World War II, Churchill was greatly admired by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the American people. He is one of only 8 honorary United States citizens.

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In mid-October 1941, Nazi authorities began deportations of Jews from the German Reich to to ghettos in occupied eastern Europe. In late November, the first trains from Berlin arrived in Riga. Susan Taube was deported there with her family in January 1942.

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On November 23, 1939, aboard the SS President Harding, Henry Landman was treated to roast Maryland turkey, prime rib, and minced pie. For Henry, who was fleeing Nazi Germany to the United States, this was a particularly memorable meal: it was his first #Thanksgiving.

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"In spite of the tragedy that robbed me of a normal childhood and took my father away, I am thankful for the memory of my father’s unfinished life," recalled Holocaust survivor Peter Gorog.

Hear Peter share his family's story live on 11/20 at 1 p.m. ET.

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"When I first saw the photographs, I got goosebumps,” says writer and director Moises Kaufman. He spent 14 years creating a play based on a rare photo album by a Nazi officer who helped run the day-to-day operations at Auschwitz. https://t.co/2yNH1JLhds

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A new play tells the story behind never-before-seen Nazi-era photographs. They were taken by an officer at Auschwitz – where about 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were murdered. https://t.co/pv9hlzowZW

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Known as the “Angel of Death,” Dr. Josef Mengele conducted gruesome human medical experiments – mostly on children. 60 Minutes saw the only known photos of Mengele at Auschwitz. https://t.co/KIuqbuqJAh

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At the Majdanek concentration camp, SS officer Karl Höcker signed receipts for Zyklon B, the gas used for killing people. At Auschwitz, Höcker helped run daily operations, and he also kept an album that gives rare insights into the life of Nazis there. https://t.co/1Vu4cBNhGm

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A Nazi’s photo album revealed something historians at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum hadn’t seen: photos of a vacation resort at Auschwitz where Nazis appear to be celebrating the mass murder of more than 350,000 Hungarian Jews in 55 days. https://t.co/joD03kNtUj

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Images from what’s called the Auschwitz Album capture the moment after Irene Weiss was separated from her little sister, Edith, at Auschwitz. Irene was sent into forced labor and her sister was sent to die in the gas chamber. https://t.co/GhPiPa4uE3

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“They're told they're walking into a bathhouse, you know? They're asking questions, ‘Where are you from?’ And a half hour later, the chimney's belching fire,” says Irene Weiss, Holocaust survivor, who was 13 when she arrived at Auschwitz. https://t.co/file2rVr5e

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Tilman Taube’s grandfather was a Nazi doctor during WWII – conducting medical experiments on prisoners and sending thousands of people to be killed at concentration camps. It’s a past he’s been trying to reconcile with. https://t.co/BvuHgK3OgK

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The picture shows a group of women enjoying blueberries next to a man, smiling. Another man is playing an accordion.

The image is one of 116 photos in an album that belonged to an SS officer who helped run the day-to-day operations of Auschwitz. https://t.co/1Pt2TnoNQo