The Holocaust Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum

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The Holocaust -- the attempted annihilation of European Jewry -- continues to bewilder all who encounter it. Indeed it has often been described as beyond representation, so terrible was the suffering of the victims, so evil the perpetrators who carried it out. In Britain's national museum of modern conflict, we show the efforts and sacrifice of many people, including those Allied servicemen and women who gave their lives to defeat Nazism. The Holocaust Exhibition now depicts also the nature of the evil which they helped to defeat. We have tried to relate the facts of this cataclysmic event, bringing some understanding of what happened and why. This is important for everyone, especially for young people -- the Holocaust is on the National Curriculum and many schools will be visiting the Exhibition as part of their studies. - Foreword.