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Helene Gotthold was one of thousands of Jehovah's Witnesses arrested by the Nazis. She was tried, convicted, and executed for opposition to the Nazi regime in 1944.

Margaret Bourke-White made some of the first photos that showed Americans the horrors of the Holocaust. She accompanied American troops as they liberated the Buchenwald concentration camp in 1945. What she witnessed made her ashamed to "be a member of the human race."

Jack and Sylvia Amar had hoped to get married after the Nazis left Greece and their lives returned to normal. But when they learned they were going to be deported, they had a small ceremony in the Thessaloniki ghetto. The couple survived Auschwitz and reunited after the war.

The Allies discovered one of the greatest thefts in history #OTD in 1945: paintings, gold, and more hidden in a salt mine. The Nazi plot to strip Jews of art and even objects of little financial value was a sign of their greater ambition—to destroy them and erase their history.

“This is the pain that we carry,” said Maria Sava Moise. Maria and her husband, Stefan, survived the deportation of Roma to Romanian-controlled Transnistria. There, they lived under horrific conditions with little food or shelter. #InternationalRomaDay

In 1941, three brothers—Tuvia, Asael, and Zus Bielski—formed a partisan group in the swampy forest of German-occupied Poland (today Belarus). During the war, they not only fought against the Nazis, but created a thriving community and saved some 1,200 of their fellow Jews.

At age 16, Elie Wiesel was one of the more than 21,000 people liberated from Buchenwald #OTD in 1945. "I knew I would have to bear witness. Everyone who was there is a witness, and everyone who was there is a true witness," he told NPR in 1988. 📷: National Archives

Soccer may have saved Ignaz Feldmann's life. An SS officer recognized the Jewish professional soccer player and gave Ignaz a less grueling work assignment. Ignaz was liberated at the Ohrdruf camp and later used his English skills to act as General Eisenhower's guide.

Peter and Sonja Margules were among just 876 inmates liberated at the Westerbork transit camp #OTD in 1945. Here they are pictured at their wedding inside the camp in 1942. encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/art…

This photo of Leo Weissman’s family during Passover in Germany in 1937 was one of his “greatest treasures.” Passover, a Jewish holiday that marks the Israelites’ liberation from slavery in ancient Egypt, begins tonight. Leo survived five camps and prisons during the Holocaust.

#OTD in 1945, the US Army liberated a train carrying 2,500 Jewish prisoners from the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The passengers had been starved in the camp for months and then spent several days in the train with inadequate food, water, and sanitation. 📸: NARA

“I never imagined that people would not like me just because I was born Jewish.” Frank Cohn came of age in Germany just as the Nazis were implementing their antisemitic policies throughout the country. On 4/16 at 1 p.m. ET, hear Frank share how his family escaped.

Ilka Gedő’s dream of becoming an artist was cut short by the Nazis. She was prevented from studying in Paris once the Germans invaded in May 1940. Ilka drew scenes of life in the Budapest ghetto and survived the Holocaust, creating over 3,000 drawings by 1949.

Luba Tryszynska, known as "The Angel of Belsen," helped more than 40 Jewish children survive after they had been left for dead in the cold at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. #OTD in 1945 they were liberated by the British. Luba's own son was murdered at Auschwitz. 📸 Imperial War Museums

At age 13, Frank Cohn arrived in the US from Germany with his mother just weeks before Kristallnacht, the night of Nazi-perpetrated, antisemitic violence. Just five years later, Frank returned to Europe as an American soldier. Hear him tell his story today at 1 p.m. ET.

In the midst of the Holocaust, Aunt Giza saved her niece and nephew—then was taken away and murdered. Her courage ensured their survival and that their story would never be forgotten. #WeRemember

Harry was five when he last saw his Uncle Abram, who was later captured and killed by the Nazis. Years later, Harry could only remember his uncle through stories and photos. But because of Harry, we remember Abram’s life—and his loss. #WeRemember

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was the first instance of major armed Jewish resistance during the Holocaust. It began #OTD in 1943. Mostly armed with pistols and homemade grenades, about 700 ghetto fighters held off the Nazis for 27 days. 📸: National Archives

Ruth's little brother, Aharon, was one of the most important people in her life. "We were always warm and loving," she remembered. They were separated at Auschwitz, and Ruth never saw Aharon again. Because of Aharon, #WeRemember the 1.5 million children killed in the Holocaust.

Our Museum mourns the death of His Holiness Pope Francis. ushmm.org/information/pr…