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What has happened after the camps were liberated? Could the Holocaust happen again?

Nuremberg Trial
After the end of World War II, the Allies tried 22 top Nazi officials for crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Find out who were the accused, what evidence was found against them, and which were found guilty.

Trial of Klaus Barbie
In 1987, the notorious murderer, rapist, and torturer, Klaus Barbie, was tried in France. Though he had been tried twice before in absentia and sentenced to death, the 1987 trial proved larger than the trial of just one man, it also became a trial of France's past.

U.S. Briefing on the Preliminary Report on Holocaust Assets
Where did the Jewish gold go? Is Switzerland to blame? This is the U.S. Department of State's briefing covering the current research on this heated topic.

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