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Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain

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Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain

@StateSEHI

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Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain
@StateSEHI
Jun 12
The Lost Shtetl Museum in Šeduva is a powerful reminder of Lithuania's centuries-long Jewish history and of all that was lost in the Holocaust. Its artifacts and personal stories, and the adjacent cemetery, unforgettably evoke daily life in the pre-WWII shtetl. @USEmbVilnius
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Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain
@StateSEHI
Jun 12
Between June and September 1941, thousands of Jews were murdered in Ukmerge and the Pivonija Forest by the Nazis and their Lithuanian collaborators. The quiet forest clearing where the memorial stands makes a stark, moving contrast to the horror that happened here. @USEmbVilnius
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Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain
@StateSEHI
Jun 11
Very good to see that since I visited Snipiskes cemetery three years ago, its perimeter has been defined by a low stone wall and new signs identify it as a Jewish cemetery site. These are good first steps in preserving and appropriately commemorating the site. @USEmbVilnius
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Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain
@StateSEHI
Jun 11
Excellent meeting today with Vilnius Mayor Benkunskas, discussing proper commemoration at Snipiskes cemetery & implementation of Lithuania’s strategy for countering antisemitism. The U.S. is committed to helping Lithuania commemorate its important Jewish history. @USEmbVilnius
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US Holocaust Museum
@HolocaustMuseum
Jun 6
D-Day #OnThisDay in 1944, helped turn the tide against the Nazis. Jews still in ghettos, concentration camps, and in hiding celebrated the invasion, hoping the end of the war was near. 📷: National Archives
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Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain
@StateSEHI
Jun 5
Congratulations to Argentina on a successful first plenary of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. We addressed AI and Holocaust education; and the imperative to defend accurate Holocaust history, safeguard historical sites, and ensure open access to archives.
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Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain
@StateSEHI
Jun 2
Defending accurate Holocaust history, supporting research and teaching about the Holocaust, fighting antisemitism, and more-the U.S. delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance(IHRA) is in Buenos Aires for the first IHRA plenary of the Argentinian presidency.
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Yad Vashem
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May 23
After the war, the western Allies established displaced persons camps in the Allied-occupied zones of Germany, Austria and Italy. This photograph shows parents with their children during the festival of Shavuot in a DP camp, 1947.
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Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain
@StateSEHI
May 21
May 7 was the groundbreaking for the new, state-of-the-art archive building for the Arolsen Archives' UNESCO-protected collection of records on victims and survivors of Nazi persecution, with more than 30 million documents on around 17.5 million people.
The Arolsen Archives to Receive Their First Purpose-Built Archive Building | Arolsen Archives
From arolsen-archives.org
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Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain
@StateSEHI
May 12
Today I was delighted to brief a Polish group visiting as part of an exchange program on strengthening cultural institutions and preserving historical sites. These include Jewish heritage sites in Poland, which help educate about both the Holocaust and combating antisemitism.
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Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain
@StateSEHI
May 10
We must use courage and clear vision to defend and transmit the truth of what happened at Mauthausen. Honored to join U.S. Ambassador Fisher at the Mauthausen commemoration today, speak at the U.S. memorial to victims, and attend other countries’ memorial events. @usembvienna
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U.S. Embassy Vienna
@usembvienna
May 10
🇺🇸🕯🇦🇹 This May 10, 2026, Ambassador Fisher and the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain led a U.S. delegation to the International Liberation Ceremony at Mauthausen to honor the memory of those who suffered and perished at the camp, as well as the survivors and
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Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain
@StateSEHI
May 9
Around 71,000 people from across Europe were deported to the Gusen forced labor camp. Around 36,000 did not survive the horrific conditions. Today we honored the memory of the victims and commemorated the liberation of Gusen by the U.S. army on May 5, 1945.
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