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1 Stage 6: Legacy and Justice
6 Millions Jews and 5 million “Undesirables” were killed between and 1945 63% of the Jewish population of Europe was killed 91% of the Jewish population in Poland was killed

2 The United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization established on October 24, 1945 It was created following the Second World War to prevent another such conflict The UN promotes international co-operation At its founding, the UN had 51 member states. Now there are 193 HQs are in NYC

3 The Nuremberg Trials Held for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice The Nuremberg trials were a series of 13 trials carried out in Nuremberg, Germany, between 1945 and 1949 The defendants included Nazi Party officials, high-ranking military officers, German doctors, and so on Charges were: crimes against peace and crimes against humanity The Nuremberg trials are regarded as a milestone toward the establishment of a permanent international court Summary of the Nuremburg Trials

4 The Creation of Israel On November 29, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly voted in favor of a Partition Plan that created the State of Israel Israeli independence in 1948 was marked by massive migration of Jews from both Europe and the Muslim countries to Israel About 42% of the world's Jews live in Israel today.

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