Wannsee, a charming lakeside town filled with vacation villas, was the site for the Nazi's "Final Solution" to the Jewish "problem." Built in 1914 as a businessman's vacation home, it was used as a conference center and guest house for the SS from 1941-45. Nazi leaders met here on Jan. 20 1942 to plan the Holocaust.
The documents on display contain such chilling details as how to determine the percentage of a person's Jewish blood, which would determine whether they would be killed immediately, worked to death in forced labor camps, or allowed to live. The building is now an educational center devoted to the memory of the victims.
Wannsee, a charming lakeside town filled with vacation villas, was the site for the Nazi's "Final Solution" to the Jewish "problem." Built in 1914 as a businessman's vacation home, it was used as a conference center and guest house for the SS from 1941-45. Nazi leaders met here on Jan. 20 1942 to plan the Holocaust. 
The documents on display contain such chilling details as how to determine the percentage of a person's Jewish blood, which would determine whether they would be killed immediately, worked to death in forced labor camps, or allowed to live. The building is now an educational center devoted to the memory of the victims.
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