The Museum’s Bringing the Lessons Home program introduces Washington, DC-area public high school students to Holocaust history and encourages them to share its ...

This extension highlights the changes in the social and political status of Jews in Germany between 1933 and 1945 and provides a foundational understanding of the events that led to the Holocaust.

In these uncertain times, amid the dangerous surge in antisemitism, conspiracy theories, and Holocaust distortion, our community stands together to support the Museum’s critical mission. Join us to ...

Efforts to restrict or ban communication methods and prevent international media access can be indicators of mass atrocity risk. Historically, the military has employed heavy censorship, punishing ...

WASHINGTON – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum mourns the death of His Holiness Pope Francis. In 2019 Pope Francis announced that the Vatican would open the archival record of Pope Pius XII ...

Three decades after the end of the devastating 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), which included genocide and crimes against humanity, this multiethnic Balkan country is in the grips of an ...

Holocaust survivor Ninetta Feldman remembers fleeing her aunt’s house and hiding in an ancient Greek fortress to keep safe from the falling bombs during World ...

These videos and accompanying lesson plans have been curated by Museum historians and educators for use in middle and high school classrooms to support accurate and effective teaching about the ...

One Survivor Remembers is Gerda Weissmann’s account of surviving the Holocaust. This film was produced in 1995 by HBO and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Transcript [Text on screen] In ...

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Behind Every Name a Story consists of essays describing survivors’ experiences during the Holocaust, written by survivors or their families. The essays, accompanying photographs, and other materials, ...

A living memorial to the Holocaust, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum inspires citizens and leaders worldwide to confront antisemitism and hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity ...