The Museum offers a wide selection of online resources about the Holocaust and other genocides and mass atrocities. These tools provide a variety of ways to learn and teach about this important ...
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 in ...
As of 2024, more than 5 billion people—over half of the world’s population—use social media. The immense popularity of these digital networks means that social media is the way that many, if not most ...
The children who walked through the doors of the medieval monastery in Germany had endured all manner of Nazi terror. One Jewish boy from Poland had survived more ...
WASHINGTON, DC – As our nation’s Holocaust memorial and educational institution and part of the United States Government delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Holocaust denial, distortion, and misuse are strategies used to undermine or cast doubt upon the historical truth of the Holocaust. Deniers engage in this activity to reduce perceived public sympathy ...
Anti-Jewish hatred has pervaded Western art, politics, and popular culture for centuries. Perceptions and understandings of Jews throughout history were manifested in objects—from fine arts and crafts ...
We mourn the passing of Professor Raul Hilberg, world-renowned scholar, founder of the academic field of Holocaust studies, and a key figure in the establishment and development of the United States ...
Because the Holocaust involved people in different roles and situations living in countries across Europe over a period of time—from Nazi Germany in the 1930s to German-occupied Hungary in 1944—one ...
The Elie Wiesel Award recognizes individuals and organizations that have singularly advanced the Museum’s vision of the permanence of Holocaust memory, understanding, and relevance; and a world in ...