“We welcome these new members and their commitment to advancing the Museum’s mission of Holocaust education and remembrance, and look forward to working with them,” said Museum Chair Ambassador Stuart ...

As a young Jewish child, Joan Da Silva had to move from family to family to stay safe from the Nazis in German-occupied Poland, usually without her parents. She ...

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide seeks applicants from early career scholars for its Genocide and Atrocity Prevention Research ...

Why was man created alone? Is it not true that the creator could have created the whole of humanity? But man was created alone to teach you that whoever kills one life kills the world entire, and ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The Museum is horrified by the desecration of our long-time, close partner the Mémorial de la Shoah, France’s national Holocaust memorial and educational institution, which was ...

The Programs on Religion and the Holocaust fosters scholarship, teaching, and reflection on the complex ethical, theological, and historical questions raised by the Holocaust.

It’s 1938. In Eastern Europe, life is bustling for three young Jews growing up in their vibrant Jewish community. Miriam Kabacznik, Leon Kahn, and Zvi Michaeli. But soon, the Nazi threat emerges on ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum applauds President Trump’s historic peace plan and ceasefire agreement leading to the long-overdue release of the remaining living hostages ...

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 ...

Learn about the Holocaust survivors who volunteer at the Museum or request to hear a survivor share his or her experiences in person.

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 ...

This 13-minute film introduces the history of antisemitism from its origins in the days of the early Christian church until the era of the Holocaust in the mid-20th century. It raises questions about ...