United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
A living memorial to the Holocaust, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum inspires citizens and leaders worldwide to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity.
Press Releases - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Learn about the Holocaust; Introduction to the Holocaust; Learn About Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial; Learn About Genocide and Mass Atrocities; Key Videos; Podcasts and Audio
Holocaust Encyclopedia | United States Holocaust Memorial …
The Holocaust was the state-sponsored systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jews by Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. Start learning today.
History of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America’s national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country’s memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust.
Introduction to the Holocaust - United States Holocaust Memorial …
Sep 20, 2024 · The Holocaust was a Nazi German initiative that took place throughout German- and Axis-controlled Europe. It affected nearly all of Europe’s Jewish population, which in 1933 numbered 9 million people. The Holocaust began in Germany after Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor in January 1933.
Mission and History - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945. Jews were the primary victims—six million were murdered; Roma, people with disabilities and Poles were also targeted for destruction or decimation for racial, ethnic, or national reasons.
Learn about the Holocaust - United States Holocaust Memorial …
The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its allies and collaborators. Learn more in the Museum’s Holocaust Encyclopedia.
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and IranWire.com, in …
Mar 26, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and IranWire.com, in cooperation with the Arolsen Archives, the world’s largest repository of information on Holocaust victims and survivors, have launched the latest installment of its Sardari Project: Iranian victims of Nazi persecution.
2024 First Person Series: Rose-Helene Spreiregen
Holocaust survivor Rose-Helene Spreiregen circa 1939 (courtesy of Rose-Helene Spreiregen) and as an adult today. US Holocaust Memorial Museum Rose-Helene Spreiregen was just a child waiting in line for rations when she overheard adults call her a “dirty Jew.”
State of Deception - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
This interview with Holocaust survivor Gerda Schild Haas includes her description of working on beautification projects at Theresienstadt to disguise camp conditions when the International Red Cross visited.