The Genocide Convention of 1948 makes it a crime to commit certain acts “with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group.” The Convention lists five acts ...
Find out how to research what happened to your family, visit our Resource Center, and more ways to learn about victims of Nazi persecution. Connect With Survivors Learn about the Holocaust survivors ...
Echoes of Memory provides survivors who volunteer at the Museum with a powerful outlet to share their experiences and memories—through their own writing. The Museum conducts guided writing workshops ...
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 ...
The Museum’s traveling exhibitions have appeared in 195 US cities and 49 US states and in Canada, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Israel, and Serbia. Presented at a wide variety of venues, these ...
Holocaust denial is any attempt to negate the established facts of the Nazi genocide of European Jews. Holocaust denial and distortion are forms of antisemitism, prejudice against or hatred of Jews.
The eruption of neo-Nazism and White Supremacy across the country has exposed the public to symbols, terms, and ideology drawn directly from Nazi Germany and Holocaust-era fascist movements. The ...
Our development professionals are always happy to speak with you about joining in the Museum’s efforts to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity. Help the Museum in Your ...
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The Nazis established many types of camps, including concentration camps, forced-labor camps, transit camps, and five killing centers, among others. By the end of the Holocaust and World War II, ...
Download poster sets, covering topics like propaganda and the roles of individuals during the Holocaust, to use in your classroom. Are you an educator looking for resources for your classroom? Please ...
Alfred Münzer was born in 1941 to a Jewish family during Nazi Germany’s occupation of the Netherlands. Trying to keep the family safe, his parents arranged to go into hiding separately from Al and his ...