Elie Wiesel, the Museum’s founding chairman, was deported to Auschwitz with his family in May 1944. He was selected for ...

For years, they could not speak about the Holocaust. Teenagers Ruth Cohen, Steven Fenves, and Irene Weiss were deported in crowded cattle cars to ...

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

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum deeply mourns the passing of Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, Nobel laureate, and international leader of the Holocaust remembrance movement. In the ...

The Museum is free and open every day except Yom Kippur, Christmas Day, and Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025. View the full schedule.

ホロコーストとは、ナチス政権とその協力者による約600万人のユダヤ人の組織的、官僚的、国家的な迫害および殺戮を意味します。 「ホロコースト」は「焼かれたいけにえ」という意味のギリシャ語を語源とする言葉です。 1933年1月にドイツで政権を握った ...

Teaching about the Holocaust can inspire students to think critically about the past and their own roles and responsibilities today. Use the resources below to help develop your approach and to find ...

Resources and tips to assist you before, during, and after your visit to the Museum ...

Teaching Holocaust history requires a high level of sensitivity and keen awareness of the complexity of the subject matter. The following guidelines reflect approaches appropriate for effective ...

Holocaust denial by Iranian officials, especially by the Supreme Leader, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei, has presented a negative image of Iran and Iranians around the world, ...

The Museum is free and open every day. It is closed on Yom Kippur, Christmas Day, and Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025. The Museum building is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. All exhibitions and the ...

In the aftermath of World War I, Germans struggled to understand their country’s uncertain future. Citizens faced poor economic conditions, skyrocketing unemployment, political instability, and ...