Holocaust survivor Ayana Touval was just a toddler when Nazi Germany and its allies invaded Yugoslavia in April 1941. Soon ...

Cleveland Community Program Find out how the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is leveraging the power of social media ...

Irene Weiss was born Perl Ruchel Fogel on November 21, 1930, in Bótrágy, Czechoslovakia (now Batrad’, Ukraine) to Meyer and Leah Fogel. Meyer owned a lumber yard, and Leah managed their home and cared ...

WASHINGTON, DC - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum strongly condemns the vicious attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam and the outrageous celebrations of those attacks, which are ...

La Nona Kanta is a tale of survival and courage. This program is a celebration of the life and work of Flory Altarac Jagoda (1923–2021), the National Heritage Award–winning, Bosnian-born, Sephardic ...

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 ...

Uyghurs are barred from freely practicing their religion, speaking their language, and expressing other fundamental elements of their identity. Restrictions apply to many aspects of life, including ...

The lessons of the Holocaust are more relevant now than ever. Your contribution will have an immediate and direct impact on educating future generations. Make a donation, give a tribute gift, ...

In 1994, Rwanda’s population of 7 million was composed of three ethnic groups: Hutu (approximately 85 percent), Tutsi (14 percent) and Twa (1 percent). From April–July 1994, between 500,000 and one ...

US Holocaust Memorial Museum educators and historians created these lesson plans for use in secondary classrooms. Click on a lesson plan to see its recommended grade level, subjects covered, and time ...

With the start of the second World War and a swift succession of German victories, the Nazi regime began realizing its longstanding goal of territorial expansion. Under conditions of war and military ...