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Father Patrick Desbois
In cooperation with the Museum, Father Desbois is leading a historic undertaking to locate every unknown mass grave and site at which Jews were killed in the Ukraine during the Holocaust. Read a New York Times article, listen to the podcast, and learn more about his forthcoming book.
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Museum launches World is Witness in Google Earth
This new “geoblog” opens a window into the lives of people affected by genocide and its long-term consequences. Learn more about Congo and Rwanda, and read the most recent entries from a Museum visit to South Sudan.
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USHMM @ iTunes U
The Museum offers audio, video, and text documents for learning about the Holocaust, antisemitism and genocide prevention via iTunes U, a dedicated section of the iTunes Store offering free education content.
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Johanna Neumann speaks with gratitude and affection of the family who rescued her during the Holocaust. Yet her fondness for them exists alongside some profound contradictions.
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As a lawyer defending victims of South Africa's apartheid government, Albie Sachs was harassed, jailed without trial and eventually driven into exile.
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Nobel Laureate and Museum Founding Chairman, Elie Wiesel, speaks with the Museum about contemporary antisemitism, memory, and the memorial role of museums. Read the AAM article (PDF).
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The Museum expresses concern about the deteriorating situation in the Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Learn more. Visit World is Witness to learn more from our "geoblog."
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Listen to the amazing story of how a group of American students connected with a Sudanese student to build a better future.
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Museum staff member Michael Graham recently visited a Congolese school on the front lines between rebel and government forces, protected by a few peacekeepers. With new fighting beginning in August, these civilians, and hundreds of thousands more, are now at risk.
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Now you can search the online catalog and watch many of the films in the Museum's Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive, including clips of Nuremberg rallies, Nazi racial science, prewar Jewish life, and more.
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Contact us or print and mail this form if you would like to donate original artifacts to the Museum.
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Join us for the Museum's annual Chicago luncheon on November 3, which will feature Father Patrick Desbois, a French priest who has devoted his life to confronting antisemitism and furthering Catholic-Jewish understanding. Register here. Learn more about Father Desbois.
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Museum Associate Curator Suzy Snyder will interview Holocaust survivors on November 9 about their experiences during and following Kristallnacht. Learn more...
Museum Historian and Educator Ann Millin will present "Reporting on Kristallnacht: Propaganda and the Press" on November 10, telling the story of the German government's attempt to hide the truth about Kristallnacht and how American Journalists got the story out to the world. Learn more...
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