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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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In Plantations and Death Camps: Religion, Ideology, and Human Dignity, Beverly Mitchell looks at the history both of the Holocaust and of slavery in the U.S. to see what lessons about human dignity can be learned.
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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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Adapting an Israeli model for helping orphans, Anne Heyman is leading efforts to create a youth village for Rwandan orphans. She discusses the inspiration for the project and how she has managed to make it a reality.
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The Museum's John Heffernan and U.S. Institute of Peace's Lawrence Woocher discuss the newly released report of the Genocide Prevention Task Force. The Task Force was convened by the Museum, USIP and the American Academy of Diplomacy.
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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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