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- AboutA living memorial to the Holocaust, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (www.ushmm.org) inspires citizens and leaders worldwide to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity. See our Wall Guidelines: http://j.mp/aV0Qfq.
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- Watch the webcast and join in today at 11:30 am ET/10:30 am CT: Clemantine Wamariya, survivor of the Rwandan genocide and member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, speaks at the Museum's annual Teacher Forum on Holocaust Educa...tion in Dallas, Texas. The webcast will be available at http://tcs.ednet10.net/tcs/#page:recordingList&pageNumber:1. After the event, Clemantine will take your questions via Twitter using the hashtag #genprev.See More
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Arlene MurphyAs an existing member of the museum I am honored to be part of this page. You do an outstanding job!about 3 weeks ago
Adriana Garcia VillanuevaPORQUE NO HACEN UNA EXPOCION EN COSTA RICAabout 2 months ago
Ilse Reineras a child survivor of the SHOA, i am grateful that we have this museum in the US to teach the truth of what took place during the Holocaust. It is also gratifying for me to know ,that it draws large crouds of people.Let all learn from the ugly, brutal past and let us say together, NEVER AGAIN !5 · about 3 months ago
- In the early 1990s, the Museum slowly rose from its site near the National Mall. In celebration of the Museum's 20th anniversary, view a slideshow of photographs from site-clearing to dedication. http://neveragain.ushmm.org/pages/construction-slideshow
In this image, a Polish boxcar from the World War II period is lowered into its spot in the Museum’s Permanent Exhibition.
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum created the event Behind the Scenes With... - Yesterday, five Holocaust survivors who are also volunteers at the Museum shared their life histories with students at Eastern Middle School in Montgomery County, Maryland.
- Today, please help us thank Holocaust survivor and Museum volunteer Alex Shilo! Each Monday, Alex greets and assists visitors to the Museum as a volunteer with our Museum Services group. This year, he participated in the First Person speaker series for the first time, where he shared his life history of survival in France: http://www.ushmm.org/remembrance/survivoraffairs/meet/detail.php?content=shilo Thank you Alex!
- How has the Museum inspired you in our first 20 years? Share your story with us on our 20th anniversary website.
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"This museum is not an answer. It is a question mark." In honor of the Museum's 20th anniversary, watch Holocaust survivor and founding chairman Elie Wiesel's speech at the Museum's dedication twenty years ago this coming April.- Today, please help us thank survivor volunteer Rita Rubinstein! This summer, Rita participated in the First Person program for the first time, sharing her life history of survival in Romanian-occupied Ukraine in a public interview at the Mu...seum. In addition, each Wednesday, Rita volunteers in the Museum's library and archives. Thank you Rita!See More
Caption: Rita Rubinstein, wrapped in the tallit (prayer shawl) that belonged to her father, shares her memories with student participants in the Museum's Art and Memory project.
- neveragain.ushmm.orgChairman Harvey M. “Bud” Meyerhoff, President Bill Clinton, and Founding Chairman Elie Wiesel light the eternal flame at the Museum’s dedication on April 22, 1993.Learn More
- Raye Farr, Director of Film and Video at the Museum, will speak on October 21 at Yale University during the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies' conference, "Achievements and Challenges, 1982-2012." The event is free and open to the public. We extend our congratulations to the Fortunoff Archive on 30 years at Yale.
- www.ushmm.orgAs a senior in high school, Rebecca Dupas took part in a program sponsored by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, called Bringing the Lessons Home. The program teaches young people about the Holocaust, so that they can help spread understanding about the dangers of hatred and prejudice.
- Today, please help us thank survivor volunteer Charles Stein! As a member of the Museum's Speakers Bureau, Charles shares his memories of escaping from Vienna to New York shortly after the outbreak of World War II, then returning to Europe in 1943 as a member of the US Army (http://bit.ly/VWFcr8). He has also been a volunteer with the Museum's Visitor Services team for almost 20 years, welcoming visitors to the Museum every Friday morning. Thank you Charles!
- Mexican-American Anthony Acevedo, a U.S. Army medic, was captured by Nazi soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge in January, 1945. As he cared for his fellow prisoners in the POW camp at Berga, Acevedo kept a diary of their experiences, wh...ich he donated to the Museum in 2010. In this video, which we share in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, hear in Acevedo's own words the importance of the diary to remembrance of American prisoners of war.See More
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