A controversial move at the Games was the benching of two American Jewish runners, Marty Glickman and Sam Stoller. Both had trained for the 4x100-meter relay, but on the day before the event, they ...

We are Holocaust survivors who volunteer at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, sharing our experiences with the public. We are always gratified to see how much interest there is from young ...

It’s 1938. In Eastern Europe, life is bustling for three young Jews growing up in their vibrant Jewish community. Miriam Kabacznik, Leon Kahn, and Zvi Michaeli. But soon, the Nazi threat emerges on ...

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, ...

The Fifth Floor Museum Reading Room is currently closed to the public because of the ongoing Federal government shutdown. The Reading Room at the Shapell Center is open to the public by appointment ...

Norah Bagarinka, a Tutsi, was targeted during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. She survived, as many Tutsi did, by running and hiding for more than 100 days. Transcript When we reached the roadblock, I ...

The Museum’s Permanent Collection documents the fate of victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through millions of documents, artifacts, photos, films, and testimonies. Learn more about ...

The following databases provide access to original primary sources related to the Holocaust. They are intended for research being conducted at the Museum. This page lists primary source electronic ...

“We welcome these new members and their commitment to advancing the Museum’s mission of Holocaust education and remembrance, and look forward to working with them,” said Museum Chair Ambassador Stuart ...

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America’s national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country’s memorial to the ...

Explore the vast differences in how ordinary people displayed great courage or willful complicity in the face of devastating violence during the rise of Hitler’s Germany. Neighbors made choices. Some ...

The US Holocaust Memorial Museum is a nonpartisan, independent establishment of the US government. It teaches that the Holocaust was preventable and that by heeding warning signs and taking early ...