Elie Wiesel, the Museum’s founding chairman, was deported to Auschwitz with his family in May 1944. He was selected for forced labor and survived. He later ...

For years, they could not speak about the Holocaust. Teenagers Ruth Cohen, Steven Fenves, and Irene Weiss were deported in ...

At this critical time of surging antisemitism, it is more important than ever that we gather to remember the victims and honor the survivors of the Holocaust. Join us in New York City to commemorate ...

Workshop Dates: August 4–15, 2025 Application deadline: February 14, 2025 Applications must be submitted in English via our online application. While much scholarship has examined the communication ...

The 2024 Jack and Anita Hess Faculty Seminar will explore the Holocaust through the lens of Jewish experiences of dispossession and looting during World War II, as well as processes of restitution, ...

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 ...

The Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition addresses important themes in American history, including Americans’ responses to refugees, war, and genocide in the 1930s and ‘40s. Americans and ...

For two weeks in August 1936, Adolf Hitler's Nazi dictatorship camouflaged its racist, militaristic character while hosting the Summer Olympics. Minimizing its antisemitic agenda and plans for ...