The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide (SCPG) seeks applications for a fellowship to assess risks of mass atrocities in Mozambique. The Early ...

A 12-foot slab of steel weighing nearly 30 tons, Richard Serra’s monolithic sculpture Gravity is wedged near the black granite wall at the bottom of the stairs in the southwest corner of the Hall of ...

In 1938, on the eve of World War II, the American journalist Dorothy Thompson wrote that "a piece of paper with a stamp on it" was "the difference between life and death." The Unwanted is the intimate ...

For Syrians who long suffered under the Assad regime’s oppression and brutality, its collapse brought forth a flood of emotions. Today Syrians are engaged in the work of rebuilding their country and ...

The Museum is deeply grateful to the following donors for their generous support of the Museum's Americans and the Holocaust Initiative. Gifts of $5 million or more Jeannie & Jonathan Lavine Gifts of ...

Eric C. Steinhart earned an M.A. in modern European history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a B.A. summa cum laude in history from St. Olaf College. During his tenure at the ...

Frank Bajohr is Senior Researcher and Lecturer at the University of Hamburg in Germany. He received habilitation in history and a Ph.D. in philosophy from the same institution. For his Charles H.

The Sadlewskis’ marriage had to endure far more than the test of time, including separation, while Marian was imprisoned at the Mauthausen concentration camp. Watch as they recall their emotional ...

As we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the Holocaust, our community stands together to support the Museum's critical mission. At this time of surging antisemitism, ...

Adolf Eichmann was one of the central actors in the deportation of European Jewry during the Holocaust.

Carl Weiler’s winter gear, ski equipment, and family correspondence illustrate his life and document his experiences of fleeing Nazi persecution.

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 ...