The monument commemorates victims of the massacre carried out on July 10, 1941, when Polish residents of Jedwabne, a small town located in then German-occupied Poland, participated in the murder of ...

In these troubling times, amid the continuing surge in antisemitism—tragically including deadly violence—our community stands together to advance the Museum’s critical mission.  Join us in honoring ...

When eight-year-old Emanuel “Manny” Mandel and his mother escaped German-occupied Budapest in summer 1944, their tense journey did not go as expected. Nazi and ...

1. Photographer Francisco Boix and other survivors view a pile of corpses lying among abandoned blankets and clothing in front of a stone wall in the Mauthausen concentration camp. BOIX, FRANCISCO; ...

The collection consists of three photograph albums and a Nazi swastika pennant. ... Nazi swastika pennant that was inserted inside one of the photo albums George Bernard Niewenhous ...

Bowing to international pressure, the German Olympic Committee invited German Jewish high jumper Gretel Bergmann to compete at pre-Olympic qualifying meets. Returning to Germany from England where she ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum said today that there is compelling evidence that the Burmese military committed ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, and genocide ...

Since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in August 2021, the risk of mass atrocities has increased for vulnerable groups, including ethnic and religious minorities. Afghanistan currently ranks ...

India ranks second in this year's Early Warning Project Statistical Risk Assessment, marking its highest risk and rank to date. For the last five years, India has ranked in the top 15 highest-risk ...

After a year of mass atrocities against Tigrayan and other ethnic groups in Ethiopia, the immediate risk facing civilians is expanding to new areas.

The Museum welcomes President Trump's new appointments to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. Ariel Simon Abergel, DC Jonathan Burkan, NY Robert David Garson, FL Tila Falic, FL Barbara ...

WASHINGTON, DC -- As our nation and the world watch the unfolding events in Afghanistan, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is deeply concerned about grave threats facing many segments of ...