The 2011 Days of Remembrance begin this Sunday, May 1.
Why do we remember? The President’s Commission on the Holocaust states: “Remembering can instill caution, fortify restraint, and protect against future evil or indifference.”
Over the coming days, our US Holocaust Museum will provide many opportunities for you to participate in the Days of Remembrance, [...]
Purim Day Event: February 28.
Join us as we deliver 100 Purim baskets to Holocaust survivors around Manhatten. Click here to learn [...]
Trailer from the Holocaust survivors documentary “Broken Silence”. From Steven Spielberg and Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation comes Broken Silence, a series of five films about human courage, heroism, and triumph over intense adversities during World War II.
Directed by five great directors: Luis Puenzo, Pavel Chukhraj, János Szász, Vojtech Jasny e Andrzej Wajda; [...]
Helping Holocaust Survivors Today
iVolunteer is a NYC based nonprofit that provides assistance and companionship for aging Holocaust Survivors. [...]
Ya’akov Hollander was a ten-year-old boy living in Krakow, Poland, when WWII broke out. Deported from his home and eventually crammed into the Krakow ghetto, Ya’akov passed through twelve different concentration camps during the Holocaust. A walking skeleton when he was finally liberated, Yaakov had lost both his parents and most of his family in [...]