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| Hours & Tour Information |  Public Schedule
- Sunday - Thursday
9:30 am - 3:30 pm - Friday
9:30 am - 12:30 pm - Closed on Saturday
Upcoming Closings
We are closed on Jewish holidays and most legal holidays. Free admission during regular hours.
Donations are greatly appreciated.
Docent Guided Public Tours - Sunday - Thursday 1:00 pm - Last approximately 2 hours - No public tours on Friday
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| From the Executive Director | Stephen M. Goldman’s speech delivered on October 18, 2009 at the 25th Anniversary Dinner.
 Before I begin, some exciting news. Based on an idea brought by Roz Blanck to Gail Cohen, Feiga Weiss wrote a proposal to the Anne Frank Center USA (along with several hundred other prestigious institutions around the world) to be the recipient of one of the saplings grown from the tree upon which Anne Frank gazed from the Annex window. It was announced Friday that the Holocaust Memorial Center Zeke...
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| Visitor Survey | The HMCZFC is happy to announce that a survey of visitors to the center has begun. This questionnaire will help us better understand the effectiveness of our facility and help us with future decisions regarding our growth. To take this five (5) minute survey, just click on the link below, answer the questions and make sure to select the “finished” button at the end. Your participation is greatly appreciated. Visitor Survey
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| The Auschwitz Album |
Please join us as we commemorate the 65th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz with a unique exhibit The Auschwitz Album: The Story of a Transport Open to the public: January 28 – April 18, 2010 On the day American forces liberated the Dora-Mittlebau concentration camp in Germany, a young prisoner named Lili Jacob—ill with typhus and searching for some warm clothes—came upon a photo album hidden in an SS barracks cupboard. When she opened the album, she discovered pictures depicting the arrival of a transport of Hungarian Jews at Auschwitz. To Lili's horror and amazement, images of her family, friends and herself were included in the album. ...
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| The Holocaust Memorial Center's stated objectives are: |
 Preserving the memory of the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust.- Preserving the history of the five thousand Jewish communities wiped out by the Nazis.
- Recording the apathy of the many who did nothing, and recognizing the righteous individuals who saved, or tried to save, at least one Jew, and who knowingly placed themselves in mortal danger.
- Recalling the cultural, social, and religious richness of Jewish life in Europe prior to the Holocaust.
- Recording the terror of the Nazi Holocaust and the events that led to it.
- Helping future generations understand and direct their lives to the maintenance of an open, free society.
- Nourishing a social consciousness whereby the righteous acts of the f...
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