By: HMC Editorial Staff – On June 27, 2021, we listened to Atina Grossmann, Professor of History at the Cooper Union in New York City, discuss the Jews who escaped Europe for India and Iran after 1933. On the margins of the Holocaust and anxious about their families’ fates, they were homeless and stateless, but… Continue Reading Q&A with Atina Grossmann on Jewish Refugees in India and Iran
By: Alan Gershel, Volunteer Docent – One of my colleagues in our docent training class, who was aware that I was a former prosecutor with an interest in the Nuremberg trials, gave me a copy of East West Street. In that book, Philippe Sands, a British human rights lawyer, wrote about his maternal grandfather who… Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: “The Ratline: Love, Lies, and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive”
By: Justin Bean, Membership and Data Manager – The Holocaust Memorial Center plays a unique role in our community. Each year, thousands of students and adults from all walks of life interact with the museum. When they visit us, whether virtually or physically, they learn not only about the Holocaust but also valuable lessons about… Continue Reading Your Membership Gift Has The Power To Overcome Prejudice And Hatred
This uniform hatband came from a sailor who served on the MS St. Louis. This artifact is on display in the Rise of Nazism Gallery at the Holocaust Memorial Center. On May 13, 1939, the MS St. Louis ocean liner set sail from Hamburg carrying 937 German Jewish refugees seeking asylum. The original destination was… Continue Reading Artifact Spotlight: MS St. Louis Sailor’s Hatband
By: Frank C. Everards, Operator and oral historian of D-Day, Normandy and Beyond – The Zekelman Holocaust Center was pleased to invite Frank Everards to write a blog post about his Netherlands-based online resource and oral history website: www.normandy1944.info. In return, the Center was invited to provide a blog for his website, which can be… Continue Reading “D-Day, Normandy, and Beyond,” Frank Everard’s collection of personal stories from Veterans and Victims