U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

New Documents Reveal FDR’s Eugenic Project to ‘Resettle’ Jews During World War II
As the Holocaust raged, the American president secretly asked his government to study the possible resettlement of remaining European refugees in Africa and South America. His goal: for Jews to be ‘spread thin all over the world.’
bySteve Usdin
The History and Future of Holocaust Research
How newly opened archives, a wider European scope, transnational narratives, and integrated big data are changing our understanding of the Shoah
byWendy Lower
Reporting on the Holocaust Museum’s Retracted Genocide Study
A short story, in numbers
byLiel Leibovitz
Holocaust Museum Pulls Study Absolving Obama Administration for Inaction in Face of Syrian Genocide
Abrupt decision comes in wake of sharp rebukes, bafflement, and concern about politicization of Shoah memory
byArmin Rosen
A Different Kind of Holocaust Museum
In Brooklyn, a new view of the Shoah, aimed at ultra-Orthodox Jews
byNoa Gutow-Ellis
U.S. Holocaust Museum Launches Kickstarter to Preserve Diaries
Inspired by Anne Frank, the museum seeks to translate and digitize 200 never-before-seen diaries from Holocaust victims and survivors
bySophie Aroesty
Blow Up the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
What’s the right way to remember both victims and perpetrators of great crimes?
byAlex Cocotas
From ISIS to Populism: Nazi Propaganda Exhibit Assumes Evolving Meaning in Paris
A year after its first Paris showing, insights provided by a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum have evolved, as terrorism and the rise of nationalism remain key issues around the world
byEmma Jacobs
The Immeasurable Value of a Fake Diamond Ring
It’s made of nickel and a piece of crystal. But it helped save Jews from the Nazis.
byJill Werman Harris
Can Data Predict the Next Genocide?
New project uses statistics to spot—and publicize—potential mass killings
byThomas MacMillan
Roman Vishniac Archive Now Available Online
Digitized archive features iconic images of pre-war Jewish life in Europe
byStephanie Butnick
Holocaust Museum Connects Long-Lost Relatives
Flooded by information requests, D.C. museum researchers scour the archives
byIsabel Fattal
My Very Own Tisha B’Av
How the saddest day of the Jewish calendar helped make me a happier Jew
byMarla Brown Fogelman
U.S. Holocaust Museum Opens Major Archive
U.N. War Crimes Commission now available at the Washington, D.C. museum
byIsabel Fattal
Miami Heat Players Visit U.S. Holocaust Museum
2013 NBA champs took a tour while in D.C. to meet with President Obama
byStephanie Butnick
U.S. Holocaust Museum Shuttered By Shutdown
Confirmation that a government shutdown is bad for the Jews
byStephanie Butnick
Myth of Italian Oskar Schindler Debunked
Giovanni Palatucci wasn’t a rescuer—he was a Nazi collaborator
byJill Goldsmith
Bartoszewski at the U.S. Holocaust Museum
Honoring a hero and celebrating the museum’s 20th anniversary
byAdam Chandler