Americans and the Holocaust Traveling Exhibition

After a successful tour of 50 libraries from 2021 to 2023, the Museum is continuing to partner with the American Library Association’s Public Programs Office to extend the Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition to an additional 50 libraries across the United States from 2024 to 2026.

This 1,100-square-foot traveling exhibition is based on the exhibition that opened in April 2018 at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. The Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition addresses important themes in American history, including Americans’ responses to refugees, war and genocide in the 1930s and ‘40s. This exhibition will challenge the commonly held assumptions that Americans knew little and did nothing about the Nazi persecution and murder of Jews as the Holocaust unfolded.

Drawing on a remarkable collection of primary sources from the 1930s and ‘40s, the exhibition focuses on the stories of individuals and groups of Americans who took action in response to Nazism. It will challenge visitors to consider the responsibilities and obstacles faced by individuals—from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to ordinary Americans—who made difficult choices, sought to effect change, and, in a few cases, took significant risks to help victims of Nazism even as rescue never became a government priority. The exhibit hopes to challenge people to not only ask “what would I have done?” but also, “what will I do?”

The tour schedule below shows when the Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition will be on display at each site. Please contact the library to confirm exhibition and programming dates.

Where to See This Exhibition

2024

September 3 – October 15, 2024

• Charleston County Public Library (North Charleston, SC)

• Framingham State University (Framingham, MA)

• Seward Community Library & Museum (Seward, AK) -- NOTE: August 27 -- October 8, 2024

• University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (Honolulu, HI) -- NOTE: August 27 -- October 8, 2024

November 7 – December 19, 2024

• Athens-Clarke County Library (Athens, GA)

• City of Roseburg (Roseburg, OR)

• Stowe Free Library (Stowe, VT)

• Waupaca Area Public Library (Waupaca, WI)

2025

January 11 – February 22, 2025

• Goldey-Beacom College (Wilmington, DE)

• Heart of America Library (Rugby, ND)

• Library of Michigan (Lansing, MI)

• University of Montevallo/Carmichael Library (Montevallo, AL)

March 17 – April 28, 2025

• Baxter County Library (Mountain Home, AR)

• Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls (Beaver Falls, PA)

• Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato, MN)

• Vincennes University Shake Library (Vincennes, IN)

May 21 – July 2, 2025

• Carlsbad Public Library (Carlsbad, NM)

• Long Branch Free Public Library (Long Branch, NJ)

• Park County Library System (Cody, WY)

• Virginia Beach Library Foundation (Virginia Beach, VA)

July 25 – September 5, 2025

• Converse County Library (Douglas, WY)

• Meredith Public Library (Meredith, NH)

• Winter Park Library (Winter Park, FL)

September 28 – November 9, 2025

• Bullitt County Public Library (Shepherdsville, KY)

• Davis County Library (Clearfield, UT)

• Meriden Public Library (Meriden, CT)

• Sevier County Public Library System (Sevierville, TN)

2026

December 2, 2025 – January 13, 2026

• Ada Public Library (Ada, OK)

• Ellinwood School/Community Library (Ellinwood, KS)

• St. Charles Parish Public Library (Destrehan, LA)

• Warren Public Library (Warren, MI)

February 5 – March 19, 2026

• Columbus Metropolitan Library (Columbus, OH)

• Daniel Boone Regional Library (Columbia, MO)

• Pueblo City County Library District (Pueblo, CO)

• University of Nebraska at Kearney, Calvin T. Ryan Library (Kearney, NE)

April 11 – May 23, 2026

• Baylor University Libraries (Waco, TX)

• Downers Grove Public Library (Downers Grove, IL)

• Grossmont College (El Cajon, CA)

• Tulsa City-County Library (Tulsa, OK)

June 15 – July 27, 2026

• San Antonio Public Library (San Antonio, TX)

• Springfield-Greene County Library District (Springfield, MO)

• Warsaw Community Public Library (Warsaw, IN)

August 19 – September 30, 2026

• Burlington Public Library (Burlington, IA)

• New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, NM)

• Roanoke-Chowan Community College (Ahoskie, NC)

• Upper Sandusky Community Library (Upper Sandusky, OH)

October 23, 2026 – December 4, 2026

• Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA)

• Safford City-Graham County Library (Safford, AZ)

• Seward County Community College (Liberal, KS)

• Quincy University (Quincy, IL)

Americans and the Holocaust was made possible by the generous support of lead sponsor Jeannie & Jonathan Lavine. Additional major funding was provided by the Bildners — Joan & Allen z”l, Elisa Spungen & Rob, Nancy & Jim; and Jane and Daniel Och. 

The Museum's exhibitions are also supported by the Lester Robbins and Sheila Johnson Robbins Traveling and Special Exhibitions Fund, established in 1990.