Upcoming Events Calendar

Explore the vast differences in how ordinary people displayed great courage or willful complicity in the face of devastating violence during the rise of Hitler’s Germany. Neighbors made choices. Some took risks, while others stood idle as friends, neighbors, and colleagues were victimized.

We live in a paradoxical moment for Holocaust memory. On the one hand, we encounter Holocaust analogies in the media and online nearly every day. And yet, public understanding of Holocaust history is at a low. 

Join us to experience works artists risked their lives to create during the Holocaust to expose life in Nazi camps and remember the victims.

In her first appearance on First Person, Joan will share her experiences. “I knew something terrible was happening. I knew that I must never tell anybody that I was Jewish. … Whatever was happening was something that was not going to happen to me … I was going to survive.”

Learn about the surprisingly widespread individual resistance that obliterates the common view of Jewish passivity under Nazi persecution.

Learn about the surprisingly widespread individual resistance that obliterates the common view of Jewish passivity under Nazi persecution.

In these troubling times, amid the continuing surge in antisemitism—tragically including deadly violence—our community must stand together to advance the Museum’s critical mission. With your support, we combat dangerous conspiracy theories and Holocaust distortion, while inspiring new generations within and beyond our walls to confront antisemitism today.

Explore the vast differences in how ordinary people displayed great courage or willful complicity in the face of devastating violence during the rise of Hitler’s Germany. Neighbors made choices. Some took risks, while others stood idle as friends, neighbors, and colleagues were victimized.

We live in a paradoxical moment for Holocaust memory. On the one hand, we encounter Holocaust analogies in the media and online nearly every day. And yet, public understanding of Holocaust history is at a low. 

Join us to experience works artists risked their lives to create during the Holocaust to expose life in Nazi camps and remember the victims.

In her first appearance on First Person, Joan will share her experiences. “I knew something terrible was happening. I knew that I must never tell anybody that I was Jewish. … Whatever was happening was something that was not going to happen to me … I was going to survive.”

Learn about the surprisingly widespread individual resistance that obliterates the common view of Jewish passivity under Nazi persecution.

Learn about the surprisingly widespread individual resistance that obliterates the common view of Jewish passivity under Nazi persecution.

In these troubling times, amid the continuing surge in antisemitism—tragically including deadly violence—our community must stand together to advance the Museum’s critical mission. With your support, we combat dangerous conspiracy theories and Holocaust distortion, while inspiring new generations within and beyond our walls to confront antisemitism today.

Join us to hear about the Museum’s work to unravel the mystery of this remarkable collection now in its care and discover what we’ve learned so far about the family who left it behind.