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When eight-year-old Emanuel “Manny” Mandel and his mother escaped German-occupied Budapest in summer 1944, their tense journey did not go as expected. Nazi and ...
A controversial move at the Games was the benching of two American Jewish runners, Marty Glickman and Sam Stoller. Both had trained for the 4x100-meter relay, but on the day before the event, they ...
In these troubling times, amid the continuing surge in antisemitism—tragically including deadly violence—our community stands together to support the Museum’s critical mission. Join us to honor ...
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is outraged by Hamas’s unconscionable attack on Israel, killing hundreds, and targeting Israeli citizens for kidnapping, including a Holocaust survivor, ...
After a year of mass atrocities against Tigrayan and other ethnic groups in Ethiopia, the immediate risk facing civilians is expanding to new areas.
Early Warning Project has consistently ranked Ethiopia as one of the highest-risk countries in the world for a new onset of mass killing.
We are Holocaust survivors who volunteer at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, sharing our experiences with the public. We are always gratified to see how much interest there is from young ...
When Frieda Belinfante’s home country of the Netherlands is invaded by the Nazis in 1940, she leaves her flourishing music career to join the resistance movement. In defiance of the Nazi regime, ...
India ranks second in this year's Early Warning Project Statistical Risk Assessment, marking its highest risk and rank to date. For the last five years, India has ranked in the top 15 highest-risk ...
The historic Cessation of Hostilities Agreement signed on November 2, 2022, between the Government of Ethiopia and Tigray People’s Liberation Front delivers a roadmap to end the civil war. Despite the ...
The shocking eruption of antisemitism on many American college and university campuses is unacceptable and university and all other appropriate authorities must take greater action to protect Jewish ...