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Introducing the Genocide and Peace Models
Published in the International Association of Genocide Scholars‘s Teaching Brief by Jamie D. Wise in September 2024 When teaching about a social process as complex as genocide, many educators lack…
Irene Miller
Irene Miller was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1932. When Germany invaded Poland, Irene’s family tried to flee to the Soviet Union and was stranded for several weeks in “no…
Edward Malinowski
Edward Malinowski (Mersyk) was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1939. His family lived on a street that became part of the Warsaw ghetto. When Edward was 4 years old, he…
Sophie Klisman
Sophie Teich Klisman was born in Lodz, Poland in 1929. After the Nazis invaded Poland, Sophie and her family were sent to live in the ghetto, where her parents and…
George Erdstein
George Erdstein was born in Vienna, Austria in 1938 a few months after the Anschluss, the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany. At the time, his parents questioned if and…
Barbara Cohen
Barbara (Schechter) Cohen was born in Bukaczowce, Poland (now part of Ukraine) in 1941. When Barbara was a baby, she and her parents were sent to live in a ghetto.…
Remembering Dr. Guy Stern, Holocaust Survivor and Ritchie Boys Hero
REFLECTING ON THE LEGACY OF DR. STERN Dr. Guy Stern, the Director of our International Institute of the Righteous, has passed away at age 101. He would have celebrated his…
The Existential Threat to the LGBTQ+ Community in Nazi Germany
By Ashley Koch, Museum Educator at The HC A COMMUNITY EMERGES The roots of the modern LGBTQ+ movement lie in Germany, where a community of self-conscious and openly gay men…
Remembering My Grandfather on the Anniversary of the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen
By Hannah Mills, Education Associate at The HC – On April 15, 2023, we marked the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen, a concentration camp located in Lower Saxony…
Afro-Germans and the Holocaust
By Joshua Wilson, Museum Educator at The HC – During Black History Month, we want to honor the memories of Black people who lived through the violent and hateful ideology…
A Memorial Tribute to Hans Weinmann, Devoted Friend to the Holocaust Memorial Center
By: Feiga Weiss, Head Librarian and Archivist – On Wednesday, September 15, 2021, Hans Weinmann was laid to rest in the Clover Hill Park Cemetery, in Birmingham. It was a…
Henry S. Dorfman’s Story of Survival by Becca Gallick-Mitchell of InstaGrandma’s Kitchen
By: Becca Gallick-Mitchell – Friend of the HMC My name is Becca Gallick-Mitchell, and I’m a third generation Holocaust educator, recipe developer/blogger, and the founder of the InstaGrandma’s Kitchen website…
My Story – George Erdstein
By: George Erdstein, Holocaust Survivor – A Matter of Luck My parents, Berthold and Ida Erdstein, were both born in Vienna. Drafted into the Austrian Army at the age of…
Q&A with Atina Grossmann on Jewish Refugees in India and Iran
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…
BOOK REVIEW: “The Ratline: Love, Lies, and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive”
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…
Your Membership Gift Has The Power To Overcome Prejudice And Hatred
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…
Artifact Spotlight: MS St. Louis Sailor’s Hatband
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.…
“D-Day, Normandy, and Beyond,” Frank Everard’s collection of personal stories from Veterans and Victims
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…
Whose story is being told?
By: Mark Mulder, Exhibitions Curator – Recently, I have been paying attention to a growing national fascination with true crime documentaries, shows, and podcasts. It has become so popular that…
