20th Century European Jewish Life
20th Century European Jewish Life
Pre-war European Jewish life was a thriving cultural tapestry. No matter where Jewish people lived, they built their lives around the universal and timeless fundamentals of work, education, home, religion, community, and culture.
Each of the artifacts and stories presented in the 20th Century European Jewish Life Gallery is a snapshot of the rich lives that Jewish people lived before the Holocaust. These diverse stories are juxtaposed with examples of antisemitic incidents throughout history.
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Mobile Guide
Mobile Exhibit Guide Explore our redesigned core exhibit on a self-guided tour using the new Janice Billmeyer Mobile Guide. Learn more about the Holocaust by following our self-guided tour, a…
Responsibility & Action
Responsibility & Action The history of the Holocaust forces us to grapple with our responsibility to fight against injustice and inhumanity anywhere. When antisemitism and other forms of hate arise,…
The Camp System
Over its twelve-year existence, Nazi Germany and its allies established more than 44,000 camps and other types of prisons. These included concentration camps, forced labor camps, transit camps, ghettos, and…
The November Pogrom & Kindertransport
The November Pogrom & Kindertransport The November Pogrom, also known as Kristallnacht, marked the first, state-sponsored violence against all Jews in German territory. One of the only successful attempts to…
Heroism & the Hidden
The Heroism & the Hidden Gallery offers a distinct learning environment with multimedia case studies on hidden children and stirring stories of brave righteousness and personal sacrifice. Since most non-Jewish…
Genocide in the East
Featured in The New York Times, the Genocide in the East Gallery includes the latest historical research on mass shootings in Eastern Europe, known today as the “Holocaust by Bullets.”…
Anne Frank Tree & Garden
In 2009, The Zekelman Holocaust Center was selected as one of only eleven sites in the United States to receive a sapling from the tree that grew outside Anne Frank’s…
The Boxcar
The Henrietta and Alvin Weisberg Gallery tells the horrors of deportation by rail to the ghettos, death camps, and concentration camps of Europe. The centerpiece is a Holocaust-era boxcar, much…
