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Alfred Rosenberg Diary Is Discovered
Alfred Rosenberg Diary Is Discovered

Missing for years, the diary of the Nazi leader will provide new insight into Holocaust history.

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<em>CBS Sunday Morning</em> Features Museum’s 20th Anniversary
CBS Sunday Morning Features Museum’s 20th Anniversary

Segment highlights two decades of preserving memory and inspiring action.

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<em>Some Were Neighbors</em>
Some Were Neighbors

A new Museum exhibition and website explore the collaboration and complicity of countless individuals in Nazi Germany’s persecution and murder of Jews.

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Potential for Genocidal Violence in Syria?
Potential for Genocidal Violence in Syria?

A new study commissioned by the Museum concludes that the longer the current conflict in Syria continues, the greater the risk of genocide becomes in certain areas.

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June 22, 1941: Germany Invades the Soviet Union
June 22, 1941: Germany Invades the Soviet Union

Despite the German-Soviet nonaggression pact, Germany invaded the Soviet Union in the largest German military operation of World War II.

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Researchers Find 42,500 Ghettos and Camps
Researchers Find 42,500 Ghettos and Camps

Museum encyclopedia is changing the understanding of how the ghetto and camp system evolved.

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Preventing Genocide

Take action to confront genocide and related crimes against humanity today.

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Confronting Antisemitism

Learn about the history and the continuing problem of antisemitism.

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Rescuing the Evidence

View highlights from the Museum’s collections and the stories they bring to life.

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May 15, 2013

Museum Welcomes Verdict in Ríos Montt Case in Guatemala

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April 29, 2013

PBS NewsHour Airs Story on Museum’s 20th Anniversary Tribute

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April 29, 2013

Museum Marks 20th Anniversary at Historic Gathering in Washington, DC

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April 28, 2013

Museum Launches Comprehensive Campaign

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April 26, 2013

New York Times Reviews New Museum Exhibition Some Were Neighbors

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April 25, 2013

Washington Post Publishes Editorial on Museum’s 20th Anniversary

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April 9, 2013

President Obama Appoints Two New Members to United States Holocaust Memorial Council

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March 25, 2013

New Study Warns of Potential for Genocidal Violence in Syria

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Featured Events

Through August 15. In Washington, DC: Holocaust survivors share their life stories in person each week at the Museum. Join us, or listen to the podcast series.

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June 27. In Chicago, IL: Join the Chicago Next Generation for a special program on preventing genocide in the 21st century.

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