Reading the names of men, women, and children killed during the Holocaust is a symbolic yet very personal way of remembering these individuals.
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Please join us for a Names Reading Ceremony during the Museum’s National Days of Remembrance commemoration as we read aloud the names of Holocaust victims.
Sunday–Wednesday, April 11–14
10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Reading times approximately five minutes per person.
Sign up today to reserve your time.
Location: Hall of Remembrance on the 2nd Floor
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Appointments will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.
Lists of victims’ names will be provided or you may bring your own.
Please e-mail volunteerview@ushmm.org with your requested reading time(s) and include your name.
For more information you can also call 202-479-9737.
In a video of about one to two minutes, tell us why Holocaust remembrance is important to you and read aloud ten names of your choosing from a small sampling of Jewish and non-Jewish individuals who were murdered by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1939 and 1945. Then, please post it to the Museum’s Facebook event for Days of Remembrance where it will be shared with other fans of the Museum.
This video provides the background and guidance for why to hold a names reading ceremony as part of a Days of Remembrance commemoration. Members of the community may be invited to take turns reading aloud a few or all of the 5,000 names listed. Approximately 650 names can be read in an hour.
View Organizing a Names Reading video »
Request a free CD/DVD Days of Remembrance planning resource »
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