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National Events

50 Children: The Story of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus

Beachwood, OH 7 P.M.

Our Walls Bear Witness: Burma’s Rohingya Still Under Threat

Washington, DC 5:30 P.M.

Dear Ambassador
Film Screening and Discussion

Washington, DC 6 P.M.

“The Idea of Eliminating the Leadership Would Not Let Me Rest”: Georg Elser’s Attempted Assassination of Hitler in November 1939 and Its Aftermath

Washington, DC 7 P.M.
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Setting the Stage for the Holocaust

Antisemitic myths about World War I's end played a role in Hitler's rise to power.

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Museum Unveils Updated Genocide Prevention Tool to Identify Countries at Risk for Mass Atrocities

Letter from Holocaust Survivors to Pittsburgh Jewish Community

Serge and Beate Klarsfeld and the Syria Civil Defense to Each Receive 2019 Museum Elie Wiesel Award

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