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Americans and the Holocaust: How Did US Citizens Respond? An Evening at the Museum

Benefit Event
A crowd in Washington, DC, looks at newspapers on September 1, 1939. Library of Congress

A crowd in Washington, DC, looks at newspapers on September 1, 1939. Library of Congress

Check-in: 6:30 p.m.
Program: 7 p.m.

Join other friends of the Museum in the DC area for an evening at the Museum. Attendees will hear from content experts on our newest exhibition, Americans and the Holocaust, and gain exclusive after-hours access to tour the exhibition.

Reception with light hors d’oeuvres and a limited bar will follow the program. Business casual attire is requested.

Event Chairs
Sarah Goldin and Adam Friedman

Speakers
David Klevan, Educational Outreach Specialist, Education Initiatives, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

This program costs $45 per person and reservations are required. For questions, contact Courtney Campbell in the Museum’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Office at 202.314.7877 or ccampbell@ushmm.org.

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    The Mid-Atlantic Regional Office serves Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

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  • Americans and the Holocaust

    This special exhibition is a portrait of American society that shows how the Depression, isolationism, xenophobia, racism, and antisemitism shaped responses to Nazism and the Holocaust. It reveals how much information was available to Americans at the time and asks why rescuing Jews did not become a priority, except for a few individuals who took the risk to help.

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