Jun 2, 2025 | News, Statements
A Message to Our Community from Board Chair Greg Yawitz & Executive Director Myron Freedman: We are heartbroken. We are outraged. And yes – we are shaken. These feelings are real, and we are not alone in carrying them. In recent days, we have witnessed...
Feb 17, 2025 | History, Miscellaneous, News
Contact: Amy Lutz 913-426-5700 ALutz@STLHolocaustMuseum.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum Launches Free Virtual Classroom ST. LOUIS, MO (February 17, 2025) – The St. Louis Kaplan...
Nov 15, 2024 | Miscellaneous
The opinion piece originally appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (November 15, 2024) Carol Staenberg & Myron Freedman Across the spectrum of political messages heard and seen in recent campaigns and demonstrations around the world, we have witnessed a dramatic...
Nov 8, 2024 | News, Statements
The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum strongly condemns the antisemitic attacks in Amsterdam following the Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Reports indicate that young people, incited by calls on social media, attacked Israeli fans in...
Oct 7, 2024 | Miscellaneous, News, Statements
The Museum is deeply disturbed by the recent display of Nazi flags and symbols on an overpass over Highway 40. This act of antisemitism and racism serves as a painful reminder that hate did not begin nor end with the Holocaust. Such displays of intolerance and hate...
Sep 3, 2024 | Miscellaneous
The Museum mourns the loss of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, Eden Yerushalmi, 24, Ori Danino, 25, Alex Lobanov, 32, Carmel Gat, 40 and Almog Sarusi, 27 – killed by Hamas this past weekend. Our hearts and prayers are with their grieving families – may their...
Apr 30, 2024 | News, Statements
As our hearts continue to grieve for the victims of the October 7 Hamas pogrom, those who remain held hostage, and the loss of innocent lives in Gaza, we are watching the ongoing anti-Israel campus protests around the country with a close eye. Collegiate...
Mar 14, 2024 | Miscellaneous
Learn about the new FREE Ticket Program for School Group Participants Beginning March 14, students on Museum school tours will receive a coupon for a free ticket and 20% off two more tickets on their next visit (St. Louis, March 11, 2024) – In...
