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Museum Message on Antisemitism in Clayton
As many of you may have heard, multiple cars were set on fire in a Clayton neighborhood early this morning in what is now being investigated as a...
After the Night of Broken Glass: Fleeing Nazi Germany for St. Louis
Read as Ernst van Rath recollects the Night of Broken Glass: Fleeing Nazi Germany for St. Louis that is shared as part of the Memory Project.
Adventure in a DP Camp: A Story Told to Me by My Parents
The following story was written by Sofia Kent and shared as part of the Memory Project. This is a true story which I know only because my parents...
Memories: Auschwitz-Birkenau
The following poem was written by Hilda Lebedun and shared as part of the Memory Project. Dear God, You let me come To the twilight of my life–...
A Message from the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum on Recent Antisemitism
A Message to Our Community from Board Chair Greg Yawitz & Executive Director Myron Freedman: We are heartbroken. We are outraged. And yes - we...
A Prayer for Answers
The following poem was written by Hilda Lebedun and shared as part of the Memory Project. Again and again I reminisce About my life. How can I...
Springtime
The following poem was written by Hilda Lebedun and shared as part of the Memory Project. A new seasonA new life all around. . . . I am looking...
Press Release: St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum Launches Free Virtual Classroom
Contact: Amy Lutz 913-426-5700 ALutz@STLHolocaustMuseum.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE St. Louis Kaplan...
USHMM Remembers President James Earl “Jimmy” Carter
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 2014. (Image source: Place: Austin, Texas; Date: 2014; Credit: LBJ Library)Reference:Hollinger, A. (2024,...
Artifact Feature: Duck Sail Cloth Piece
From Director of Archives & Collections, Amy Moorman:The description of an artifact in our Collection caught my eye recently. It read, “Duck...