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On This Day in History: October 5
On October 5, 1938, the Reich Ministry of the Interior invalidated all German passports held by Jews. The move was taken in response to a request not from inside Germany, but from Switzerland. Like many other industrialized nations, Switzerland was experiencing an influx of asylum requests from German Jews. On October 5, German Jews were forced to surrender their old passports. The German government then mandated that all Jewish passports in Germany be stamped with a red “J.” The action further isolated German Jews and perpetuated their oppression.
Holocaust Museum & Learning Center encourages everyone to commemorate Yom HaShoah virtually this year
On April 12, 1951, the Israeli Knesset (parliament) proclaimed Yom HaShoah U’Mered Hagetaot (Holocaust and Ghetto Revolt Remembrance Day) to be the 27th of the Hebrew month of Nisan. The name later because known as Yom HaShoah VeHagevurah (Holocaust and Heroism...
Postponing events due to COVID-19
The Holocaust Museum & Learning Center will be closed at least through March 31 in order to best protect the community, our volunteers, and our staff. We will be postponing previously announced events, including The Argentina Journal exhibit, the Jeremy Schonfeld...
HMLC exhibit highlights reflections from the WWII camp liberations
2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the majority of the concentration/forced labor camps in Europe. The Picture of Unreality: Camp Liberation and Liberators exhibition will open April 2 and will highlight the liberated and the liberators. Drawn from...
‘Operation Finale’ screening paired with Malkin art exhibit
Ben Kingsley stars in the 2018 film “Operation Finale,” the March selection for the 2020 Sandra and Mendel Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film Series. Kingsley portrays Adolf Eichmann and Oscar Isaac portrays Mossad agent Peter Malkin in this thrilling true story of the...
Exhibit to feature art from the man who captured Eichmann
In 1960, when Mossad agent Peter Zvi Malkin led a team to capture Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, Malkin’s cover was as a tourist. As part of the cover, Malkin brought his own pastels, colored pencils, dry watercolors, and oils. He also carried a South American...
Jeremy Schonfeld plans return to St. Louis with selections from his Shoah-themed rock opera
Join celebrated composer/lyricist and performer Jeremy Schonfeld for an intimate conversation and performance of selections from his groundbreaking concept-album-turned-multimedia rock opera "Iron & Coal" on March 22 at the J’s Staenberg Family Complex – Arts...
Student entries sought for 17th Annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest Students in grades 6 through 12 can win cash prizes; entries accepted through April 20
The Holocaust Museum & Learning Center (HMLC) is seeking entries for the 2020 Art and Writing Contest. The contest asks creative middle and high school students from around the country to express the difficult and inspiring lessons of the Holocaust. Entries must...
Film highlights little-known hero of German resistance
Oscar-winning director Oliver Hirschbiegel’s “13 Minutes” is the February selection for the 2020 Sandra and Mendel Rosenberg Sunday Afternoon Film Series. This award-winning film traces the true story of Georg Elser, a carpenter from Konigsbrönn who, after becoming...
Plans for a New World-Class Holocaust Museum Announced
Lessons of History Must Never Be Forgotten The St. Louis Holocaust Museum & Learning Center today commemorated its 25th year with the announcement of a new world-class facility. Holocaust survivors, local dignitaries and religious leaders gathered to unveil...