The Holocaust Museum & Learning Center has named Fran Poger as its next chair. She begins her term in September. Poger will succeed Myrna Meyer, who was named museum chair three years ago. “We are thrilled to have someone with Fran’s qualifications and passion for...
The National Council of Community and Justice has presented its Brotherhood Sisterhood Award to the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center. Jean Cavender, Director of the Museum, joined the Jewish Federation of St. Louis President & CEO Andrew Rehfeld in accepting...
Thanks to a generous donation, the BIG SONIA educational toolkit will be added to 12 teaching trunks for middle school and high school students in St. Louis through the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center! Staenberg Education Trunk Program This program is designed...
The Holocaust Museum & Learning Center strongly condemns the loss of life and violence perpetrated by neo-Nazis and other white supremacist groups in Charlottesville, Virginia. The rhetoric of hatred, racism and anti-Semitism exemplifies viewpoints that have no...
The Blue Card is a national organization that provides financial assistance to low-income Holocaust survivors for dental care, home health and other services. Clients are referred to Blue Card by social service agencies such as Jewish Family & Children’s Service...
More than $3,000 in cash awarded to winners chosen from nearly 850 middle and senior high school student entries. More than $3,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to 24 winners of the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center’s 15th annual Art and Writing Contest at an...
“If the echo of their voice fades, we will perish” – Paul Eluard, French poet “Survivors and Witnesses in Our Community” will be the focus of the annual Yom HaShoah commemoration on Sunday, April 23 at 4:00 pm. The Holocaust Remembrance Day event will feature...
Students in grades 6 through 12 can win cash prizes; entries accepted through April 7. The Holocaust Museum and Learning Center (HMLC) is seeking entries for the 2017 Art and Writing Contest. The contest asks creative middle and high school students to express the...
On Friday, January 27th, an executive order was signed that severely restricts immigration from seven Muslim counties, suspends admission for 120 days for refugees of many faiths and bars all Syrian refugees indefinitely. The lack of planning and inter-departmental...
