The Programs on Religion and the Holocaust fosters scholarship, teaching, and reflection on the complex ethical, theological, and historical questions raised by the Holocaust.

One year ago, on February 1, 2021, Burma’s military, known as the Tatmadaw, seized power in a coup and ushered in a new era of violence and terror. The Tatmadaw is ...

WASHINGTON, DC -- As our nation and the world watch the unfolding events in Afghanistan, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is deeply concerned about grave threats facing many segments of ...

WASHINGTON, DC – One year ago, Hamas terrorists orchestrated an unconscionable attack on Israel, resulting in the single deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust. More than 1,200 men, women, and ...

On May 13–14, high-level officials are convening in Berlin to discuss the future of United Nations (UN) peace operations. Perhaps more than ever in its seven-plus decade history, the future of UN ...

Today at the Museum, as at all federal buildings, our flags are flown at half staff. We do so each year in remembrance of the lives lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This year it is also in memory ...

For the First Time, Public Receives Digital Access to These Materials WASHINGTON, DC -- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has made available online the full sound recordings of the War ...

When Helen Jonas speaks of SS officer Amon Goeth, her voice still bears traces of the horrors she witnessed as his house servant at the Plaszow Concentration Camp. Sixty years later, Jonas met with ...

Ray Allen has visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum several times since it opened; each time he brings a different friend, teammate, or coach. The Museum, Allen says, has a message for ...

Why should we talk about women’s experiences of genocide? Genocide is defined as the commission of a prohibited act with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum strongly condemns Russia’s outrageous attack on Ukraine and is deeply concerned about threats to civilians and loss of life. In justifying ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum welcomes today’s announcement that His Holiness Pope Francis intends to open the Vatican’s archival record of Pope Pius XII to allow for in ...