US Holocaust Museum

Free to the public for the first time, "Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away." opens at our Museum on January 4, 2027. Reserve your passes now. bit.ly/4z8xgci

On November 9, 1938, nine-year-old Susan Hilsenrath and her brother Joseph watched their own neighbors attack their home.

The night of Nov. 9-10, 1938, the Nazis launched a campaign of terror against German Jews. Today, antisemites chose that anniversary to terrorize Philadelphia’s Jewish community. This blatant act of Jew hatred needs to be universally condemned, and we applaud the many who have.

The Museum mourns the passing of Holocaust survivor Eva Geller who succumbed to wounds she suffered nearly 11 months ago during the antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach. Her strength and resilience are an inspiration.

#OTD in 1943 SS and police units began a killing operation codenamed "Harvest Festival" in the Lublin district of German-occupied Poland. Over the course of just two days, approximately 42,000 Jewish people were murdered, making it one of the largest massacres of the Holocaust. Learn more: encyclopedia.ushmm.org/conte…

"Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away." opens January 4, 2027 at our Museum in Washington, DC. Free to the public for the first time—reserve your tickets now. ushmm.org/not-long-ago?utm_m…

Irena Sendler risked her life to save strangers.

Artifacts tell the story. See the truth for yourself. Reserve your free tickets now. ushmm.org/not-long-ago?utm_m…

Hermann Göring was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany, functioning at times as Hitler's number two. After being convicted and sentenced to death at the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, he escaped execution by killing himself #OTD in 1946. 📷: NARA

By the time prisoners at the Sobibor killing center revolted #OnThisDay in 1943, at least 167,000 Jews had already been killed there. While 300 prisoners managed to escape during the uprising, only about 50 survived the Holocaust. Pictured here are participants in the uprising. Photo courtesy of Misha Lev.

Add a 🎨 in the comments if art helps you get through hard times. #WorldMentalHealthDay

The charge of genocide is fueling antisemitism. As malicious actors weaponize the term and endanger Jews everywhere, meticulous use of the charge is essential. Read more by Chairman Jeffrey Miller (@JeffMillerCA2TX) and Amb. Eizenstat. (@EizenstatStuart). foxnews.com/opinion/weaponiz…

Three years ago Hamas terrorists launched a premeditated slaughter of innocent Israeli citizens, unleashing an explosion of violent antisemitism worldwide. As we remember the victims of 10/7, we must all recommit to confronting anti-Jewish hate wherever it appears.

As a Sonderkommando prisoner at Auschwitz, Polish Jew Załmen Gradowski had to remove corpses from gas chambers and burn them. In October 1944, he and other members of the Sonderkommando revolted, damaging one crematorium and killing several guards. Załmen did not survive.

In October 1946, the International Military Tribunal issued its verdicts on top Nazi leaders. While only a small number of Nazi leaders were tried by the IMT, it set important legal precedents and shaped international law today. 📷: Wikimedia

"My childhood was really a childhood blessed with love and hope and faith and prayer," reflected Elie Wiesel. The third of four children, Elie was born #OTD in 1928 in Sighet, Romania. Elie's parents and younger sister were murdered in the Holocaust. 📷: Yad Vashem

#OTD in 1941, one of the largest mass shootings of the Holocaust began. At Babyn Yar (Babi Yar), German forces and their auxiliaries murdered more than 33,000 Jews in just two days.

For more than 30 years, David Bayer shared his story with visitors to our Museum. Learn more about his experiences during the Holocaust.

Sign language gave Doris Fedrid (center) a chance to tell her story. After surviving the Holocaust, she immigrated to New York. There, she took classes to learn how to sign and soon met her husband, Fred Fedrid (far right), a fellow deaf Holocaust survivor.