Watch this video for a virtual tour the Americans and the Holocaust exhibition at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Behind Every Name is an animated video series covering personal stories featured in the exhibition. For more videos, visit the museum's page for the series.
Stay Connected Live is a video series including films that can be used for discussions on the exhibition's themes. Other relevant films include Fighting on Two Fronts: Black Americans Who Served; The New Americans: Immigrants Who Served; American Trailblazers Who Fought Persecution At Home And Abroad; Friendships That Saved Lives During the Holocaust; and Nazi Olympics: How Black And Jewish Athletes Challenged the “Master Race."
The recommended age for the exhibition is 8th grade and up, but younger children are welcome at a parent's discretion. For more information, please email library@mst.edu
Additional lesson plans related to the Americans and the Holocaust exhibition can be found on the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's website.
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries is made possible by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association.
Americans and the Holocaust was made possible by the generous support of lead sponsor Jeannie & Jonathan Lavine. Additional major funding was provided by the Bildners — Joan & Allen z”l, Elisa Spungen & Rob, Nancy & Jim; and Jane and Daniel Och. The Museum's exhibitions are also supported by the Lester Robbins and Sheila Johnson Robbins Traveling and Special Exhibitions Fund, established in 1990.