Susan Warsinger was born Susi Hilsenrath on May 27, 1929 in Bad Kreuznach, a city in western Germany. Born to Israel and Annie Hilsenrath, Susi was the eldest of three children. Mr. Hilsenrath owned a ...

In these uncertain times, amid the dangerous surge in antisemitism, conspiracy theories, and Holocaust distortion, our community stands together to support the Museum’s critical mission. Join us to ...

The Museum’s Bringing the Lessons Home program introduces Washington, DC-area public high school students to Holocaust history and encourages them to share its lessons with their family, friends, and ...

This extension highlights the changes in the social and political status of Jews in Germany between 1933 and 1945 and provides a foundational understanding of the events that led to the Holocaust.

A série Vozes Sobre o Anti-Semitismo apresenta uma grande variedade de discursos atuais—proferidos por personalidades públicas, professores, atletas, líderes religiosos, sobreviventes do Holocausto e ...

The Olympics were a perfect arena for the Nazi propaganda machine, which was unsurpassed at staging elaborate public spectacles and rallies. Choreographed pageantry, record-breaking athletic feats, ...

GARTH CROOKS: I think something about sport's competitive nature and edge arouses such intense emotion in people. And I think that's why in sport things get out of hand sometimes. And if racism and ...

In 1942, members of the Schwarz family packed their belongings, hid them in the attic for safekeeping, and left their home. Like many Jews who received deportation orders during the Holocaust, they ...

During the 1930s, prejudice toward Jews was widespread in American culture and everyday social life. Universities limited the admission of Jewish students through informal quotas. Certain ...

This lesson is designed as both a two-day and four-day unit. In both versions, students analyze how and why the Nazis and their collaborators persecuted and murdered Jews as well as other people ...

This lesson focuses on the history of antisemitism and its role in the Holocaust to better understand how prejudice and hate speech can contribute to violence, mass atrocity, and genocide. Learning ...

US Holocaust Memorial Museum educators and historians created these lesson plans for use in secondary classrooms. Click on a lesson plan to see its recommended grade level, subjects covered, and time ...