On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember Auschwitz, the largest complex of German Nazi concentration camp and killing centers that represents the tragic culmination of years of escalating hatred. It was liberated on January 27, 1945, a date that now marks this solemn international observance. Auschwitz did not emerge out of a vacuum. It was… Read More

Remarks by Kelley Szany, Senior Vice President for Education and Exhibitions at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center at the “Memory and Warning: A Kristallnacht Commemoration” held on November 10, 2025, at Am Shalom in Glenview.  We gather tonight not merely to observe a historical date, but to bear witness – Beginning on the… Read More

Chicago, IL—Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center announced today that they will open a satellite museum Illinois Holocaust Museum presents Experience360 on August 26 in the heart of downtown Chicago at 360 N. State St. Launching as the Skokie Museum undergoes renovations, the new location ensures the Museum’s vital mission continues at a time when… Read More

Dear IHMEC Community: I write to you today with a heavy heart. Yesterday’s tragic attack at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC—where two lives were senselessly taken—is a devastating reminder of the continued presence of antisemitism and hate in our society. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and the entire museum community… Read More