The Skokie Museum is temporarily closed for renovations.

Experience360 in downtown Chicago is now open!

Announcing Our Survivor Speaker Series

Join us at Illinois Holocaust Museum presents Experience360 on select Tuesdays and Fridays from 12-1 PM to hear firsthand from Holocaust Survivors whose stories continue to inspire strength and resilience. Don’t miss this moving opportunity to connect, reflect, and be inspired. Pictured: Marion Deichmann, Ben Goldwater, Ida Kersz, Marguerite Mishkin, Steen Metz, and Ralph Rehbock.

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Education is key to learning from the lessons of the Holocaust and confronting antisemitism.

Survivor Profiles: Sam Harris

Samuel R. Harris (born Szlamek Rzeznik) is one of the youngest Survivors of Nazi concentration camps. Born in 1935 in Deblin, Poland, he was just four years old when the Nazis occupied Poland. Sam and his seven siblings and parents were forced to move into the ghetto. Read more of Sam’s story>>

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Upcoming Events

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Nov

2:30pm CST

Online | Book & Author: A Calculated Restraint: What Allied Leaders Said about the Holocaust

Dec

12:00pm CST

Online | Isolationism, Immigration, and the World Watching

Dec

6:30pm CST

A Place to Begin Again: An Interfaith Conversation on Conscience, Courage, and the Rising Tide of Antisemitism

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Photo credits: Scott Edwards; Kathleen Hinkel; David Seide; Chris Strong; Sierra Wolff

Voice of the Museum

Memory and Warning: The Enduring Lessons of Kristallnacht

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

Illinois Holocaust Museum presents Experience360, Opening on August 26 in Downtown Chicago

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

Responding to Hate with Hope

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

Museum Announces Renovations & New Chicago Location

The Museum is temporarily closed to upgrade our facilities. The renovations will modernize the Skokie structure and create a new lobby designed to hold vastly more guests of all ages and abilities, while serving as an engaging orientation to the Museum and its multiple exhibitions. Updates will include a new visitor welcome center, a redesigned… Read More

Honoring International Holocaust Remembrance Day

On January 26, we gathered at Illinois Holocaust Museum for a powerful keynote by Tracy Perrelli, Acting Deputy Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues at the U.S. Department of State. Reflecting on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Perrelli discussed the importance of Holocaust issues on U.S. foreign policy, and the Department of State… Read More