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Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center hosts a wide range of public programs throughout the year. These sessions cover a wide range of topics, including the Holocaust, genocide, and contemporary social justice issues; and include panel discussions, live performances, film screenings, and more. Many programs are free with Museum admission or membership, and many past programs can be viewed on the Museum’s YouTube channel.

Links to join online programs are sent to registrants 24 – 48 hours in advance of the start time.

Apr
21
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On-Site Program: Confronting Antisemitism – A Training for Parents & Caregivers

The recent rise of antisemitism in the United States has resulted in a 49% increase in antisemitic incidents in K-12 schools in 2022. Join u...
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9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077

Non-Members: Free

2:30pm CDT

Members: Free

May
1
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Legacy of the Genocide Convention: Impact on Human Rights and International Criminal Law

In partnership with Center for National Security and Human Rights Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law, join us for an engaging and thought-pr...
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9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077

Non-Members: Free

7:30am CDT

Members: Free

May
1
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Exhibition Opening: “Spagat Family Voices of Genocide Exhibition”

Opening May 1, Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center’s new groundbreaking Spagat Family Voices of Genocide Exhibition explores ...
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9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077

Non-Members: Free

6:30pm CDT

Members: Free

May
5
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On-Site & Online Ellen V. & Philip L. Glass Holocaust Commemorative Series – Honoring the Past to Transform the Future: Yom HaShoah Commemoration

Join us for a poignant and reflective afternoon as Illinois Holocaust Museum, Sheerit Hapleitah of Metropolitan Chicago, Jewish United Fund/...
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9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077

Non-Members: Free

2:30pm CDT

Members: Free

May
16
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On-Site Commemoration: Echoes of Remembrance – The Holocaust in Thessaloniki

From the city’s ancient founding until the Second World War, Thessaloniki (Salonika), Greece was home to a large and thriving Jewish commu...
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9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077

Non-Members: Free

6:30pm CDT

Members: Free

May
19
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On-Site Exhibition Opening: “Kindertransport – Rescuing Children on the Brink of War”

Kindertransport – Rescuing Children on the Brink of War is a poignant exhibition that outlines the remarkable rescue mission that brought ...
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9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077

Non-Members: Free

2:30pm CDT

Members: Free

May
30
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Online Program: “Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight”

Chiyono Shoji Hamer’s resilience knows no bounds. At the tender age of nine, she endured the horrors of the atomic bomb dropped over N...
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Online

Non-Members: Free

12:00pm CDT

Members: Free

Jun
4
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Online Program: Automated Hate – Social Media and the Proliferation of Antisemitism

Focused on the rise and acceleration of antisemitism on the Internet, with specific emphasis on social media, this discussion will highlight...
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Online

Non-Members: Free

12:00pm CDT

Members: Free

Jun
20
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Film & Discussion: “The Negotiator: Billy Caldwell Documentary”

As one of the Illinois treaty signers in 1829 and 1833, Billy Caldwell and others negotiated the sale of 5,000,000 acres of land in northwes...
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9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077

Non-Members: $40.00

7:00pm CDT

Members: $40.00

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Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center’s programming is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

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