Voice of the Museum

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

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

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

The following is a joint statement issued by The Florida Holocaust Museum, Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, The Zekelman Holocaust Center, Holocaust Center for Humanity, Holocaust & Humanity Center, and Holocaust Museum L.A. in response to the vandalism at Seattle’s Holocaust Center for… Read More

We are concerned about the latest reports of increasing verbal harassment and physical violence targeting Jewish students on college campuses. It is all the more alarming that some of the harassment uses references to the Holocaust. Jewish Americans hold a wealth of political viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities. It is antisemitic to assume that, by being… Read More

As the world watches the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza, moments like this reverberate with many Holocaust Survivors. Today, on the 85th anniversary of “Kristallnacht,” several Survivors have come together to share a message with the world.  Our hearts are broken – but now is not the time to give up. Over 80 years ago… Read More

Resolution of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors WHEREAS: We – the community of Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center – mourn the murder and wounding of hundreds of soldiers and innocent Israeli civilians during an unprovoked attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists, which is known to have resulted in more than 1,300… Read More

Prior to Nazi Germany, in a period known as the Weimar Republic, queer people lived openly in a society that allowed LGBTQ+ spaces to exist to such an extent that Berlin was considered the queer capital of the world. In these spaces queer people found freedom, community, and joy living openly as their authentic selves…. Read More