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.

The Museum will continue to host public programs and trainings within the Chicagoland area by reservation only. We will continue to post event information on this page.

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

Apr
16
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Virtual Book & Author: The Concentration Camp Brothel — Forced Sexual Labor Under Nazi Rule 

For decades, one of the darkest chapters of Nazi persecution remained buried in silence, its victims erased twice: first by their tormentors...
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Online | Zoom

Non-Members: Free

12:00pm CDT

Members: Free

Apr
19
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Yom HaShoah Commemoration: The Unfinished History of Nazi Plunder 

Join us for a screening of Plunderer – The Life & times of a Nazi Art Thief followed by an exclusive Q&A with ...
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Am Shalom, 840 Vernon Avenue, Glencoe, IL 60022

Non-Members: Free

2:00pm CDT

Members: Free

Apr
30
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Book & Author: The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto — The True Story of Five Courageous Young Women Who Sparked an Uprising 

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is one of the most storied acts of resistance in Holocaust history. Yet for decades, nearly every accou...
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Wayfarer Theaters, 1850 2nd St, Highland Park, IL 60035

Non-Members: Free

6:30pm CDT

Members: Free

May
4
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Virtual Book & Author : But I Live,  Conversation with Editor Charlotte Schallié

Join the Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University for their upcoming conversation on But I Live, with editor Charlotte Schallié. But ...
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Online

Non-Members: Free

6:00pm CDT

Members: Free

May
7
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Book & Author: Nuremberg’s Citizen Prosecutor — Benjamin Ferencz and the Birth of International Justice 

He was twenty-seven years old. He had never tried a case. And he was about to prosecute the biggest murder trial in history.  In this l...
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Wayfarer Theaters, 1850 2nd Street, Highland Park, IL 60035

Non-Members: Free

6:30pm CDT

Members: Free

May
20
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Film Screening and Discussion: UnBroken an Evening with Director Beth Lane, Ginger Lane, and Jen Lane Landolt  

Presented in commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Weber Siblings’ arrival in America!  UnBroken is the true story o...
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Wayfarer Theaters, 1850 2nd Street, Highland Park, IL 60035

Non-Members: Free

6:30pm CDT

Members: Free

Jun
11
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PRIDE 2026: Book and Author: The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram: The Man Who Stared Down World War II in the Name of Love  

Presented in partnership with Center on Halsted  On the eve of World War II, a young Black scholar named Reed Peggram arrived...
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Center on Halsted, 3656 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60613

Non-Members: Free

6:30pm CDT

Members: Free

Jun
25
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Book and Author: Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor  

Christine Kuehn thought she knew her family. Then a letter showed up from a Hollywood screenwriter asking if she was related to the Naz...
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Wayfarer Theaters, 1850 2nd Street, Highland Park, IL 60035

Non-Members: Free

6:30pm CDT

Members: Free

Jul
1
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Virtual Book and Author: The Traitors Circle: The True Story of a Secret Resistance Network in Nazi Germany and the Spy Who Betrayed Them  

Berlin, 1943. A group of high-society Germans gather for afternoon tea. Two countesses. A diplomat. An intelligence officer. An ambassador...
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Online | Zoom

Non-Members: Free

12:00pm CDT

Members: Free

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