Tag: On-site

Celebrate the end of WWII with a classic USO tribute featuring a live musical performance by Chicago’s Big Band Boom! Lindy hop and jitterbug the night away with “String of Pearls” and “Sing, Sing, Sing,” Take the A Train” and other musical gems from a bygone era. Signature cocktails generously provided by KOVAL distillery. Community… Read More

How did the Military Intelligence Division, a part of the Army with a history of antisemitism, racism, and anti-immigrant activity, become the part of the Army which specifically recognized the tactical and strategic value that recent immigrants, Jewish refugees from Nazism, Japanese Americans recruited straight out of internment camps, and other “marginal” soldiers could provide?… Read More

Experience a live theatrical rendition of the 1936 Academy Award-nominated comedy, My Man Godfrey, one of Hollywood’s most treasured commentaries on class and social unrest during the Great Depression.  Manhattan socialite Irene Bullock needs a “forgotten man” to win a scavenger hunt, and no one fits that description more than Godfrey Park, who lives in… Read More

Discover a hidden history from World War II through Illinois Holocaust Museum’s newest special exhibition: Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II.  The top-secret U.S. Army’s 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, known as the “Ghost Army,” was the first mobile, multimedia, tactical deception unit in U.S. Army history that saved thousands of lives and… Read More

Grand winner of the Israeli Academy Awards and winner of three major awards at the Israeli Documentary Awards, Speer Goes to Hollywood presents the enigma of Albert Speer: the highest-ranking Nazi in Nuremberg who, despite his crimes, was spared the death sentence.  Speer was one of Hitler’s closest confidants and his chief architect, tasked with… Read More

The highly-anticipated JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival is returning to Illinois Holocaust Museum to host four film screenings with audience discussions. This year, attendees can gather together in the Museum’s auditorium or watch from the comfort of home. Learn more about this year’s slate of films below! Please contact cjff@jccchicago.org or 847.763.3507 with any questions…. Read More

Online & On-Site Program: Storytelling With OUTspoken May 5, 6:30 pm (CDT) | Non-Members: Museum Admission; Members: Free For our final Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement exhibition-related program, join us for an evening of captivating stories focused on LGBTQ+ and civil rights. The program will feature a variety of storytellers taking us… Read More

Join violinist Adam Millstein and pianist Dominic Cheli for a performance and introduction to the little-known world of composers whose lives and careers were disrupted or ended during the Nazi regime. This meaningful event is an extension of the Ziering-Conlon Initiative for Recovered Voices at the Colburn School, a unique resource that encourages greater awareness and… Read More

Join the Women’s Leadership Committee in conversation with Deerfield resident and author Lisa Barr at the Chicago premiere of her multi-award-winning novel, Woman On Fire, a gripping story about a young, ambitious journalist who becomes embroiled in an international art scandal centered around a Nazi-looted masterpiece. The book was recently named as part of Katie Couric’s 2022 Reading Guide. Lisa,… Read More

The first-in-the-world virtual reality exhibition, The Journey Back, applies cutting-edge technology to engage visitors on a journey as they walk through concentration camps with Holocaust Survivors who experienced them. The exhibition is a global game-changer, revolutionizing the field of Holocaust memory through innovative technology and transportive storytelling with two award-winning films. Both films – A… Read More