Knowra United States Holocaust Memorial Museum United States Holocaust Memorial Museum A national museum in Washington, D.C., dedicated to documenting, studying, and commemorating the Holocaust through exhibitions, research, education, and remembrance.
Holocaust : The genocide of six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II, alongside the persecution and murder of other groups. The museum’s central subject is the Holocaust and its historical context.
Jimmy Carter : The 39th president of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981. Carter established the presidential commission that recommended a national Holocaust memorial.
Holocaust Encyclopedia : The museum’s online reference work on the Holocaust, Nazi Germany, and related history. It extends the museum’s historical explanations and resources online.
The Holocaust exhibition : The museum’s permanent exhibition tracing the Holocaust from 1933 to 1945 through artifacts, documents, photographs, and testimony. This exhibition is the museum’s principal historical narrative.
Holocaust remembrance : Public and private practices that commemorate victims and preserve the memory of the Holocaust. Commemoration is one of the museum’s founding purposes.
President's Commission on the Holocaust : A commission created by President Jimmy Carter in 1978 to recommend a national Holocaust memorial. Its recommendations set the project that became the museum in motion.
Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center : A museum service that helps people research Holocaust survivors, victims, and related records. Its records support family and historical research beyond the museum galleries.
Hall of Remembrance : A non-denominational memorial space inside the museum for reflection and remembrance. The Hall gives the museum’s commemorative purpose a dedicated physical setting.
Holocaust education : The teaching and study of the Holocaust through historical evidence, interpretation, and reflection. The museum develops educational resources and programs around its collections.
Elie Wiesel : A Romanian-born American writer and Holocaust survivor who received the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize. Wiesel chaired the commission and became a leading advocate for the memorial.
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