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The Holocaust , also known as the Shoah , was the genocide of approximately six million European Jews and millions of others during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi...
and its millions of victims. They include:
Argentina
- Museo del Holocausto de Buenos Aires (Holocaust Memorial Museum, Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
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Australia
- The Jewish Museum Holocaust and Research Centre (MelbourneMelbourneMelbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria) - Sydney Jewish Museum (Sydney, New South Wales)
Austria
- The Austrian Holocaust Memorial ServiceAustrian Holocaust Memorial ServiceThe Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service is an alternative to Austria's compulsory national military service / alternative service founded in 1992. Since 1998 it is part of the Austrian Service Abroad...
- The Judenplatz Holocaust MemorialJudenplatz Holocaust MemorialThe Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial also known as the Nameless Library stands in Judenplatz in the first district of Vienna. It is the central memorial for the Austrian victims of the Holocaust and was designed by the British artist Rachel Whiteread....
(ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Austria) - Mauthausen Concentration Camp Memorial, (MauthausenMauthausenMauthausen is a small market town in Upper Austria, Austria. It is located at about 20 kilometers east of the city of Linz, and has a population of 4,850 .During World War II, it became the site of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp complex....
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Canada
- The Montreal Holocaust Memorial CentreMontreal Holocaust Memorial CentreThe Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre is a museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, dedicated to Holocaust education and awareness. It was founded in 1979 by a group of Holocaust survivors and facilitated by the philanthropy of Steven Cummings...
(MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada) - The Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre (TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada) - The Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
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Croatia
- The Memorial to the Holocaust of Murdered Serbs and Jews in Jasenovac (JasenovacJasenovacJasenovac is a village and a municipality in Croatian Slavonia, in the southern part of the Sisak-Moslavina county at the confluence of the river Una into Sava.The name means "ash tree" or "ash forest" in Croatian, the area being ringed by such a forest....
, CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
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Estonia
- Holocaust memorial at the site of Klooga concentration campKlooga concentration campKlooga was a Nazi labor subcamp of the Vaivara concentration camp complex established in September 1943 in Harju County, during World War II, in German-occupied Estonia near the northern Estonian village Klooga...
(KloogaKloogaKlooga is a small borough in Keila Parish in Harju County in northern Estonia. It has a population of 1,029 .During th German occupation in World War II a Nazi labor camp was situated in Klooga....
, EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
) - Memorial at the site of Kalevi-LiivaKalevi-LiivaKalevi-Liiva are sand dunes in Jõelähtme Parish in Harju County, Estonia. The site is located near the Baltic coast, north of the Jägala village an the former Jägala concentration camp...
(JägalaJägalaJägala is a village in Jõelähtme Parish, Harju County, Estonia. It had 139 inhabitants in 2007.-See also:*Jägala River*Jägala Waterfall*Jägala concentration camp*Jägala Army Base*Jägala Airfield-External links:* *...
, EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
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France
- Musée départemental de Résistance et Déportation (AgenAgenAgen is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in Aquitaine in south-western France. It lies on the river Garonne southeast of Bordeaux. It is the capital of the department.-Economy:The town has a higher level of unemployment than the national average...
, France) - Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation (Charente) (AngoulêmeAngoulême-Main sights:In place of its ancient fortifications, Angoulême is encircled by boulevards above the old city walls, known as the Remparts, from which fine views may be obtained in all directions. Within the town the streets are often narrow. Apart from the cathedral and the hôtel de ville, the...
, France) - Musée de la Résistance d’Anterrieux (AnterrieuxAnterrieuxAnterrieux is a commune in the Cantal department in southern-central France.-Population:...
, France) - Centre de la résistance et de la déportation du Pays d’Arles (ArlesArlesArles is a city and commune in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the former province of Provence....
, France) - The Museum of the Resistance and Deportation (BesançonBesançonBesançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...
, France) - Musée de la Résistance, de la Déportation et de la Libération du Loir-et-Cher (BloisBloisBlois is the capital of Loir-et-Cher department in central France, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours.-History:...
, France) - Musée de la Résistance de Bondues au Fort Lobau (Nord) (BonduesBonduesBondues is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.-Heraldry:-Twin towns: Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England Wülfrath, Germany -References:* -External links:* *...
, France) - Centre Jean Moulin (BordeauxBordeauxBordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, France) - Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de Bourges et du Cher (BourgesBourgesBourges is a city in central France on the Yèvre river. It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital of the former province of Berry.-History:...
, France) - Centre National d’Etudes de la Résistance et de la Déportation Edmond Michelet (Brive-la-GaillardeBrive-la-GaillardeBrive-la-Gaillarde is a commune of France. It is a sub-prefecture of the Corrèze department. The population of the urban area was 89,260 as of 1999. Although it is by far the biggest commune in Corrèze, the capital is Tulle.-History:...
, France) - Mémorial de Caen (CaenCaenCaen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....
, France) - Musée de la Résistance (CastellaneCastellaneCastellane is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, France) - Centre régional de la Résistance et de la Déportation de Castelnau-le-Lez (Hérault) (Castelnau-le-LezCastelnau-le-LezCastelnau-le-Lez is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-References:*...
, France) - Musée du souvenir de Châlons (Marne) (Châlons-en-ChampagneChâlons-en-ChampagneChâlons-en-Champagne is a city in France. It is the capital of both the department of Marne and the region of Champagne-Ardenne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims....
, France) - Musée de la Résistance, de l’Internement et de la Déportation de Chamalières (ChamalièresChamalièresChamalières is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.Chamalières is the third-largest town in the department and lies about from Lyon.-History:...
, France) - Musée de la Résistance Nationale de Champigny-sur-Marne (Champigny-sur-MarneChampigny-sur-MarneChampigny-sur-Marne is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Name:Champigny-sur-Marne was originally called simply Champigny...
, France) - Musée de la Résistance de Châteaubriant-Voves-Rouillé (ChâteaubriantChâteaubriant-Coat of arms:Two coats of arms are attributed :*First Pale: Blue, three gold fleurs de lys, Pales split in two by a shortened staff with a red hache....
, France) - Mémorial du Vercors (Vassieux-en-VercorsVassieux-en-VercorsVassieux-en-Vercors is a commune in the department of Drôme in southeastern France.The town is known for its assistance to the French Resistance during World War II, for which it was awarded Ordre de la Libération.-Geography:...
, France) - Mémorial Charles de Gaulle (Colombey-les-Deux-ÉglisesColombey-les-Deux-ÉglisesColombey-les-Deux-Églises is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.The municipality Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises was created administratively in 1793, and it became part of the district of Chaumont and the canton Blaise. In 1801, under the name Colombey, it passed to the...
, France) - Mémorial de l’internement et de la déportation (CompiègneCompiègneCompiègne is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.The city is located along the Oise River...
, France) - Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation (FargniersTergnierTergnier is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Population:...
, France) - Musée Départemental de la Résistance et de la Déportation de Forges-les-Eaux (Forges-les-EauxForges-les-EauxForges-les-Eaux is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming and spa town, with considerable light industry, situated by the banks of the rivers Andelle and Epte, in the Pays de Bray, some southeast of Dieppe, at the junction...
, France) - Musée de la Résistance, de la Déportation et de la Seconde Guerre mondiale (Frugières-le-PinFrugières-le-PinFrugières-le-Pin is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Loire department...
, France) - Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l’Isère (GrenobleGrenobleGrenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, France) - Maison d’Izieu mémorial des enfants juifs exterminés (IzieuIzieuIzieu is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.It lies on the Rhône River between the cities of Lyon and Chambéry.-History:Izieu was the site of a Jewish orphanage during the Second World War. Most of the children were however only separated from their parents or sent purposely in the...
, France) - Musée départemental de la Résistance et de la Déportation (Loiret) (LorrisLorrisLorris is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.-Data:*Postal code: 45260*INSEE code: 45187*Population: 2,674 *Area: 44.91 km²*Density 59.54/km²*Elevation:**lowest: 114 m**centre: 121 m**highest: 173 m-Origin:...
, France) - Centre d'histoire de la résistance et de la déportation (LyonLyonLyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, France) - Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation (Tarn-et-Garonne) (MontaubanMontaubanMontauban is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse....
, France) - Musée Bourbonnais de la Résistance Nationale (Allier) (MontluçonMontluçonMontluçon is a commune in central France. It is the largest commune in the Allier department, although the department's préfecture is located in the smaller town of Moulins. Its inhabitants are known as Montluçonnais...
, France) - Musée de l’histoire vivante (MontreuilMontreuil, Seine-Saint-DenisMontreuil is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is the third most populous suburb of Paris...
, France) - Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation (NantuaNantuaNantua is a commune and subprefecture in the Ain department in eastern France.-History:The town grew up around a Benedictine Monastery founded in 671 by St...
, France) - Musée de la Résistance Henri Queuille (Corrèze) (NeuvicNeuvic, CorrèzeNeuvic is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.-Geography:The Triouzoune forms the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Dordogne, which forms part of the commune's southern border.-Population:...
, France) - Centre de recherche et d’étude azuréen du Musée de la Résistance Nationale (Nice, France)
- Centre de la mémoire d’Oradour-sur-Glane, village martyr (Oradour-sur-GlaneOradour-sur-GlaneOradour-sur-Glane is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.The original village was destroyed on 10 June 1944, when 642 of its inhabitants, including women and children, were massacred by a German Waffen-SS company...
, France) - Mémorial du Maréchal Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Libération de Paris et Musée Jean Moulin (ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France) - Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération (ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France) - Centre de documentation juive contemporaine & Mémorial de la Shoah, (Paris, France)
- Musée de la Résistance (Peyrat-le-Château, France)
- Musée de la reddition de Reims (ReimsReimsReims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
, France) - Musée pyrénéen de la Résistance et de la Libération, dans l’Ariège (RimontRimontRimont is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Rimont are called Rimontais....
, France) - Centre Historique de la Résistance en Drôme et de la Déportation de Romans (Romans-sur-IsèreRomans-sur-IsèreRomans-sur-Isère or Romans is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Geography:...
, France) - Musée de la Résistance en Morvan (Saint-BrissonSaint-BrissonSaint-Brisson is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.-References:*...
, France) - Mémorial de la Résistance et de la Déportation de la Loire (Saint-ÉtienneSaint-ÉtienneSaint-Étienne is a city in eastern central France. It is located in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Rhône-Alpes region, along the trunk road that connects Toulouse with Lyon...
, France) - Musée de la Résistance bretonne (Saint-MarcelSaint-Marcel, MorbihanSaint-Marcel is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.Saint-Marcel houses the Museum of the Breton Resistance which commemorates the uprising of the Maquis of Saint-Marcel and 200 Free French SAS parachutists in June 1944. .-References:* * -External links:* *...
, France) - Le Centre européen du Résistant déporté au Struthof (NatzwillerNatzwillerNatzwiller is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-History:Built around 1941 on the territory of the commune, Natzweiler-Struthof was the only Nazi concentration camp on French soil. The inmates originally were German who were to supply labor for building V-2...
, France) - Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation (TarbesTarbesTarbes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.It is part of the historical region of Gascony. It is the second largest metropolitan area of Midi-Pyrénées, with 110,000 inhabitants....
, France) - Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de Picardie (TergnierTergnierTergnier is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Population:...
, France) - Musée Départemental de la Résistance (Thônes (La Balme-de-Thuy)ThônesThônes is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-Geography:The Fier flows northwestward through the middle of the commune and crosses the village.-References:*...
, France) - Centre Régional Résistance et Liberté (Deux-Sèvres) (ThouarsThouarsThouars is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.It is on the River Thouet. Its inhabitants are known as Thouarsais.-History:...
, France) - Musée départemental de la Résistance et de la Déportation (ToulouseToulouseToulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
, France) - Musée vauzélien de la Résistance Nationale (Nièvre) (Varennes-VauzellesVarennes-VauzellesVarennes-Vauzelles is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.-Demographics:At the 1999 census, the population was 10,211. On 1 January 2005, the estimate was 9600.-References:*...
, France) - Musée départemental de la déportation et de l’internement (VarilhesVarilhesVarilhes is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Varilhes are called Varilhois.-References:*...
, France) - Mémorial de la Résistance (Vassieux-en-VercorsVassieux-en-VercorsVassieux-en-Vercors is a commune in the department of Drôme in southeastern France.The town is known for its assistance to the French Resistance during World War II, for which it was awarded Ordre de la Libération.-Geography:...
, France) - Musée de la Résistance (Rosine Perrier) (VillargondranVillargondranVillargondran is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France....
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Germany
- The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of EuropeMemorial to the Murdered Jews of EuropeThe Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe , also known as the Holocaust Memorial , is a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, designed by architect Peter Eisenman and engineer Buro Happold. It consists of a site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs or "stelae", arranged in a...
(BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany) - Französische Kapelle des Oflag VI A (Soest, GermanySoest, GermanySoest is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the Soest district. After Lippstadt, a neighbouring town, Soest is the second biggest town in its district.-Geography:...
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Greece
- Holocaust memorial outside of the archaeological site of Kerameikos (AthensAthensAthens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
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Israel
- The Ani Ma'amin Holocaust Museum (Jerusalem)
- Yad VashemYad VashemYad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament....
, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority (Jerusalem, IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
) - The Forest of the MartyrsForest of the MartyrsThe Forest of the Martyrs is a forest on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Israel. It is on the western edge of Eshtaol Forest near Beit Meir...
(Jerusalem) - The Ghetto Fighters' HouseGhetto Fighters' HouseThe Ghetto Fighters' House , full name, Itzhak Katzenelson Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Heritage Museum and Study Center, was founded in 1949 by members of Kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot, a community of Holocaust survivors, among them fighters of the ghetto undergrounds and partisan units...
(Western GalileeGalileeGalilee , is a large region in northern Israel which overlaps with much of the administrative North District of the country. Traditionally divided into Upper Galilee , Lower Galilee , and Western Galilee , extending from Dan to the north, at the base of Mount Hermon, along Mount Lebanon to the...
, IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
) - Massuah- Institute for Holocaust Studies (Tel-Yizhaq)
Macedonia
- Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of MacedoniaHolocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of MacedoniaThe Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of Macedonia is a memorial to the holocaust of the 7,148 Jews from Macedonia and the history of the Jews in the Balkans, located in...
in SkopjeSkopjeSkopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
, Macedonia
Netherlands
- The Anne Frank HouseAnne Frank HouseThe Anne Frank House on Prinsengracht canal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is a museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank, who hid from Nazi persecution with her family and four other people in hidden rooms at the rear of the building...
(AmsterdamAmsterdamAmsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Netherlands) - The Hollandsche Schouwburg (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- The Jewish Historical Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Poland
- The Auschwitz Jewish CenterAuschwitz Jewish CenterThe Oświęcim Synagogue, also called the Auschwitz Synagogue, is the only active synagogue in the town of Oświęcim, Poland. The formal as well as pre-war name of the synagogue is Khevre Loymdei Mishnayos...
(OświęcimOswiecimOświęcim is a town in the Lesser Poland province of southern Poland, situated west of Kraków, near the confluence of the rivers Vistula and Soła.- History :...
, Poland) - Radegast railway station (Łódź, Poland)
South Africa
- The Cape Town Holocaust Centre (Cape TownCape TownCape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa)
- The Durban Holocaust Centre (DurbanDurbanDurban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
, South Africa)
- The Johannesburg Holocaust And Genocide Centre (JohannesburgJohannesburgJohannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, South Africa)
United Kingdom
- Beth Shalom Holocaust Centre (NottinghamshireNottinghamshireNottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, England) - The Imperial War MuseumImperial War MuseumImperial War Museum is a British national museum organisation with branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London. The museum was founded during the First World War in 1917 and intended as a record of the war effort and sacrifice of Britain and her Empire...
Holocaust Exhibition in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... - The Institute of Contemporary History and Wiener LibraryWiener LibraryThe Wiener Library is the world's oldest institution devoted to the study of the Holocaust, its causes and legacies. Founded in 1933 as an information bureau that informed Jewish communities and governments worldwide about the persecution of the Jews under the Nazis, it was transformed into a...
(London) - The Hyde Park Holocaust memorial, in Hyde Park, LondonHyde Park, LondonHyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, United Kingdom, and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.The park is divided in two by the Serpentine...
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United States
- The Holocaust Memorial Museum of San AntonioHolocaust Memorial Museum of San AntonioThe Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio, is located in San Antonio, Texas and was opened in 2000.The museum's mission is to make people aware of the dangers which prejudice, hatred and violence brought about during the Holocaust. It also endeavors to remind guests that these dangers are still...
(San Antonio, Texas, U.S.) - The Kennesaw State University Museum of History and Holocaust Education(Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S.)
- The William Breman Jewish Heritage & Holocaust MuseumWilliam Breman Jewish Heritage & Holocaust MuseumThe William Breman Jewish Heritage and Holocaust Museum is a museum in Atlanta dedicated to Jewish history, with special emphasis on Georgia and the Holocaust...
(Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.) - The Baltimore Holocaust Memorial, (BaltimoreBaltimoreBaltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland, U.S.) - The Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education & ToleranceDallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education & ToleranceThe Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education & Tolerance is a Holocaust museum located in Dallas, Texas. In 1977, 125 Jewish Holocaust Survivors and North Texas residents joined together and formed an organization called Holocaust Survivors in Dallas. In 1984, the survivors along with national...
(Dallas, U.S.) - The Children's Holocaust Memorial and Paper Clip Project at Whitwell Middle SchoolPaper Clips ProjectThe Paper Clips Project is a project by middle school students from the small southeastern Tennessee city of Whitwell who created a monument for the Holocaust victims in Nazi Germany. It started in 1998 as a simple 8th-grade project and evolved into one gaining worldwide attention. At last count,...
(Whitwell, TennesseeWhitwell, TennesseeWhitwell is a city in Marion County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,660 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, U.S.) - The Cybrary of the Holocaust
- The Desert Holocaust Memorial (Palm Desert, California, U.S.)
- The El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center, (El PasoEl PasoEl Paso, a city in the U.S. state of Texas, on the border with Mexico.El Paso may also refer to:-Geography:Colombia:* El Paso, CesarSpain:*El Paso, Santa Cruz de TenerifeUnited States:...
, Texas, U.S.) - The Florida Holocaust MuseumFlorida Holocaust MuseumThe Florida Holocaust Museum is a Holocaust museum located at 55 5th Street South in St. Petersburg, Florida. Formerly known as the Holocaust Center, the museum officially changed to its current name in 1999. Founded in 1992, it moved to its current location in 1998...
(St. Petersburg, FloridaSt. Petersburg, FloridaSt. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...
, U.S.) - The Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center (Philadelphia, PA, U.S.)
- The Holocaust History Project
- The Holocaust Memorial CenterHolocaust Memorial CenterThe Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan was the first institution of its kind in the United States .- History :...
(Detroit, U.S.) - The Holocaust Memorial on Miami BeachHolocaust Memorial on Miami BeachThe Holocaust Memorial of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation is a Holocaust memorial at 1933-1945 Meridian Avenue, in Miami Beach, Florida. It was conceived by a committee of Holocaust survivors in 1984, formally established in 1985 as the Holocaust Memorial Committee, a non-profit organization...
(Miami Beach, U.S.) - The Holocaust Memorial at California Palace of the Legion of HonorHolocaust Memorial at California Palace of the Legion of HonorThe Holocaust Memorial at California Palace of the Legion of Honor is a Holocaust memorial in San Francisco, California, overlooking San Francisco Bay. It was created by artist George Segal out of white painted bronze.-Symbolism:...
(San Francisco,U.S.) - The Holocaust and Tolerance MuseumHolocaust and Tolerance MuseumThe Holocaust and Tolerance Museum is a museum to be built in Chandler, Arizona. It will focus on history of the Holocaust with exhibits designed to expose past and present examples of prejudice, genocide and inhumanity around the globe while teaching racial and cultural tolerance.-Building:Plans...
(Chandler, ArizonaChandler, Arizona-Demographics:As of the Census of 2010, there were 236,123 people, 86,924 households, and 60,212 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 73.3% White, 4.8% Black or African American, 1.5% Native American, 8.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 21.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 8.3%...
, U.S.) - Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education CenterIllinois Holocaust Museum and Education CenterThe Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center is the main memorial and educational center for The Holocaust in the Midwestern United States...
(Skokie, IllinoisSkokie, IllinoisSkokie is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Its name comes from a Native American word for "fire". A Chicago suburb, for many years Skokie promoted itself as "The World's Largest Village". Its population, per the 2000 census, was 63,348...
, U.S.) - The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous
- Liberation (Holocaust memorial)Liberation (Holocaust memorial)Liberation is a bronze Holocaust memorial created by the sculptor Nathan Rapoport, located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey. Officially dedicated on May 30, 1985, the monument portrays an American soldier, carrying the body of a Holocaust survivor out of a Nazi concentration...
, bronze statue at New Jersey's Liberty State ParkLiberty State ParkLiberty State Park is located on Upper New York Bay in Jersey City, New Jersey, opposite the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The park opened in 1976 to coincide with bicentennial celebrations and is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry.-Geography and... - The Museum of ToleranceMuseum of ToleranceThe Museum of Tolerance , a multimedia museum in Los Angeles, California, USA, with an associated museum and professional development multi-media training facility in New York City, is designed to examine racism and prejudice in the United States and the world with a strong focus on the history of...
(Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, U.S.) - The New England Holocaust MemorialNew England Holocaust MemorialThe New England Holocaust Memorial is a memorial in Boston, Massachusetts. It is dedicated to the Jews who were killed in the Holocaust.-Information:...
(BostonBostonBoston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, U.S.) - The New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance MuseumNew Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance MuseumThe New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico was founded in 2001 by Holocaust survivor Werner Gellert and his wife, Frances Gellert, to educate people about the Holocaust as well as other genocides and forms of bullying that have affected people around the world.In...
(Albuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
, U.S.) - The Nizkor ProjectNizkor ProjectThe Nizkor Project is an ongoing Internet-based project run by B'nai Brith Canada which is dedicated to countering Holocaust denial. It was founded by Ken McVay as a central Web-based archive for the large numbers of documents made publicly available by the users of the newsgroup alt.revisionism...
- Oregon Holocaust MemorialOregon Holocaust MemorialThe Oregon Holocaust Memorial is an outdoor memorial dedicated to victims of the Holocaust. Located in Portland, Oregon's Washington Park, the memorial was dedicated on August 29, 2004...
(PortlandPortland, OregonPortland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, OregonOregonOregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
) - The Simon Wiesenthal CenterSimon Wiesenthal CenterThe Simon Wiesenthal Center , with headquarters in Los Angeles, California, was established in 1977 and named for Simon Wiesenthal, the Nazi hunter. According to its mission statement, it is "an international Jewish human rights organization dedicated to repairing the world one step at a time...
(Los Angeles, California, U.S.) - The Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation at University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
(Los Angeles) - The United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumUnited States Holocaust Memorial MuseumThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust. Adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history...
(Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
) - The Virginia Holocaust MuseumVirginia Holocaust MuseumThe Virginia Holocaust Museum is a Virginia museum dedicated to depicting the Holocaust as experienced by its victims. A main part of the exhibition is about the family story of Holocaust survivor Jay M. Ipson.-History:...
(Richmond, VirginiaRichmond, VirginiaRichmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
, USA) - Museum of Jewish HeritageMuseum of Jewish HeritageThe Museum of Jewish Heritage, located in lower Manhattan, is a living memorial to those who perished in the Holocaust. The Museum honors those who died by celebrating their lives – cherishing the traditions that they embraced, examining their achievements and faith, and affirming the vibrant...
(New York, New York, U.S.) - Holocaust Center of Northern California (San Francisco, California, U.S.)
- Holocaust Museum HoustonHolocaust Museum HoustonThe Holocaust Museum Houston, is located in Houston, Texas and was opened in 1996. The museum is located in the Houston Museum District.The museum is the fourth largest Holocaust memorial museum in the United States. The museum's mission is to make people aware of the dangers which prejudice,...
(Houston, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, U.S.) - Holocaust Memorial for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaHarrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
, U.S.) - Holocaust MemorialHolocaust Memorial (Lieberman)Holocaust Memorial is a public artwork by American artist Claire Lieberman located on the Jewish Museum Milwaukee lawn, which is near downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is located at 1360 North Prospect Ave. This piece is 10 ft x 24 ft x 20 ft. The materials used are Corten steel,...
(Milwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
, USA)
See also
- Holocaust museumHolocaust museumThe term Holocaust museum may refer to:*Ani Ma'amin Holocaust Museum, Jerusalem*Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education & Tolerance*Florida Holocaust Museum*Holocaust Museum Houston*Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center...
- List of composers influenced by the Holocaust
- 57Holocaust memorials and museums
External links
- Israel Science and Technology, Jewish Studies: Global Directory of Holocaust Museums
- Résistance: Histoires de familles, Musée et lieux de mémoire (Museums and Memorial Places)
- Holocaust-history.org
- Home.vicnet.net.au
- Yahoo directory page
- Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service
- Budapest Holocaust Memorial Center
- Holocaust Memorial Budapest, testimony from the family Jakobovics in 1947
- Witness: "Karoly Szabo played a determining role among Wallenberg’s supporters"
- The Holocaust Monument in Stockholm
- Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach, Florida
- Holocaust Memorial Brooklyn, New York
- Yizkor Books Online at the New York Public Library
- Remembering the Holocaust 24 Hour Museum