Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

05/07/2024

Each year during Days of Remembrance, we gather at the US Capitol to commemorates the six million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust and the other victims of N**i persecution. The 2024 national ceremony will feature a keynote address by President Joseph Biden. Every president since the Museum opened in 1993 has delivered the keynote address at a Days of Remembrance ceremony. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will also participate in this important event. The combined presence of these leaders is an important statement to our nation at this very challenging moment of alarming antisemitism and Holocaust denial.

Watch live as we preserve the memory of the victims—while also honoring survivors, rescuers, and liberators—providing an opportunity to learn about how and why the Holocaust happened and to reflect on our common humanity. Their history warns us of the consequences when antisemitism remains unchecked and inspires people everywhere to confront hatred.

Each year during Days of Remembrance, the nation commemorates the six million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust and the other victims of N**i persecution. Their history warns us of the consequences when antisemitism remains unchecked and inspires people everywhere to confront hatred. Prese...

04/22/2023

Thirty years ago, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum opened its doors.

Elie Wiesel, who is seen here speaking at our dedication ceremony 30 years ago, and a dedicated group of survivors and civic leaders joined with the US government in a public-private partnership to create our Museum. Despite significant skepticism, together they made a powerful case for why a living memorial to the victims of the Holocaust—a new kind of educational institution—belonged on the National Mall among our other monuments to freedom as a permanent reminder of the fragility of democracy and the vulnerability of human nature. While their vision prevailed, the outcome was certainly not a given.

When the Museum opened in 1993, visitors came in droves. More than 47 million have visited to date, including over 100 heads of state and visitors from all 50 states and almost every country.

Have you ever visited our Museum? Share your memories in the comments.

04/20/2023

Watch the national commemoration of the Days of Remembrance live as we remember the victims of the Holocaust, honor the survivors, and pay tribute to the rescuers and the liberators at the US Capitol.

The US Congress established the Days of Remembrance as the nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust, during which we remember the six million Jews who were murdered. Since 1982, the Museum has organized and led the national ceremony with Holocaust s

01/27/2023

78 years ago, Auschwitz was liberated by Soviet troops.

The Germans established the Auschwitz camp complex in the spring of 1940 in German-occupied Poland. By the time the Soviets arrived, about 1.1 million people had been murdered there.

The Auschwitz camp system, located in German-occupied Poland, was a complex of 3 camps, including a killing center. Learn about the history of Auschwitz.