United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history from 1933 to 1945. It is dedicated to helping leaders and citizens of the world confront hatred, prevent genocide, promote human dignity, and strengthen democracy.

The USHMM’s collections contain more than 12,750 artifacts, 49 million pages of archival documents, 80,000 historical photographs, 200,000 registered survivors, 1,000 hours of archival footage, 84,000 library items, and 9,000 oral history testimonies. It also has teacher fellows in every state in the United States and almost 400 university fellows from 26 countries since 1994.

Researchers at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum have documented 42,500 ghettos and concentration camps erected by the Nazis throughout German-controlled areas of Europe from 1933 to 1945.

References:

Wikipedia

Address

Raoul Wallenberg Place Southwest 100, Washington, D.C., United States

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Details

Founded: 1993
Category: Museums in United States

More Information

www.ushmm.org
en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.8/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Miguel Angel Robles (5 years ago)
Very nice place to learn about history!

Hannah B (5 years ago)
A respectful and historical tribute to those who lost their lives in histories largest genocide.

Mariana Soler (5 years ago)
Not open in the pandemic

Rudy Gonzalez (5 years ago)
I like this picture

D. Prince (5 years ago)
Closed do t Covid-19.

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The Hellenistic theater at Argos is cut into the hillside of the Larisa, with 90 steps up a steep incline, forming a narrow rectilinear cavea. Among the largest theaters in Greece, it held about 20,000 spectators and is divided by two landings into three horizontal sections. Staircases further divide the cavea into four cunei, corresponding to the tribes of Argos A high wall was erected to prevent unauthorized access into the theatron and may have helped the acoustics, but it is said the sound quality is still very good today.

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