United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The 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. Here are the photos from a recent trip to Washington, D.C. It is dedicated to helping leaders and citizens of the world confront hatred, prevent genocide, promote human dignity, and strengthen democracy.
Remember the Children: Daniel’s Story
The exhibition tells the story of one family’s experiences during the Holocaust from the perspective of a boy growing up in Nazi Germany. A brief film introduces the exhibition’s narrator, Daniel, and the story of the Holocaust. Visitors then enter realistic environments where they can touch, listen to, and engage in Daniel’s world as it changes during the Holocaust.
The exhibition design is based on historical imagery gathered from family photo albums, documentary sources, and pictorial diaries of the period. Daniel’s diary entries, which serve as the exhibition’s primary text, are based on the wartime writings of young people and on the memories of some of…
