The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/us-holocaust-memorial-museum/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 19 Sep 2026 16:37:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png US Holocaust Memorial Museum | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/us-holocaust-memorial-museum/ 32 32 ‘Anne Frank was in Amsterdam legally’: Trump antisemitism envoy refutes Walz ICE comparison https://www.timesofisrael.com/anne-frank-was-in-amsterdam-legally-trump-antisemitism-envoy-refutes-walz-ice-comparison/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:47:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3743156 Kaploun says Minnesota governor's comment over crackdown 'cheapens the horror of the Holocaust'; US Holocaust Museum blasts 'false equivalencies'

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]]> Minnesota gov. invokes Anne Frank while decrying ICE, draws rebuke from Holocaust Museum https://www.timesofisrael.com/minnesota-governor-invokes-anne-frank-while-decrying-ice-drawing-rebuke-from-us-holocaust-museum/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 03:15:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3742206 Without naming Walz, museum notes Anne Frank 'was murdered solely because she was Jewish,' says drawing 'false equivalencies to her experience for political purposes is never acceptable'

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]]> Leading Jewish groups issue warning as Mamdani cuts antisemitism protections on first day https://www.timesofisrael.com/leading-jewish-groups-say-mamdani-reversed-antisemitism-protections-on-his-first-day/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:24:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3725563 Unusually broad alliance of organizations criticizes NY mayor for revoking IHRA antisemitism definition, anti-BDS measure; US Holocaust Museum: Revocation 'should alarm everyone'

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]]> NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani compares Intifada to Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, drawing fire https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-mayoral-candidate-mamdani-compares-intifada-to-warsaw-ghetto-uprising-drawing-fire/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:55:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3577441 US Holocaust Memorial Museum says likening calls to 'globalize the Intifada' to Jewish rebellion during World War II is 'outrageous'

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]]> Biden to discuss ‘scourge of antisemitism’ in Holocaust Remembrance Day speech https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-to-discuss-scourge-of-antisemitism-in-holocaust-remembrance-day-speech/ Wed, 01 May 2024 20:18:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3280121 May 7 keynote address at Capitol comes amid record-high rates of anti-Jewish hate, and as anti-Israel campus encampments have caused many Jewish students to feel unsafe

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]]> Heads of Harvard, Penn condemn Jewish genocide calls after appearing to condone speech https://www.timesofisrael.com/heads-of-harvard-penn-condemn-jewish-genocide-calls-after-appearing-to-condone-speech/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 09:11:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3172473&preview=true&preview_id=3172473 University presidents had refused to say calling for genocide of Jews is harassment on their campuses at House hearing, drawing anger; White House and Holocaust museums join outcry

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]]> Harvey Meyerhoff, chair of US Holocaust Memorial Museum at its founding, dies at 96 https://www.timesofisrael.com/harvey-meyerhoff-chair-of-us-holocaust-memorial-museum-at-its-founding-dies-at-96/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 08:54:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3067335 Real estate businessman raised the $150 million in private funds that built the museum; was also prominent supporter of the arts, culture and education in Baltimore and Israel

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]]> Yad Vashem ‘deplores’ Russian invasion, condemns use of Nazi rhetoric by both sides https://www.timesofisrael.com/yad-vashem-deplores-russian-invasion-condemns-use-of-nazi-rhetoric-by-both-sides/ Sun, 27 Feb 2022 16:14:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2710552 Israel's Holocaust museum, which has received major donations from Putin-tied oligarchs, refrains from singling out Moscow in its statement, on 4th day after fighting began

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]]> Holocaust memorials, ADL slam RFK Jr. for ‘reckless’ Anne Frank comparison https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-holocaust-museum-slams-reckless-anne-frank-comments-by-rfk-jr/ Mon, 24 Jan 2022 21:48:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2689455 Yad Vashem, US Holocaust Museum and Anti-Defamation League speak out after anti-vaccine activist compares health mandates to Nazi German terror in Sunday speech

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]]> US Holocaust Museum says China stepping up abuses against Uyghurs https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-holocaust-museum-says-china-stepping-up-abuses-against-uyghurs/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 19:46:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2646797 Committee demands Beijing end its crimes, including 'forced sterilization, torture, sexual violence, and forced labor,' against Muslim minority

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]]> After nearly 80 years, Holocaust survivor and grandson reunite with family Bible https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-nearly-80-years-holocaust-survivor-and-grandson-reunite-with-family-bible/ Sun, 15 Aug 2021 12:57:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2599838 Book was hidden by Jewish German couple before they were deported and eventually killed by Nazis; it was found during renovation in 1990 and later made its way to their descendants

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]]> Marjorie Taylor Greene apologizes for comparing mask requirements to Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-apologizes-for-comparing-mask-requirements-to-holocaust/ Tue, 15 Jun 2021 00:20:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2564890 Controversial Republican lawmaker retracts statements after visit to US Holocaust Museum: 'There's no comparison and there never ever will be'

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]]> Complete Nuremberg Trials recordings online for the first time https://www.timesofisrael.com/complete-nuremberg-trials-recordings-online-for-the-first-time/ Sat, 16 Jan 2021 11:13:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2469706 US Holocaust Memorial Museum uploads over 700 hours of audio recordings, many of them in German without translation, as well as 37 reels of film introduced as evidence

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]]> ADL says Trump ‘unfit for office,’ should be removed from US presidency https://www.timesofisrael.com/adl-says-unfit-for-office-trump-should-be-removed-from-us-presidency/ Sat, 09 Jan 2021 07:19:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2465075 Watchdog head notes organization is making call for 1st time in its history; US Holocaust museum condemns 'desecration' of US Capitol by people displaying neo-Nazi symbols

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]]> Trump picks former envoy to Germany for Holocaust museum post https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-picks-former-envoy-to-germany-for-holocaust-museum-post/ Wed, 23 Dec 2020 21:40:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2454846 Richard Grenell is known as a staunch Israel advocate, but has also caused controversy for lauding German hyper-nationalist right-wing parties

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