Illinois Holocaust Museum | Chicagoland Museum

All Exhibitions are now closed.

We are open for public programs through the end of June.

The Museum closes for renovations on July 1.

The Museum's Statement

We are heartbroken, once again, by the horrific terrorist attack on a peaceful Jewish solidarity walk in Boulder, Colorado. This comes just 11 days after the senseless murders of two Israeli Consulate staffers in Washington, DC and a day after the desecration and vandalism of five Jewish institutions in Paris--including the Shoah Memorial, three synagogues, and a Jewish restaurant in the historic Le Marais district. These senseless acts of antisemitism and violence serve as a stark reminder of the persistent threats facing Jewish communities worldwide.

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The Holocaust in The Soviet Union

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The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

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Education is key to learning from the lessons of the Holocaust and confronting antisemitism.

Survivor Profiles: Sam Harris

Samuel R. Harris (born Szlamek Rzeznik) is one of the youngest Survivors of Nazi concentration camps. Born in 1935 in Deblin, Poland, he was just four years old when the Nazis occupied Poland. Sam and his seven siblings and parents were forced to move into the ghetto. Read more of Sam’s story>>

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Jun

2:30pm CDT

Film Screening & Exclusive Discussion: First to Stand: The Cases and Causes of Irwin Cotler

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Voice of the Museum

Museum Announces Renovations & New Chicago Location

Starting in July, the Museum will temporarily close to undertake a significant upgrade to the facilities. The renovations will modernize the Skokie structure and create a new lobby designed to hold vastly more guests of all ages and abilities, while serving as an engaging orientation to the Museum and its multiple exhibitions. Updates will include… Read More

Responding to Hate with Hope

Dear IHMEC Community: I write to you today with a heavy heart. Yesterday’s tragic attack at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC—where two lives were senselessly taken—is a devastating reminder of the continued presence of antisemitism and hate in our society. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and the entire museum community… Read More

Honoring International Holocaust Remembrance Day

On January 26, we gathered at Illinois Holocaust Museum for a powerful keynote by Tracy Perrelli, Acting Deputy Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues at the U.S. Department of State. Reflecting on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Perrelli discussed the importance of Holocaust issues on U.S. foreign policy, and the Department of State… Read More

Joint Statement by Holocaust Museums

The following is a joint statement issued by The Florida Holocaust Museum, Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, The Zekelman Holocaust Center, Holocaust Center for Humanity, Holocaust & Humanity Center, and Holocaust Museum L.A. in response to the vandalism at Seattle’s Holocaust Center for… Read More

Museum Condemns Recent Antisemitism on College Campuses

We are concerned about the latest reports of increasing verbal harassment and physical violence targeting Jewish students on college campuses. It is all the more alarming that some of the harassment uses references to the Holocaust. Jewish Americans hold a wealth of political viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities. It is antisemitic to assume that, by being… Read More