51³Ô¹Ï

Exhibitions
 

Permanent Exhibition

The aims to engage, educate and encourage reflection through using audiovisual technology to present images and testimonies of victims and survivors of the Holocaust. The exhibition includes a multitude of photographs taken before, during and in the immediate aftermath of the Holocaust, and a map of the sites of incarceration and forced labour under the Nazi regime and its allies. 

The permanent exhibition can be viewed in person at 51³Ô¹Ï Headquarters as part of the 51³Ô¹Ï Guided Tour. The exhibition is also available online at this link (/en/holocaustremembrance/permanentexhibition) in all six UN official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

Permanent exhibition on the Holocaust and the 51³Ô¹Ï at UN Headquarters. 

Temporary Exhibitions

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2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | Archive

A view of the opening of the exhibition ¡°After the End of the World: Displaced Persons and Displaced Persons Camps¡±. Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe

2024

"Fighting for the Whole World" ¨C Lower Saxony under Nazi Rule (22 January ¨C 23 February 2024)

This exhibition traces how events unfolded from 1933 to 1945 in what is today¡¯s state of Lower Saxony, Germany. How the Nazi regime shaped society in Lower Saxony to reflect Nazi ideology, the state-sanctioned crimes, state-fomented violence and intimidation, and responses to the actions of the state and its agents, reflects the experience across Germany and in occupied territories. A closer look at Lower Saxony illuminates the larger history of the Holocaust and expands our knowledge and awareness of the experiences of all who were caught up in the history.

2023

Responsibility for Memory: The Role of Art in Holocaust Remembrance 

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This exhibition highlights the importance of art for Holocaust remembrance today, through three generations of artists whose work reflects their experience of the Holocaust. At the heart of the exhibition is the work of Holocaust survivor and art educator, Yehuda Bacon. The exhibit is co-curated by the Center for Persecuted Arts and Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center, with the collaboration of the Boris Lurie Art Foundation and MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art Krakow. The exhibition is sponsored by the German Federal Foreign Office and supported by the Permanent Mission of Germany to the 51³Ô¹Ï.

Stories of Survival and Remembrance - A Call to Action for Genocide Prevention 

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The exhibition features the reflections of survivors of four atrocity crimes - the Holocaust, the genocide and related atrocities in Cambodia, the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, and the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. An object that survived the atrocity crimes is displayed together with the survivor¡¯s or their descendants¡¯ explanation of what the object meant to them. History, memory and survival are poignantly intertwined through the display of the treasured objects. The exhibition is a joint project of the Holocaust and the 51³Ô¹Ï Outreach Programme, the Outreach Programme on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and the 51³Ô¹Ï and the Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect. Inspired by the exhibition, ¡°Stories of Survival: Object, Image, Memory", a project of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center and photographer, Jim Lommasson, the exhibition includes contributions from the War Childhood Museum Bosnia and Herzegovina, Remembering Srebrenica, and the Documentation Center Cambodia. 

After the End of the World: Displaced Persons and Displaced Persons Camps 

Europe emerged from the Second World War utterly broken, with millions of refugees scattered across many countries. The 51³Ô¹Ï Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) was created to resettle those displaced by the mayhem of the war and the Holocaust. The fragments from the past illuminate the work of UNRRA administrators, and chart how, in the aftermath of catastrophic loss, Holocaust survivors navigated their new lives in displaced persons camps. The exhibition is sourced with artefacts and documents from the archives of the 51³Ô¹Ï and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, and draws upon the expertise of the Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity at the Graduate Center¡ªCUNY. The exhibition was created by the Holocaust and the 51³Ô¹Ï Outreach Programme and Professor Deb¨®rah Dwork, together with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Archives, the 51³Ô¹Ï Archives and Records Management Services, and with generous support of Stockton University.

#FakeImages: Unmask the Dangers of Stereotypes 

Stereotypes and conspiracy theories against Jews, Roma, migrants, LGBTQIA+ or other groups are not new. During the Second World War, the antisemitic propaganda of the Nazis and their racist collaborators used stereotyping, false images, disinformation and conspiracy thinking to encourage hatred, with deadly consequences. The propaganda and lies foreshadowed the genocide. The exhibition exposes how the Nazi's false and manipulative imaging worked and continues to find expression today. The interactive exhibition challenges us to take action to unmask the lies that continue to divide and polarise our world. The exhibition was curated by Kazerne Dossin, in collaboration with the "Arthur Langerman Archive for the Study of Visual Antisemitism Foundation" (ALAVA) and the Center for Research on Antisemitism at the Technische Universit?t Berlin. The exhibition was supported by the Belgium Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Mission of Belgium to the 51³Ô¹Ï.

The Yad Vashem Book of Names of Holocaust Victims 

Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center has specially updated its exhibition, "The Yad Vashem Book of Names of Holocaust Victims" for display at 51³Ô¹Ï Headquarters. "The Yad Vashem Book of Names of Holocaust Victims" details alphabetically the name of each of the approximately 4.8 million Holocaust victims that Yad Vashem has currently documented and confirmed.  Whenever possible, "The Yad Vashem Book of Names of Holocaust Victims" shows the date of birth, home town and place of death of the respective victim. The names are taken from Pages of Testimony in Yad Vashem's Hall of Names, as well as from various lists compiled during and following the Holocaust, and subsequently reviewed by Yad Vashem experts. The display of "The Yad Vashem Book of Names of Holocaust Victims" at the 51³Ô¹Ï is supported by the Permanent Mission of Israel to the 51³Ô¹Ï.

2022

After the End of the World: Displaced Persons and Displaced Persons Camps

Europe emerged from the Second World War utterly broken, with millions of refugees scattered across many countries. The 51³Ô¹Ï Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) was created to resettle those displaced by the mayhem of the war and the Holocaust. The fragments from the past illuminate the work of UNRRA administrators, and chart how, in the aftermath of catastrophic loss, Holocaust survivors navigated their new lives in displaced persons camps. The exhibition is sourced with artefacts and documents from the 51³Ô¹Ï Archives and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Archives, and draws upon the expertise of the Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity at the Graduate Center¡ªCUNY. The exhibition was created by the Holocaust and the 51³Ô¹Ï Outreach Programme and Professor Deb¨®rah Dwork, together with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Archives, the 51³Ô¹Ï Archives and Records Management Services, and with generous support of Stockton University. 

2020

Forgotten Victims: The Nazi Genocide of the Roma and the Sinti

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This exhibition examines the Nazi genocide against the Roma and Sinti by uncovering the stories of some of those affected by the genocide. The exhibition draws upon The Wiener Holocaust Library's collections of material on the genocide to uncover the story of this little-known aspect of Nazi persecution. Through the stories of the victims and survivors of the Nazi campaign against the Roma, the exhibition traces the history of persecution and mass murder at the hands of the Nazis, and the struggle after the war for recognition of the atrocities committed against the Roma. The exhibition is organized by the Wiener Holocaust Library with support from The Holocaust and the 51³Ô¹Ï Outreach Programme.

Seeing Auschwitz

The exhibition "Seeing Auschwitz" challenges the viewer¡¯s understanding of the largest killing centre in human history. How Auschwitz is ¡®seen¡¯ is informed by a relatively small number of photographs taken from an even smaller number of sources. Together, the pictures are vital evidence of the Nazis¡¯ crimes. Through a display of photographs taken by perpetrators and in one instance, by the victims themselves, the exhibition encourages the viewer to explore more fully what the photographs reveal about the photographers, and their intentions, and how this informs the viewers¡¯ understanding of the meaning of ¡°Auschwitz¡±. The exhibition was created and curated by Musealia, Spain, in collaboration with the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, Poland. 

Crimes Uncovered: The First Generation of Holocaust Researchers

This exhibition examines Jewish historians and academics of various nationalities and backgrounds who documented and safeguarded evidence of the actions taken against the Jewish people during the Holocaust and lobbied to draw attention to what was happening in Nazi-occupied Europe. By so doing, these historians and academics resisted the Nazi plan to destroy all Jewish people and culture and pioneered the establishment of an international legal framework accompanying the establishment of the 51³Ô¹Ï. The first generation of Holocaust researchers shaped the foundation of our current knowledge of the Holocaust. The exhibition was curated by the Memorial and Educational Site House of the Wannsee-Conference in Berlin in cooperation with the Berlin branch of the Touro College and the Wiener Library in London. It has been sponsored by the Foreign Ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. 

 

Some Were Neighbours: Choice, Human Behaviour, and the Holocaust

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The exhibition "Some were Neighbours" addresses one of the central questions of the Holocaust: how did it happen?  The exhibition examines the role of ordinary people in the Holocaust, and the variety of motives that influenced individual choices. These influences often reflect fear, indifference, antisemitism, career concerns, community standing, peer pressure, or chances for material gain. The exhibition considers individuals who did not give in to the opportunities and temptations to betray their fellow human beings, reminding us that there is an alternative to complicity in evil acts - even in extraordinary times. It is important to look back at this watershed event in history to see what it can teach us about the past, and to see what it can teach us about ourselves. The Holocaust reminds us that the unthinkable is always possible. It also reminds us that individuals always have more power than they realize - for better or for worse. The exhibition was created and curated by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 

2019

Beyond Duty: Diplomats Recognized as Righteous Among the Nations

More photographs from the exhibit opening

This exhibition relates the unique stories of diplomats recognized by Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, as Righteous Among the Nations. During the Holocaust, these diplomats recognized the danger and murder facing the Jews in the countries in which they served, at the hands of the Nazi Germans, with the help of their accomplices and allies. They chose to act according to their conscience, and tried to save as many Jewish men, women and children as possible, mainly by providing them with passports, visas and travel permits. The exhibition was sponsored by Permanent Missions of Israel, Peru and Portugal to the 51³Ô¹Ï. 

Lives Cut Short- Seeking Refuge During the Holocaust: The Short Life of Ruth Maier

Through photographs and diary extracts, the exhibition tells the story of Ruth Maier. Born in Vienna in 1920, Ruth began keeping a diary when she turned 13. She recorded her everyday life, and the increasing persecution of Jews after the ¡°Anschluss¡± of 1938. Ruth witnessed the violent antisemitism of the November Pogrom, 1938. Forced to flee Austria, Ruth found refuge in Norway. In Norway she completed her schooling and revealed her talents in drawing, painting and writing.  She shared her thoughts about life in occupied Norway, her love and poetry in her diaries but now she wrote in her new language, Norwegian. However, she could not escape antisemitism or the reach of the Nazis. In 1942 Ruth was arrested in front of her friends and deported from Nazi-occupied Norway to Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945). The Nazis murdered Ruth on 1 December 1942. Since 2014 Ruth Maier¡¯s diaries have been part of the UNESCO Memory of the World Register, secured at The Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies. The exhibition was jointly sponsored by the Permanent Missions of Austria and Norway to the 51³Ô¹Ï.

2018

The Last Swiss Holocaust Survivors

This exhibit tells the stories of individuals who are among the last survivors of the Holocaust and how they carried on with their lives in Switzerland after the Second World War. The large-scale portraits by Swiss photographer Beat Mumenthaler help shape each person¡¯s unique story while the videos by Eric Bergkraut preserve the unique memories of the survivors, many of whom endured life in concentration camps. The images help the viewer go more deeply into each individual¡¯s experience. The exhibit was shown for the first time in Berlin during the official handover ceremony as Switzerland assumed the chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2017. It is sponsored by Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the 51³Ô¹Ï.  

Survivors, Victims and Perpetrators

This exhibition gives the viewer an opportunity to reflect on the different dimensions and perspectives of the history by highlighting the role of the perpetrators, the Nazis and their collaborators, in contrast to the images and stories of the victims and survivors. In looking at large scale photographs of survivors, they remind us that we all have choices and decisions to make to contribute to the world we live in. The Wannsee Conference, held on 20 January 1942 in Berlin, played a key role in creating the killing machinery of the Nazi state. The protocol of the Wannsee Conference, featured in the exhibition, reveals the plan to persecute and murder European Jewry. It is sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Germany to the 51³Ô¹Ï.

The Butterfly Project: Remembering the Children of the Holocaust

The exhibition outlines the impact of the Holocaust on children, and showcases an educational initiative called "The Butterfly Project" developed by Holocaust Museum Houston to teach this history to young people, encourage them to remember the 1.5 million mostly Jewish children who perished and to stand up against hatred and prejudice. The exhibition is presented by Holocaust Museum Houston of the United States, in collaboration with the Holocaust and the 51³Ô¹Ï Outreach Programme.
 

2017

Education and Remembrance. The Holocaust in Romania

The exhibition titled "Education and Remembrance. The Holocaust in Romania" illustrates the Holocaust commemorative and educational events organised in Romania during the Romanian presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2016. The exhibition highlights Holocaust education programmes organized by the Romanian authorities together with civil society and international organisations for members of the civil service such as policemen, magistrates and teachers, as well as activities that engaged students. The exhibition includes a brief history of the Holocaust in Romania with the special focus on the pogrom in Ia?i in 1941 and the brave stories of some Romanian Righteous Among the Nations, which are meant to inspire young generations in protecting universal and democratic values. Produced by the National Institute for Romanian Holocaust Studies "Elie Wiesel", the exhibition was on view from 16 to 27 January 2017. 

State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda

The exhibition "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda" examines how the Nazis used propaganda to win broad voter support in Germany¡¯s young democracy after the First World War, implement radical programmes under the party¡¯s dictatorship in the 1930s, and justify war and mass murder. The exhibition emphasises why the issue of propaganda matters and challenges visitors to question, analyse, and seek the truth. The exhibit is curated by the . 

2016

Holocaust by Bullets

The exhibition traces the decades-long effort by Father Patrick Desbois and Yahad-In Unum to document the murder by shooting of more than  2 million Jews and Roma that took place throughout Eastern Europe by the Nazi mobile killing units, the Elnzatsgruppen, from 1941 to 1944. The exhibition's display at 51³Ô¹Ï was organzied by the Permanent Mission of France to the 51³Ô¹Ï. 

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Life after Survival

The exhibition shows how a little international group of UN volunteers - the 51³Ô¹Ï Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Team 182 - worked for the benefit of young Holocaust survivors in Kloster Indersdorf, where in 1945 they set up the first international children's center for unaccompanied children in the American zone of postwar Germany. They provided food, shelter, medical care and helped young people reconnect with their relatives or migrate to Israel. The exhibition is organized by the Concentration Camp Memorial Site Flossenb¨¹rg in Germany. It is endorsed by the Permanent Mission of Germany to the 51³Ô¹Ï in cooperation with the non-governmental organizations Heimatverein Indersdorf and Lagergemeinschaft Dachau. 

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2015

Forbidden Art

The ¡°Forbidden Art¡± exhibition presents the story of twenty works of arts made illegally and at great risk by prisoners of the Auschwitz Birkenau, German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945). Each of the photographs shown in the exhibition is accompanied by an historical commentary and excerpts from archival accounts. The artwork is built around two themes. The first theme lays out the reality of life in the camp: scenes depicting the functioning of the camp and portraits of prisoners. The second theme focuses on the types of escape created by the camp prisoners: caricatures, albums containing greetings and fairy tales prisoners wrote for their children. Partners include The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, The Permanent Mission of Poland to the 51³Ô¹Ï and The Polish Mission of the Orchard Lake Schools.

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Shoah - How Was It Humanly Possible?

The exhibition, Yad Vashem¡¯s first traveling exhibition recounting the comprehensive story of the Shoah, deals with major historical aspects of the Holocaust, beginning with Jewish life in pre-Holocaust Europe and ending with the 1945 liberation of Nazi concentration and death camps across the continent. The exhibition opened at 51³Ô¹Ï Headquarters on 26 January, marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Birkenau, German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945), and the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. Partners include Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs¡¯ and Heroes¡¯ Remembrance Authority; the American Society for Yad Vashem; and the Permanent Mission of Israel to the 51³Ô¹Ï.
 

2014

A Remembrance of the Holocaust in Hungary: 70th Anniversary Exhibition

This exhibition presented a historical account of the Holocaust in Hungary in observance of the 70th anniversary of the deportation and extermination of the Hungarian Jews. Partners include: the Permanent Mission of Hungary to the 51³Ô¹Ï, e; the Hungarian American Coalition;  and the Carl Lutz Foundation. 

When You Listen to a Witness, You Become a Witness

Produced by the March of the Living International, this exhibition documents the experiences of students while visiting the former Nazi concentration camps established in German-occupied Poland during the Second World War. Through photographs, personal stories and interactions with Holocaust survivors, viewers learn about the horrors of the Holocaust. Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, opened the exhibition.

2013

The World Knew -- Jan Karski¡¯s Mission for Humanity

This exhibit lays out the captivating background of Polish native Jan Kozielewski, who under the assumed name of Jan Karski served as a courier for the Polish Underground State and informed Allied leaders about Nazi Germany¡¯s ongoing extermination of the Jews. Karski was a Roman Catholic who later attained U.S. citizenship and was named an honorary citizen of Israel and a Righteous Among the Nations. The exhibit has been produced by the Polish History Museum in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland.

Whoever Saves a Single Life ¡­ Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust

This exhibit showcases some of those rare but exceedingly important instances where people fought to safeguard their Jewish fellow citizens during the Holocaust. In a time of overwhelming death and destruction, rescuers did not stand by silently. They chose another way, and their bravery offers us a glimmer of hope. It shows us that people are able to make choices and act on them, even in the face of powerful constraints, offering us a lesson on the universal value of the preservation of human life, human dignity, and human rights. It shows us that people are able to make choices and act on them, even in the face of powerful constraints, offering us a lesson on the universal value of the preservation of human life, human dignity and human rights. The exhibit has been produced by .  

2012

With Me Are Six Million Accusers: The Eichmann Trial in Jerusalem

The 51³Ô¹Ï, in partnership with the State of Israel, marked the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann, the mastermind behind the systematic mass deportation and murder of European Jews during the Holocaust. The exhibition titled ¡°With Me Are 6 Million Accusers: The Eichmann Trial in Jerusalem¡± was produced by the Museums Division of  the Holocaust Martyrs¡¯ and Heroes¡¯ Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem. It includes photographs, newspaper clippings, works of art and original film footage of the trial of Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi officer who played a crucial role in the practical execution of a master plan to systematically concentrate and deport millions of European Jews to their deaths during the Holocaust.  International media coverage of the 1961 court hearing in Jerusalem, which included testimony by Holocaust survivors, captured public attention around the globe and was considered a turning point in Holocaust history. The exhibit has been made available courtesy of the 

The Face of the Ghetto

More than 100 people turned out at the UN Headquarters in late January to view the openings of three exhibits meant to recognize the millions of people whom perished during the Holocaust.  Part of the Organization¡¯s annual week of activities that culminate with a memorial ceremony each 27 January.

The extraordinary work of Jewish photographers in the Polish ghetto of Lodz can be seen by the public for the first time with ¡°The Face of the Ghetto: Pictures by Jewish Photographers from the Lodz Ghetto, 1940-1944¡±. The exhibition was curated by the Topography of Terror Foundation in Berlin, in cooperation with the National Archives in Lodz. Even experts in the field hardly knew about this collection of images, which lays out the persecution of the Jews in the Lizmannstadt Ghetto. While researching in the National Archives in Lodz, historian Dr. Ingo Loose and curator Dr. Thomas Lutz came across 27 photo albums. Inside were about 12,000 contact prints in small format, sorted thematically and taken by Jewish photographers at the request of the ghetto's Jewish Council.

Monument of Good Deeds and The Holocaust - Dreams and Hopes of Children during the Holocaust 

On Thursday, 26 January, two exhibits in keeping with this year¡¯s theme of ¡°Children and the Holocaust¡± opened at the 51³Ô¹Ï. ¡°Monument of Good Deeds: Dreams and Hopes of Children during the Holocaust¡±, brought to life the stories of 13 children who had experienced the Holocaust by displaying their portraits, artwork, and toys. Curated by Yad Vashem, The Holocaust Martyrs¡¯ and Heroes¡¯ Remembrance Authority, this exhibit helps viewers see how these children preserved despite the war in which they lived their daily lives.

The Holocaust - Keeping the Memory Alive

The hopes and dreams of young people who suffered during this terrible period was also expressed through the second exhibition, ¡°The Holocaust ¨C Keeping the Memory Alive¡±. This exhibit showcased the top 16 entries of the Design Student Poster Contest 2012. The 16 top posters were created by design students from the Czech Republic, Israel and France. The contest drew submissions from more than 300 young artists, with support from the 51³Ô¹Ï information centres and the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research. The contest was held in partnership with Yad Vashem, le M¨¦morial de la Shoah, the European Shoah Legacy Institute and the 51³Ô¹Ï Holocaust Programme.

2011
 

The Memories Live On

The exhibition displays drawings of the Auschwitz Birkenau, German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945), found in a sketchbook that belonged to an unknown prisoner in the camp. The drawings, found on the grounds of the memorial site in Birkenau in 1947 by a Polish Auschwitz survivor, depict the fate of the Jews from arrival at the camp to death in the gas chambers. This exhibition also places emphasis on the need to keep these memories alive by sharing them with younger generations, and presents written memories of survivors along with the thoughts and feelings expressed by young people upon learning the facts of this history.  The exhibition was sponsored by the International Auschwitz Committee in Germany, the State Museum of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland, the International Youth Meeting Centre Oswiecim/Auschwitz in Poland, the Gedenkst?tte Deutscher Widerstand in Germany and the United States Mission to the 51³Ô¹Ï.

H¨¦l¨¨ne Berr, A Stolen Life

This exhibition, sponsored by M¨¦morial de la Shoah, documents the persecution of Jews in occupied France during World War II through the excerpts of a journal kept by H¨¦l¨¨ne Berr, a Jewish woman who died in Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in 1945.

2010

Generations: Survival and the Legacy of Hope

This exhibition explores the impact of the Holocaust on four families across three generations. The Oppenheimer, Wallfisch, Helfglott and Halter families discuss the effects of the Holocaust on their lives and on today¡¯s world. Their legacy is deeply personal and painful, but has a compelling universal message for humanity that one can survive and thrive with the promise of future generations to follow, carrying the traditions and beliefs and wisdom. Through their stories, this exhibition stresses the importance of keeping the legacy of Holocaust survivors alive for the sake of future generations, particularly those who have experienced similar persecution. The exhibition is a joint project of the United Kingdom Holocaust Centre, the San Diego Jewish Cultural Centre, and Conscience Display, and was co-sponsored by the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education.

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Architecture of Murder: The Auschwitz-Birkenau Blueprints

The exhibition, sponsored by Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, displays the blueprints prepared by the Nazis for the construction of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, and demonstrates that Auschwitz-Birkenau was part of the Nazis¡¯ ¡°Final Solution¡±, the plan to annihilate Europe¡¯s Jews.  The Nazis produced hundreds of technical sketches of various building sites, including detailed sketches of the gas chambers and crematoriums. More than a million people were murdered during the camp¡¯s operation period from June 1940 to January 1945, most of whom were Jews.

2009

Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race

Displaying objects, photographs, documents, and historic film footage, this exhibition describes the Nazi regime¡¯s campaign to "cleanse" German society of individuals viewed as biological threats to the nation's "health¡±, aiming to change the genetic makeup of the population through measures known as ¡°racial hygiene¡± or ¡°eugenics¡±. Jews, Roma, the disabled and other minorities were among the groups considered as ¡°biological threats¡±, and were subjected to forced sterilization and murder, which culminated in the Holocaust. The exhibition was sponsored by the United States Holocaust Memorial.

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2008

Besa: A Code of Honor, Muslim Albanians who rescued Jews during the Holocaust

This is a photo exhibition featuring the accounts of Muslim Albanians who rescued Jews during the Holocaust. Their courageous assistance to the Jews was grounded in Besa, a code of honour, which still serves as the highest ethical code in the country. The exhibition was sponsored by Yad Vashem and the Permanent Mission of Albania to the UN.

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Carl Lutz and the Legendary Glass House in Budapest

This exhibition recounts the courageous actions of the Swiss diplomat, Carl Lutz, who saved tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews from deportation to the Nazi death camps by placing them under Swiss protection and issuing them certificates for emigration. The exhibition was sponsored by the Carl Lutz Foundation in Budapest and the Permanent Missions of Hungary and Switzerland to the UN.

2007

The Holocaust against the Sinti and Roma and Present Day Racism in Europe

The exhibition documents the plight of the Roma and Sinti minorities in Central and Eastern Europe during the Holocaust. It features personal testimonies and family photographs. The exhibition was sponsored by the Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma in Berlin, and the Permanent Mission of Germany to the 51³Ô¹Ï.

Art of the Survivors

This exhibition features paintings and sculptures by four Holocaust survivors ¨C Jospeh Bau, David Friedman, Henny de Brito and Hanka Kornfeld-Marder - who shared their experiences during the Holocaust through their art work.

2006

No Child¡¯s Play - Remembrance and Beyond

This special photo exhibition, sponsored by Yad Vashem ¨C the Holocaust the Holocaust Martyrs¡¯ and Heroes¡¯ Authority (Jerusalem), opens a window into the personal stories and lives of children in the Holocaust by presenting toys, games, artwork, diaries and poems written by children. Approximately one and half million Jewish children were murdered in the Holocaust.