The Anne Frank Center Visit the U.S.A.'s Anne Frank Center in New York to see exhibitions and lectures about Anne Frank and the Holocaust. The center also hosts a traveling Anne Frank exhibition, check here to find its tour schedule. The Anne Frank House In July 1942, Anne Frank and her family went into hiding. Visit the house where Anne hid for two years and wrote her famous diary.
Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation Located in Oswiecim, Poland, this Jewish Center was established in the one of the old synagogues in the town infamous for the Auschwitz death camp. Auschwitz Museum The Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum's official web site includes information about visiting, publications, news, and much more. Austrian Jewish Museum This museum is located in Eisenstadt, Austria. The site offers a short history of the Jewish quarter located in Eisenstadt. Beit Theresienstadt A kibbutz, opened in 1975 in Israel, in memory of the Jews of Ghetto Theresienstadt. Along with exhibits, an archive, and an education center, the kibbutz has a computerized database of the fate of nearly 150,000 prisoners of Theresienstadt. Bergen-Belsen Memorial Information about the location of the memorial, history, and more. C.A.N.D.L.E.S. Holocaust Museum C.A.N.D.L.E.S., which stands for Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors, is located in Terre Haute, Indiana. Eva Mozes Kor, a Mengele Twin, created this organization/museum to bring together other survivors of these experiments and to educate the public. Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site Before you go to visit, make sure you have directions, know what day the camp is closed, and know when the English version of the film is playing. El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center Located in El Paso, Texas, this museum offers quiet reflection and remembrance of the lives lost in the Holocaust. Florida Holocaust Museum Located in St. Petersburg, Florida, this museum (previously named the Tampa Bay Holocaust Memorial Museum) offers thorough exhibits about the Holocaust and includes an Auschwitz boxcar and an opportunity to light a memorial candle. Flossenbürg Memorial Official Site Though this site is in German, you can find contact and other information here plus some historic photographs. The Ghetto Fighters' House This museum is located north of Haifa, Israel and focuses on Jewish resistance. Holocaust Education Center in Japan Located in Fukuyama, Japan (approximately 45 minutes outside of Hiroshima), this museum is dedicated to the children of the Holocaust. They have photographs, artwork, documents, and other artifacts. Holocaust Memorial Center (Detroit) Located in Detroit, Michigan, this museum was established to preserve the memory of the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. Holocaust Museum Houston Located in Houston, Texas, this museum has a permanent exhibit as well as a theater. Mauthausen Concentration Camp Memorial This memorial rests on a large portion of the area where the camp actually stood. The memorial includes several original buildings, the quarry, the ash pit, as well as a permanent exhibit about the main and satellite camps at Mauthausen. The memorial also has a library and archive. Mechelen Museum of Deportation and the Resistance An overview of the collection of this Belgian museum. Memorial Museum to the Children of Izieu Located in Izieu, France, this museum consists of the house and barn in which the 44 Jewish children were sheltered before being sent to Auschwitz. Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust Official site - Located in Manhattan, New York, this museum offers three floors of pictures and artifacts representing Jewish history. The first floor represents Jewish life a century ago; the second floor represents the Holocaust; and the third floor represents Jewish renewal. Museum of Jewish Heritage From your About.com Guide - Learn all about this fascinating, new Holocaust museum in New York, which I toured in spring 1999. Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial Near Hamburg, Germany, an estimated 160,000 prisoners passed through the brick factory of the Neuengamme camp or one of its 70 sub-camps. New England Holocaust Memorial From your About.com Guide, Boston's powerful and moving memorial to the Holocaust. The Simon Wiesenthal Center's Museum of Tolerance This interactive museum is located in Los Angeles, California. This museum focuses on racism and prejudice in addition to the history of the Holocaust. Sobibor: The Memorial From your About.com Guide, a virtual tour of the powerful but unkempt memorial at Sobibor.
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