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Illinois Holocaust Museum
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Remember the Past, Transform the Future
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    Illinois Holocaust Museum
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    Dec 30, 2021
    To ensure Illinois Holocaust Museum is as safe as possible for visitors, volunteers, and staff, the Museum will require all guests ages 5+ to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to enter the building as of Jan. 5, 2022. See our safety protocols here: ihm.ec/safetyprotocol
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    Aug 30, 2023
    Happy Birthday George! Today is Holocaust Survivor George Brent’s birthday. George and his family were sent to Auschwitz in 1944. He was later sent on a death march and then to two additional camps before being liberated in May 1945. ihm.ec/george-brent
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    Feb 8, 2022
    During the war, Kadri Cakrani sheltered approximately 600 Jews in Albania while serving as the military officer in charge of the Berat region while it was under Nazi occupation. Join us on 2/16 as his granddaughter, Elizabeth Vrato, shares his story. buff.ly/3GvJhgf
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    Illinois Holocaust Museum
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    Mar 30, 2021
    The comparison of a vaccine passport to the forced wearing of a yellow-star by Jews during the Holocaust is inane & offensive. The public labeling of Jews was persecution by the Nazi regime & a step towards mass murder. We invite those uncertain about this history to visit @ihmec
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    Illinois Holocaust Museum
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    Jan 17, 2023
    It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Holocaust Survivor, Founding Member of the Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois, and longtime Museum Speakers’ Bureau member Lisl Bogart. May Lisl’s memory be a blessing. ihm.ec/lisl-bogart
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    Illinois Holocaust Museum
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    Dec 30, 2021
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    Proof can include a physical vaccine card, a photocopy of the card, a digital record or app on your phone, or a printed record from a vaccine provider. Visitors ages 16+ also must show photo identification that matches proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
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    Apr 5, 2023
    Happy Birthday, Yvonne! Today is Holocaust Survivor Yvonne Aronson's birthday. A child Survivor, Yvonne was born in 1939 & spent much of the war moving from one hiding place to another. After the war, she reunited with her mother & came to the US in 1947. ihm.ec/yvonne-aronson
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    Jun 20, 2021
    Fritzie has been a leader and inspiration, tirelessly working to use the lessons of the Holocaust to fight against hatred, bigotry, and antisemitism. Her gifts to the world are beyond measure. Read about her life and legacy here: ihm.ec/fritzie-tribute
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    Illinois Holocaust Museum
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    Jan 15, 2022
    On 1/19, join us for a virtual, docent-led tour of our newest thematic tour that shares how Nazi propaganda molded public opinion and indoctrinated German society with an ideology that fueled racism and hate. ihm.ec/nazipropaganda…
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    Feb 18, 2022
    After surviving Buchenwald and Auschwitz, Henry Kochanski trained to become a police officer in Stuttgart and was named police chief of Bad Salzschlirf displaced persons (DP) camp in 1949. He wore this DP police badge on his uniform which was donated by his daughter in 2021.
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    Illinois Holocaust Museum
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    Nov 2, 2020
    At 27 years old, having never prosecuted a case, @BenFerencz brought 22 Nazi officers to trial for murder in the Einsatzgruppen Case. In 2017, he shared his memories of the trial and his message of peace with @60Minutes. @CBSNews
    Ben Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg prosecutor, turns 100
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    Illinois Holocaust Museum
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    May 20, 2021
    #OnThisDay in 1940 SS authorities establish the Auschwitz concentration camp just outside of Oświęcim, Poland, with the opening of a camp—later known as Auschwitz I—for Polish political prisoners. Auschwitz would eventually include three camps, including a killing center, and --
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    Jun 20, 2021
    It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Survivor and Museum President, Fritzie Fritzshall. Fritzie devoted her life to combatting hatred & prejudice, inspiring thousands of people to become Upstanders instead of bystanders, and speaking out to make a difference.
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    Illinois Holocaust Museum
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    Aug 6, 2020
    Saluting the hundreds of people in the music industry who decided to #TakeAStand against antisemitism and all other forms of hatred and bigotry. @NiallOfficial @the1975 @RitaOra @LewisCapaldi @JamesBlunt @UMG @warnermusic @sonymusic @CTJewishLedger bit.ly/3kkMsO4