Virginia’s Senate has passed a bill to adopt a definition of antisemitism
Virginia’s Senate has passed a bill to adopt a definition of antisemitism. House Bill 1606 by Del. Anne Ferrell Tata, R-Virginia Beach, would allow Virginia to adopt the “non-legally binding” Working Definition of Antisemitism that is already adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. The bill is meant to be a “tool
Myrick Cohen
The VHM is heartbroken to learn of the passing of Myrick Cohen. Rick, along with his beloved wife, Babs, was a volunteer at the museum for over a decade, leading tours and working in the Education Department. His warmth and humor will be sorely missed by all who knew him.Â
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff tours Auschwitz on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Emhoff is the first Jewish spouse of an American president or vice president. By Molly Nagle and Sarah Kolinovsky January 27, 2023, 2:52 PM  Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in Poland Friday, marking Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 78th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation. In an emotional
Marcus Weinstein, VHM Board of Trustees Chairman, Awarded UR’s Paragon Medal
January 23, 2023 | The Paragon Medal, the University of Richmond’s highest honor, has been awarded to Marcus Weinstein, Virginia Holocaust Museum’s Board of Trustees Chairman, a UR alum, a well-known philanthropist, and chairman of Weinstein Properties. To view the article, click the button below:
‘Pictures of Resistance’ Reviewed in RTD
January 9, 2023 | Check out Alexa Welch Edlund’s review of Pictures of Resistance in the Richmond Times Dispatch. To view, click the button below:
Commission Releases Report On Combating Antisemitism
December 6, 2022 | The Commission to Combat Antisemitism, created by Governor Glenn Youngkin on his first day in office to reaffirm Virginia’s commitment to stand against hatred and intolerance, has released its findings in the form of a 39-page report. The report notes that in 2021, antisemitic incidents across
Press: How antisemitic rhetoric is impacting Jewish communities, and what to do about it
NPR | November 6, 2022 | by Rachel Treisman, Associate Editor/Social Media & Digital Writer, Morning Edition The rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, cast a bright spotlight on the age-old problem of antisemitism in recent weeks, with his offensive remarks inspiring other demonstrations of hate and stoking fears
Press: There’s Just Us featured in Richmond Magazine
Richmond MagazineSept. 8, 2022 When Longwood University communications studies professor Alec Hosterman began to photograph the first day of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in August 2017, he thought the photos would be material he could integrate into classroom discussions. Instead, he wound up documenting the violent, far-right
Press: Laurie Simpson Crouch Joins VHM
Richmond Times DispatchAugust 15, 2022 Laurie Simpson Crouch has joined the Virginia Holocaust Museum as Marketing Director. She will be responsible for coordinating marketing, advertising and public relations efforts to support the museum’s mission to educate audiences of all ages about the Holocaust and other genocides. Most recently, she served
Press: Sam Asher’s Letter | Richmond Times Dispatch | 3.19.2022
Dear Editor, Times-Dispatch: Today, we are witnessing atrocities being committed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine. There already are more than 2 million refugees and thousands of dead civilians. It is shameful Russian forces targeted a missile in Kyiv near the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center that commemorates the 33,000 Jews