September 5, 2016– Young Writers' Diaries of the Holocaust Attention Teachers! Join the VHM for a one day workshop focused on “Salvaged Pages: Young Writer’s Diaries of the Holocaust,” led by author Alexandra Zapruder. The workshop will focus on using the text and young people’s diaries to teach the Holocaust

September 2, 2016– New Austrian Intern at the VHM We would like to welcome our newest intern from the Österreichischer Auslandsdienst (Austrian Service Abroad.) Lukas Tschemernjak recently graduated from high school and will be spending a year with us here at the VHM as part of the Austrian Holocaust Memorial

August 31, 2016– So Long, Richmond! Each year, around 30 young Austrians are sent across the world, to represent Austria at Holocaust memorial museums and institutions. I arrived at the Virginia Holocaust Museum in September 2015, to assist in its mission of Holocaust education as Austrian Holocaust Memorial Servant. Austrian

July 20, 2016– Summer 2016 Alexander Lebenstein Teacher Education Institute The first session of our 2016 Teacher Education Institute has gone by in a flash. Each summer, the Virginia Holocaust Museum offers a five day three graduate credit course for educators. The Alexander Lebenstein Teacher Education Institute (TEI) is taught

May 26, 2016– Annual Art Contest The Virginia Holocaust Museum’s Visual Arts Competition, sponsored through the generosity of Weinstein Properties, is a yearly art contest and exhibit. Held in April in conjunction with the VHM’s Holocaust Memorial Program, middle and high school students are asked to interpret a Holocaust related

May 25, 2016– Rule of Law Award Ceremony On May 23rd the VHM and the Virginia Law Foundation honored Dr. Charles Sydnor with the Rule of Law award for his years of service in bringing Nazi War Criminals to justice. For 25 years, from 1981 - 2006, Dr. Sydnor served as

  May 13, 2016– Rule of Law Award 2016 Join us May 23rd at 5:30pm as we honor Dr. Sydnor with the Rule of Law award for his distinguished service to the Virginia Holocaust Museum and his years of service in bringing Nazi War Criminals to justice. For 25 years,

May 4, 2016– Yom HaShoah 2016 Every year the Virginia Holocaust Museum pauses to remember and honor the memory of the Six Million Jews who perished in the Nazi Holocaust. This year the commemoration of Yom Hashoah was held May 1st at the Museum with a ceremony honoring the Survivors of

May 3, 2016– Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race We are happy to announce that Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race, a new temporary exhibit, will open June 6th and run until July 31st. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's traveling exhibition Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race examines how

April 25, 2016– This week we will be showcasing the top 5 reasons to take our Teacher Education Institute. The deadline for applications is May 1st, so be sure to apply soon. This summer the Virginia Holocaust Museum will be offering the Alexander Lebenstein Teacher Education Institute. The Institute is