Preserve US Government Agency that Monitors Anti-Semitism
March 14th, 2017– With reports surfacing that the President plans to defund the U.S. State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, more than 100
VHM Artifact Highlight: “Only Hitler” Propaganda Poster
March 6th, 2017– Founded in 1920, the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP or Nazis) took its roots from several nationalist right-wing political groups. Their
VHM Artifact Highlight: The Work of Hermann Hirsch
February 20th, 2017– Hermann Hirsch was born on July 4, 1861 in Mönchengladbach, Germany; he was the youngest of eight children born to Moritz and
High School Students Talk with Refugees
February 9th, 2017– On Tuesday, the Museum hosted a program which brought together Godwin High School art students, and former refugees who came to the
VHM Artifact Highlight: Susanne’s Doll
February 6th, 2017– Susanne Hirt (nèe Hirsch) was born in Berlin, Germany on August 1, 1913. She was the youngest child of Joseph—a businessman—and Dorothea
Simone Schwarz 1927–2017
February 2, 2017 We at the Virginia Holocaust Museum are saddened to hear that local Survivor, Simone Schwarz has passed away earlier today.Born in Poland
VHM Artifact Highlight: Silver Yad
January 23rd, 2017– A yad, or a Torah pointer, is a ritual pointer used by readers to keep their place during Torah readings. Yad—a Hebrew
Mark Fetter 1951–2017
January 3, 2017– Mark Fetter 1951–2017We at the Virginia Holocaust Museum are saddened to hear that Mark Fetter has passed away. Mark Fetter was not