Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
A gem in Chicago's museum scene. --Chicago Tribune
Illinois Holocaust Museum: The Power of One
Introduction for Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center Honorees
On March 8, 2010, more than 1600 guests gathered to recognize Jeffrey Aronin, Fritzie Fritzshall and David Speer and to celebrate the inaugural year of the Museum. In this video, J.B. Pritzker introduces the important work of these three honorees.
Illinois Holocaust Museum opens 'Stories of Survival' exhibit
When you've lost everything, a single object can take on extraordinary meaning. abc7.ws/2LuGo74
The Illinois Holocaust Museum
The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie tells the story of the Holocaust through interactive exhibitions that move and inspire.
George Van Dusen, Mayor of Skokie and Museum founder Sam Harris created this important monument and share their thoughts on its significance. These interviews by Richard Peritz for Shalom Show 932, took place in Skokie at the Hiton Doubletree, in May 2014
Illinois Holocaust Museum
A short video of Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. They have a few Camera Friendly area, so I couldn't film more.
Illinois Holocaust Museum Opening
Today I didn't realize that the Holocaust museum in Skokie was having the opening ceremony. I discovered this on my way to an appointment and had to make detours. I took photos from the distance due to the police and secret service presence and thought I'd make a short video to educate and remember this event.
Camp Skokie
ISAS + the Forest Preserves of Cook County teamed up to give a walking archaeology tour of what was formerly known as Camp Skokie. Camp Skokie was a POW camp during World War II. While the camp's structures have been gone for quite some time there are still remnants of the camp in existence today. This video gives a brief history of the camp and images from the walking tour on FPCC land.
Different Drummers: Holocaust Museum
How the Holocaust Museum in Skokie is teaching history, tolerance, and compassion to Illinois youth.
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Nobel Laureate, author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel speaks to thousands at the Illinois Holocaust Museum Grand Opening and Dedication in Skokie, Ill. April 19, 2009. Used for coverage on Chicago Tribune's suburban community site, Triblocal.com.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton via video at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center Grand Opening. President Bill Clinton was the keynote speaker.
April 19th, 2009 Skokie, Illinois
NBC's Lester Holt on the Illinois Holocaust Museum’s Law Enforcement Initiative
Supported by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Police recruits participate in an intense day of active learning at the Museum, exploring the meaning and importance of democracy and law enforcement through the lens of the Holocaust. Recruits take part in a docent-led tour of the Museum, hear survivor testimonies and explore moral and ethical decision-making and what it means to be a law enforcement officer in contemporary society.
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Israeli President Shimon Peres sends a video message for attendants to view at the Grand Opening and Dedication of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie, IL, April 19, 2009.
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Scenes from a visit to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.. For the complete report Chicago Vows to Never Forget – The local connection to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, featuring audio and a photo gallery, visit:
Women in the Holocaust - A Tour with our Curator
Womanhood. Motherhood. Caring for others. Family.
Women during the Holocaust played an important role when it came to resistance, escape, hiding and survival.
This Women’s History Month, every Saturday at 12 pm we invite you to our Karkomi Holocaust Exhibition to take an enhanced tour that tells the story of the Holocaust through the eyes of the women in occupied Europe.
Our Chief Curator Arielle Weininger provides a sneak peek of that tour here.
Holocaust Survivor Returns to Auschwitz
The fear, the fear is still there, every time I come in... I see all the things that were happening here and I just have never walked away from that.
Fritzie Fritzshall, the president of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie, survived years of hardship and escaped near-certain death in Auschwitz. Now, she returns to the place that she watched hundreds of people, including her friends and family, die.
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President Barack Obama sends a video message to all attending the Grand Opening and Dedication of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie, IL. April 19, 2009.
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A portion of President Bill Clinton's speech at the Grand Opening and Dedication of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie, IL April 19, 2009. Used for North Shore community sites on Triblocal.com, sponsored by the Chicago Tribune.
The History of the Illinois Holocaust Museum
The SkokieNet Teen Volunteers present a three and one half minute overview of the history of the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie. This is part of their July 2007 interview with Site Director Lillian Polus Gerstner.
Chicago-Area Holocaust Survivors Comment on the Chicago Cubs and the World Series
“Who will win the World Series?”
This is one of the thousands of questions that local Holocaust Survivors Sam Harris and Aaron Elster answer in the Museum’s new Interactive Survivor Experience which visitors can preview every Saturday at the Museum.
The Museum is working in partnership with USC Shoah Foundation to preserve Survivor stories for generations to come using amazing state-of-the-art holographic recordings, paired with natural language software, which will allow audiences to have a strikingly lifelike conversation with a Survivor.
At a time when we are reflecting on the history that has unfolded since the last Cubs World Series victory 108 years ago, we think about how our Survivors overcame the worst of humanity and the importance of keeping their stories of hope alive.
See details at ilholocaustmuseum.org/commit-to-the-future