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Jewish Federation of St. Louis President & CEO announces Task Force created to re-envision Holocaust Museum

Feb 1, 2019 | News, Programs & Events

The Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis has established a Task Force to renovate and expand the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center (HMLC). This is a significant point in the future of the 25-year-old Museum as it will re-envision its role in...

Holocaust Museum receives NEH grant to assess and preserve 150 collections

Dec 13, 2018 | News

The Holocaust Museum & Learning Center of St. Louis has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to preserve 150 collections related to Holocaust survivors who made their way to St. Louis. The collections include oral histories, films,...

Dan Reich on In Tune Radio Show: KWRH-LP 92.9 FM

Nov 20, 2018 | News

The pogrom of November 9, 10 of 1938: at least 91 Jews were killed, 30,000 were arrested and incarcerated in Nazi concentration camps, hundreds of synagogues were burned, and over 7,000 Jewish businesses destroyed or damaged. Can this happen again? Daniel...

Webster University professor will examine ‘The Many Faces of Hate’

Nov 14, 2018 | News, Programs & Events

Linda Woolf, a Professor of Psychology and International Rights at Webster University, will discuss “The Many Faces of Hate” during a Monday, November 19, talk at the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center (12 Millstone Campus Drive). In the United States, the...

Eye-opening tour of HMLC for Missouri middle school students

Nov 13, 2018 | Miscellaneous, News

Written by Lory Cooper, Manager of Programs & Logistics, Holocaust Museum & Learning Center On a Thursday afternoon, I received a phone call from a middle school principal, 60 miles south of St. Louis. He was calling to share that he had two 7th grade boys in...

Interview with Dan Reich on St. Louis Public Radio

Oct 26, 2018 | News

Yesterday, Daniel Reich was interviewed by Don Marsh on St. Louis Public Radio! The spot also featured Jennifer Teege, author of My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me. Dan did a masterful job integrating HMLC and our messages into the conversation about the book! You can...

Holocaust Museum & Learning Center Names Next Leader

Jun 27, 2018 | News

The Holocaust Museum & Learning Center has named Fran Poger as its next chair. She begins her term in September. Poger will succeed Myrna Meyer, who was named museum chair three years ago. “We are thrilled to have someone with Fran’s qualifications and passion for...

HMLC Honored with Brotherhood Sisterhood Award

Jun 25, 2018 | News

The National Council of Community and Justice has presented its Brotherhood Sisterhood Award to the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center. Jean Cavender, Director of the Museum, joined the Jewish Federation of St. Louis President & CEO Andrew Rehfeld in accepting...

HMLC Interview with KPLR 11 – Webster Summer Teaching Institute

Jun 18, 2018 | News, Programs & Events

BIG SONIA & Teaching Trunks

Jun 12, 2018 | News

Thanks to a generous donation, the BIG SONIA educational toolkit will be added to 12 teaching trunks for middle school and high school students in St. Louis through the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center! Staenberg Education Trunk Program This program is designed...

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