By Samuel Asher
The museum has recently updated its permanent exhibit, Camps and Ghettos, which highlights the methods used by the Nazis to imprison civilians.
This exhibit provides visitors with an opportunity to view artifacts from these sites, accompanied by powerful quotes and biographies of four Holocaust survivors from Virginia who experienced them including: Simone Schwarz, Sonia Brodecki, Frank Shatz and Veronika Young.
If you haven’t toured the museum recently, now is the perfect time to visit!
Professional Education Workshops
We are hosting two Educators Challenging Antisemitism workshops this month:
- Feb. 16: Held at the Virginia Holocaust Museum, this full-day professional development workshop, in collaboration with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), will guide teachers on examining and responding to antisemitism.
Participants will reflect on its impact within communities, learn to identify antisemitic ideas in context, and develop strategies to foster a positive and inclusive school climate for students.
- Feb. 26: The same workshop will be offered at The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester.
For full program details and registration, please visit our website.
Interactive Biography at the Alan and Halina Zimm Theater
Our Alan and Halina Zimm Theater is proud to showcase the interactive biography of Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, a Holocaust Survivor living in London, England.
Born in Breslau, Germany, in 1925, Anita developed a passion for the cello inspired by her violinist mother. During the Nazi regime, her parents were deported, and she never saw them again. Anita was sent to Auschwitz, where her musical talent as a cellist saved her from the gas chambers.
