Stand by Israel

By Samuel Asher, Executive Director, Virginia Holocaust Museum In 1948, at the end of the Holocaust, Israel was the only country to open its arms...

A Message from Executive Director Samuel Asher

I hope you're having a healthy and safe summer! We have had a busy summer here at VHM with a number of great programs and...

Never again is truly now in Israel and around the world

By Samuel Asher, Executive Director, Virginia Holocaust Museum “Israel was not created in order to disappear- Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child...

Holographic Theater Project

About two months ago, Halina Zimm, a Holocaust Survivor, started a new project for the Virginia Holocaust Museum. Halina filmed for a week with...

Visiting Exhibit: There’s Just Us

August 11 and 12, 2022, marked the five-year anniversary of the Unite the Right rally that shook the quiet, central Virginia city of Charlottesville. Through...

Violins of Hope Exhibit brings Voices of Redemption to RV

Three museums to showcase violins played during the Holocaust Exhibit serves as catalyst for conversation about tolerance & social justice 12-week...

Virginia Holocaust Museum Mission and Vision

  To preserve and document the Holocaust in exhibits and archival collection. Through the permanent exhibit, educational programming, and outreach the Museum employs the history...

Violins of Hope Richmond told many stories

By Skip Kozakewicz, Reflector Editor Violins of Hope concluded its 12-week stop here on Oct. 24 - helping to tell the stories of defiance, resilience...

Holocaust Exhibit in Fiber opens April 5

On April 5 - June 2, All that Remains: a Holocaust Exhibit in Fiber - Artist Leslie Klein opens her Exhibit in the Downstairs...

VHM to host photo exhibit of images from Charlottesville protests

August 11-12, 2022. marks the five-year anniversary of the Unite the Right rally that shook the quiet, central Virginia city of Charlottesville. To recognize this...