Holocaust Memorial Museum

URL Address: http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/

Summary: Rich and informative online exhibitions from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum use the internet to extend the reach of the museums programs while also presenting new subjects. The site uses primary sources, artifacts, historic film footage and eyewitness testimonies to present a narrative history of the Holocaust. Content is directed towards secondary students, and is organized by linked tabs, including Rescue and Resistance, Children, U.S., Anti-Semitism, Persecution, Aftermath, Camps, Ghettos, Propaganda, Documentation and Evidence, Remembrance/Commemoration/Legacy and General Reference. Online activities, materials and resources are provided to help teachers and students learn the history of the Holocaust and reflect upon the moral and ethical questions raised by that history.

Commentary: The Holocaust Memorial Museum is a federally supported public-private partnership with information contributed by professionals from the fields of law enforcement, the judiciary and the military, as well as diplomacy, medicine, education and religion study. Online exhibitions are translated into over 20 languages to reach nearly 30 million visitors, including more than 8 million school children and 85 heads of state. Hundreds of artifacts are included to make the website authentic and informative, including a virtual reference desk allowing visitors to find information through online archives, web links, bibliographies, or direct conversation with a librarian.
5 of 5 stars