Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
SOLD OUT – On-Site Theatrical Presentation: “The Green Book” Stage Reading
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United StatesJoin us at the Museum for a live staged reading of Calvin Alexander Ramsey’s award-winning play, “The Green Book.” Ramsey’s…
Online Lunch & Learn: Music of Remembrance
The Chicago Loop Synagogue 16 South Clark Street, Chicago, IL, USJoin us online for a “lunch & learn” panel featuring the acclaimed creative team of composer Jake Heggie and librettist…
Yom Hashoah Commemoration: “Voices of Children”
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United StatesELLEN V. & PHILIP L. GLASS HOLOCAUST COMMEMORATIVE SERIESIllinois Holocaust Museum, Sheerit Hapleitah of Metropolitan Chicago, Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation…
On-Site Program: Open House Day at the Museum
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United StatesBack by popular demand, the Museum’s Teen Leadership Board and Young Professional Board have partnered again for the 2nd annual…
SOLD OUT – On-Site Film Screenings: “Joe’s Violin” & “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life”
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United StatesJoin us on-site at the Museum for two short films, presented in partnership with JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival:“Joe’s Violin”…
On-Site Commemoration: Light Among Darkness – 80th Anniversary of the Rescue of Bulgarian Jews
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United StatesDuring World War II, none of Bulgaria’s approximately 50,000 Jews were deported to Nazi death camps. This incredible feat was…
SOLD OUT – On-Site Musical Performance: Violins of Hope Civic Orchestra Program
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United StatesJoin us on-site at Illinois Holocaust Museum for a special performance with Civic Orchestra of Chicago in partnership with JCC…
On-Site Film Screening & Discussion: “Stranger at the Gate”
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Dr, Skokie, IL, USAfter 25 years of service in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. Marine Richard “Mac” McKinney returned home to Muncie, Indiana, with…
Exhibition Opening: “The Girl in the Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Lodz Ghetto”
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United StatesOpening May 18 "The Girl in the Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto," explores a young girl’s fight…
Exhibition Opening: “The Girl in the Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Lodz Ghetto”
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United StatesOpening May 18 "The Girl in the Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto," explores a young girl’s fight…
On-Site Film Screening: “The Pianist From Ramallah”
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Dr, Skokie, IL, USJoin us on-site at the Museum a film screening presented in partnership with JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival: “The Pianist…
On-Site Program: Real and Imaginary: A Conversation About Spiritual Resistance
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Dr, Skokie, IL, USJoin Sid. Z. Leiman, PhD, internationally acclaimed scholar of Jewish history and literature, for a candid conversation about spiritual resistance…
On-Site Program: A Night at the Eldorado
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Dr, Skokie, IL, USIn the early 20th century, Berlin was the center of LGBTQ+ life. LGBTQ+ people frequented a variety of clubs, bars,…
On-Site Pride Event: A Night at the Eldorado
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United StatesIn the early 20th century, Berlin was the center of LGBTQ+ life. LGBTQ+ people frequented a variety of clubs, bars,…
On-Site Film & Discussion: “You Will Not Play Wagner”
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Dr, Skokie, IL, USJoin us on-site at the Museum for a screening of “You Will Not Play Wagner,” presented in partnership with JCC…
Film Screening: “Refugee Lullaby”
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United StatesJoin Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center for a film screening presented in partnership with JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival: Hans…
Policing in Nazi Germany
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United StatesAfter the Nazi Party came to power, the Order Police (“Ordnungspolizei, Orpo”) - Germany's uniformed precinct police officers, battalions, and…
YPB Presents: Keys For A Cause
167 GREEN 167 N Green St, Chicago, IL, USJoin us for an unforgettable summer evening with the Young Professional Board of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center…
Book & Author: “A Revolution in the Name of Tradition: Sarah Schenirer and the Bais Yaakov Movement”
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United StatesJewish society was threatened by assimilation and modernity, educating an entire generation of girls to take an active part in…
Graphic Novel Launch: “Hour of Need”
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United StatesDeveloped in partnership with Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, “Hour of Need” is a graphic novel that shares the…
Commemoration: Babiy Yar 82nd Anniversary
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United StatesJoin CJE SeniorLife Holocaust Community Services (HCS) and Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center (IHMEC) for an evening with Dr.…
Panel Discussion: Chicago’s Famous Foodies
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Dr, Skokie, IL, USGet a taste of the history behind iconic Chicagoland restaurants with an all-star panel of famous foodies, interviewed together for…