U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Peter Tarjan of Miami and his cat Jodi. Tarjan's grandparents and parents died in the Holocaust. The Holocaust Memorial Museum recently hired a full-time curator in South Florida to collect objects from Holocaust survivors to preserve history.

National
Religion

'Time Is Running Out': Museum Curator In Florida Races To Preserve Holocaust Items

3:29pm March 21, 2019

by Caitie Switalski

Since Holocaust survivors are getting older and their stories are fading away, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is putting curators in regions where survivors live to preserve their memories.

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Bar chart showing 30 countries considered "high risk" for genocide, according to The Early Warning Project. Leading the list: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, Egypt, South Sudan and Pakistan.

World News
Health & Safety

Is Genocide Predictable? Researchers Say Absolutely

10:30am December 20, 2018

by Jason Beaubien

Scholars at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum say that mass killings follow predictable patterns. They're using a computer model to track where the next genocide is likely to occur.