United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Image:Holocaust memorial.jpg Image:United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.jpg The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is a national institution located adjacent to The National Mall in Washington, DC, dedicated to documenting, studying, and interpreting the history of the Holocaust. It also serves as the United States' memorial to those killed in the Holocaust.
The museum was chartered by a unanimous act of the U.S. Congress in 1980. It was first opened to visitors in April 1993. The facilities house a number of exhibitions, artworks, publications, and artifacts relating to the Holocaust. The museum collects and preserves material evidence, distributes educational materials, and produces public programming. The Holocaust Museum also holds annual Holocaust commemorations and remembrances.
The street that the museum is located on is named Raoul Wallenberg Place, after the Swedish diplomat who is believed to have saved 10,000 Jews in Hungary during the Second World War.
Currently the museum is headed up by Fred Zeidman, Chairman, and Dr. Joel Geiderman, vice-chairman, along with a board of directors and many supporters who make the museum financially possible.