Child refugees from Nazi Germany arrive in New York Harbor, 1939. US Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition addresses important themes in American history, including Americans’ responses to refugees, war, and genocide, in the 1930s and 1940s. This special library exhibition—based on the exhibition that opened at the Museum in Washington, DC, in April 2018—dispels the myth that Americans knew little or were entirely indifferent to the threat of Nazism and the plight of Europe’s Jews. It aims, like all of the Museum's exhibitions, to motivate audiences to think critically about the history as individual citizens, as a country, and as members of a global community.
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This traveling exhibition is made possible by the generous support of lead sponsor Jeannie & Jonathan Lavine. Additional major funding was provided by the Bildners—Joan & Allen z”l, Elisa Spungen & Rob, Nancy & Jim; and Jane and Daniel Och.
Substantial support was also provided by:
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Ruth Miriam Bernstein
Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation
Gary and Cathy Jacob
In Memory of Simon Konover
Philip and Cheryl Milstein Family
Benjamin and Seema Pulier Charitable Foundation
David and Fela Shapell Family Foundation
Deborah Simon
Laurie and Sy Sternberg
Gary and Cathy Jacob
The Museum's exhibitions are also supported by the Lester Robbins and Sheila Johnson Robbins Traveling and Special Exhibitions Fund, established in 1990.