Fodor's Expert Review Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center

Skokie Educational Institution

In the 1970s, a group of neo-Nazis planned a march in the predominantly Jewish suburb of Skokie, and local Holocaust survivors reacted by creating the Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois, a group determined to educate the public about the atrocities of World War II. It took years of planning, but in 2009 the foundation finally unveiled a gem of a museum. The 65,000-square-foot building houses more than 11,000 Holocaust-related objects. An early-20th-century German railcar—of the type used by the Nazis during the Holocaust—serves as the central artifact. Permanent exhibits include the Legacy of Absence Gallery, which evokes other contemporary genocides and atrocities through art, and the Harvey L. Miller Family Youth Exhibition, which aims to teach kids about respecting differences. The newest addition is an interactive 3-D hologram exhibit, in which Holocaust survivors are projected onstage to tell their stories. 

Educational Institution

Quick Facts

9603 Woods Dr.
Skokie, Illinois  60077, USA

847-967–4800

www.ilholocaustmuseum.org

Sight Details:
Rate Includes: $15, Closed Mon. and Tues., Advance tickets required

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