llinois Holocaust Museum Mourns Passing of Rescuer Irena Sendler

The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center mourns the passing of Irena Sendler, a courageous and unsung hero who risked her life to save approximately 2,500 children during the Holocaust through her work with Zegota, a unit of the Polish underground established specifically to help Jews in hiding.

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Genocide in Darfur - New Update

What we are seeing in Darfur now is a level of ethnically targeted violence that has not been seen since 2004. The violence has increasingly become multidimensional as the rebel groups oppose the Sudanese government and Janjaweed, but also fight amongst each other for control of certain territories. The United Nations currently estimates that as many as 4 million people have now been displaced, and 400,000 have been killed.

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Cambodia Tribunal Monitor

The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center is proud to co-sponsor the Cambodia Tribunal Monitor, the primary source for news and information on the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.