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World Mourns Auschwitz Survivor and Innovator in Holocaust Education

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Sunday, June 20, 2021
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It is the third-largest Holocaust museum in the world, and, since 2010, Fritzie served as its President.

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  • It is the third-largest Holocaust museum in the world, and, since 2010, Fritzie served as its President.
  • Fritzie was the heart and soul of our Museum, said Susan Abrams, CEO of Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center.
  • Again, showing Fritzie's commitment to innovation in support of Holocaust education, this is the first time that virtual reality technology will be used to archive, preserve, and produce Holocaust Survivor testimony in Auschwitz.
  • Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center honors the Survivors and victims of the Holocaust and transforms history into current, relevant, and universal lessons in humanity.

Dallas Holocaust Museum Announces New Board Chair, Frank Risch, Eight New Board Members, and Two New Lifetime Directors

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Thursday, February 14, 2019
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DALLAS, Feb. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance has elected eight new members to the Board of Directors, two new Lifetime Directors, and a new Board Chair.

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  • DALLAS, Feb. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance has elected eight new members to the Board of Directors, two new Lifetime Directors, and a new Board Chair.
  • "The coming year will be an exciting time to serve as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Dallas Holocaust Museum with the support of these new Board members," said Risch.
  • The new Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum will be a great jewel for the city of Dallas and all of North Texas' families, schools, and visitors."
  • "We're very grateful for the tireless and indispensable contributions Board Members make to the Dallas Holocaust Museum and the 2019 opening of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum," said Mary Pat Higgins, Museum President and CEO.

Groundbreaking Technology Will Headline New Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, Allowing Visitors to Interact with Holocaust and Genocide Survivors As If In Same Room

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Thursday, August 23, 2018
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Max Glauben, age 90, was filmed with a proprietary video-capture process that will allow audiences to interact with him, as if he were in the room.

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  • Max Glauben, age 90, was filmed with a proprietary video-capture process that will allow audiences to interact with him, as if he were in the room.
  • When completed, Glauben's testimony will be featured in the Dimensions in Testimony Theater, a crowning element of the new 55,000 square-foot Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, now under construction in the West End Historic District of Downtown Dallas.
  • Max Glauben is one of the few remaining Holocaust Survivors living in Dallas.
  • The Dallas Holocaust Museum's mission is to teach the history of the Holocaust and advance human rights to combat prejudice, hatred, and indifference.

Construction Topping Out Set for New Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum

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Wednesday, June 13, 2018
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DALLAS, June 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Local Survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides will be recognized at a special topping out ceremony on June 13th as construction of the new Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum enters a final phase.

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  • DALLAS, June 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Local Survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides will be recognized at a special topping out ceremony on June 13th as construction of the new Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum enters a final phase.
  • "June 13 will mark an extraordinary day of achievement in building our shared vision of a modern Holocaust and human rights Museum for the nation," said Mary Pat Higgins, president and CEO of the Dallas Holocaust Museum.
  • The Cambodian genocide will be a highlighted exhibition topic at the new Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum.
  • The Dallas Holocaust Museum's mission is to teach the history of the Holocaust and advance human rights to combat prejudice, hatred, and indifference.