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The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., serves as the nation’s official institution dedicated to the Holocaust’s history and legacy, uniting memorial, museum, research, and education functions. Created through a federal initiative begun in 1978 and opened in 1993, it has reached tens of millions of visitors and audiences worldwide. Its permanent exhibition uses artifacts, film, testimony, and personal identification cards to trace the Holocaust from the Nazi rise to power through liberation, while the Hall of Remembrance offers a central space for reflection. Extensive archives, scholarship, and the Committee on Conscience support its broader mission to preserve memory, confront hatred, and help prevent genocide.
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