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The first gallery examines Jewish life in Europe prior to
the Holocaust.
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A display of artifacts demonstrates the richness of Jewish
culture in pre-Holocaust Europe.
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A replica of a ceiling in a Polish synagogue on display in
the gallery of Pre-war Jewry. Nazis often destroyed or desecrated
synagogues during the Holocaust.
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A gallery with information on the rise of Nazism, the use
of propaganda, and Nazi doctrine in the German education system.
On the left, a monitor lists artists and writers who were
banned as "degenerate" by the Nazis.
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Photos, artifacts, and text panels detail the rise of Nazism.
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A display case demonstrates how Nazi ideals were indoctrinated
into the education system in Germany.
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A replica of a public bench in Germany. The translation of
the writing reads, "Not for Jews," which is reminiscent
of U.S. policies that forbade African-Americans access to
public facilities.
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A model of the Lodz Ghetto. As Nazis continued to eliminate
Jews from public life, they forced them to live in small,
quarantined areas of cities. The conditions in the ghettos
were crowded and unsanitary. Many Jews died from starvation,
disease, and random beatings.
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Jews were transported from the ghettos to camps. These photos
attest to the horrific living conditions of the slave labor
camps.
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Nazis persecuted several populations who represented a deviation
from or opposition to Nazi racial and political policy. Prisoners
were incarcerated in various camps and were forced to wear
identification badges.
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A concentration camp uniform, an identification badge, and
soup cup and authentic wooden shoes are on display.
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A map details the extensive network of camps and their relationship
to the European railroad system. During the height of Nazi
aggression, over 10,000 camps existed in Europe.
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Text panels and photographs detail the implementation of the
Final Solution, the Nazi's plan for the mass destruction of
the Jews.
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Leo Wolf, a co-founder of the Holocaust Museum and Learning
Center, stands before a mural photograph of a Death March.
As U.S. and Soviet troops closed in on Nazi Germany and the
occupied territories, Nazis continued their persecution of
Jews and marched camps survivors back to Germany in an effort
to realize the "Final Solution" to Jews. Leo is
pictured in the mural on a Death March from Dachau to the
mountains in Bavaria.
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Artifacts and photos from the Nuremberg Trials are displayed.
Whitney Harris, a St. Louis resident, served as a lead counsel
during the trial against Nazi officers. Hedy Epstein, a Holocaust
survivor, provided critical research in the case against the
Nazis.
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The exhibition's final gallery examines the liberation of
Death Camps, the life of Jews in Displaced Persons Camps,
and how many survivors emigrated to St. Louis to rebuild their
lives.
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After the State of Israel was proclaimed in May 1948, masses
of Jewish Holocaust survivors left the displaced persons camp
and immigrated to Israel.
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The theatre in the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center is
a multi-purpose room that is used for temporary exhibitions,
lectures, the monthly film series, and training workshops.
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A bookstore features a limited assortment of Holocaust books
for children and adults.
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