Exhibitions
The permanent teaching exhibition, "A Reason to Remember: Roth, Germany 1933-1942," is based on the personal stories of five Jewish families who lived in the small village of Roth, Germany between 1933 and 1942. Their stories are linked to the political and historical events of the Holocaust. With powerful displays of images, narrative, survivors' voices, and artifacts, these five families’ stories tell the larger history of the Holocaust and why we should remember it today.
The free-standing traveling exhibit is based on the Institute’s permanent exhibition.
Library
The 5,000 volume library on Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies is currently being catalogued and will soon be available for research visits. This library has been established with generous founding gifts from Schoen Booksellers, Estate of Gaston Schmir, Herbert and Elsa Roth, and James Young.
Yom Hashoah
Yom Hashoah is a short film by James E. Young, written and produced for the exhibition, "The Art of Memory: Holocaust Memorials in History," at the Jewish Museum in New York City in 1994.
Youtube Archive
The Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at UMass Amherst is hosting virtual events which are open to the public to join in real time and are also made available to view later. Visit our YouTube channel for more content and information.