Holocaust Museum
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Holocaust museum, any of several educational institutions and research centres dedicated to preserving the experiences of people who were victimized by the Nazis and their collaborators during the Holocaust (1933–45). Among the victims were Jews, Roma, homosexuals, Christians who helped to hide Jews, and people with physical and developmental disabilities. Notable examples of Holocaust museums include Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, Mémorial de la Shoah in Paris, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
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