The Holocaust Museum & Learning Center of St. Louis

FAIN: CHA-268768-20

Jewish Federation of Saint Louis (St. Louis, MO 63146-5776)
Donald Hannon (Project Director: May 2019 to April 2020)
Sandra Harris (Project Director: April 2020 to August 2020)
Donald Hannon (Project Director: August 2020 to February 2023)
Frances Levine (Project Director: February 2023 to May 2024)
Chaney Jewell (Project Director: May 2024 to May 2024)
Frances Levine (Project Director: May 2024 to present)

Renovation of the museum’s current space, as part of a larger construction project, for a new Center for Positive Change and a Learning Center, which would include multi-media capacities and would comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The St. Louis Holocaust Museum & Learning Center is applying for a grant to renovate and expand the current museum transforming the museum into an ADA compliant multi-media experience where visitors can explore current events through the lens of lessons taught by the Holocaust. There will be a Center for Positive Change which will connect the lessons of the Holocaust to today’s local, national and global challenges through a highly-flexible, interactive and collaborative digital space for visitors of all ages and backgrounds. The Learning Center will offer expanded programs educating visitors through interdisciplinary programming, lectures by scholars and survivors, films, art installations, theater productions and temporary exhibits. The Archives and Research Center will ensure that our extensive and rapidly-expanding collection of artifacts from the Holocaust and the period surrounding the Holocaust will bring long term benefits to the community, scholars, and the humanities.

Associated Products

St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum Educator Guide (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum Educator Guide
Author: Turnkey Education, Inc.
Abstract: An online toolkit for teachers (grades 5-12) about Holocaust education. This document follows the Missouri learning standards for Holocaust education. This toolkit prepares teachers for a visit to the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum. Topics covered include European Jewish life before the Holocaust, the history of antisemitism, the rise of Nazism, the start of WWII, the Final Solution (mass murders of Jews), concentration camps, Jewish life after the war, Nazi collaborators, resisters, liberators, victims, survivors and choiceless choices, and survivor testimonies.
Year: 2022
Primary URL: http://stlholocaustmuseum.org/
Primary URL Description: This is the website for the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum. The toolkit will be available online for free in late 2022.
Audience: K - 12

Educational Institute to accept applications for Holocaust education funding (Blog Post)
Title: Educational Institute to accept applications for Holocaust education funding
Author: St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum
Abstract: Fall funding cycle for the Rubin and Gloria Feldman Family Educational Institute. Interested individuals and organizations can apply for funds of up to $5,000 on the Institute’s online portal. The Institute funds programs of educational and artistic merit that do one or more of the following: explore the history and legacy of the Holocaust; use the lessons of the Holocaust to examine subjects of ethical, social, and political importance; facilitate dialogue between people of different ethnic, racial, and religious backgrounds; combat antisemitism, racism, and discrimination based on disability, sex, religion, sexual orientation, or age.
Date: 10/19/2021
Primary URL: http://stlholocaustmuseum.org/2021/10/19/rubin-and-gloria-feldman-family-educational-institute-to-accept-applications-for-holocaust-education-funding/
Primary URL Description: URL for specific press release/blog post
Secondary URL: http://stlholocaustmuseum.org/blog/
Secondary URL Description: URL for all blog posts
Blog Title: Rubin and Gloria Feldman Family Educational Institute to accept applications for Holocaust education funding
Website: St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum

Why This Matters Speaker Series (Blog Post)
Title: Why This Matters Speaker Series
Author: St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum
Abstract: Announcement of a series of upcoming virtual programs: August 5 — Defining Antisemitism and Why it Matters August 10 — The Vital Need for Holocaust Education August 19 — Context Means Everything: Questions We Might Ask Each Time We Access Media August 26 — Why Our Region Needs a Holocaust Museum: Introducing the New St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum
Date: 7/13/21
Primary URL: https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/2021/07/13/why-this-matters/
Primary URL Description: URL for specific press release/blog post
Secondary URL: http://stlholocaustmuseum.org/blog/
Secondary URL Description: URL for all blog posts
Blog Title: St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum to Host ‘Why This Matters’ Speaker Series
Website: St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum

Student Entries Sought for Holocaust Art and Writing Contest (Blog Post)
Title: Student Entries Sought for Holocaust Art and Writing Contest
Author: St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum
Abstract: The national contest asks creative middle and high school students to express the difficult and inspiring lessons of the Holocaust. For the writing contest, students may write a poem, newspaper article, story, play/dialogue, or essay. Entries will be judged on content, originality, quality of expression, and accuracy. For the art contest, students may create a sculpture, drawing, photograph, painting, poster, collage, or five-minute video. The work will be judged on creativity, excellence, and content.
Date: 1/14/22
Primary URL: https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/2022/01/14/student-entries-sought-for-19th-annual-holocaust-art-and-writing-contest/
Primary URL Description: URL for specific press release/blog post
Secondary URL: http://stlholocaustmuseum.org/blog/
Secondary URL Description: URL for all blog posts
Blog Title: Student Entries Sought for 19th Annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest
Website: St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum

St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum Announces Grand Opening Date (Blog Post)
Title: St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum Announces Grand Opening Date
Author: Amy Lutz
Abstract: The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum will reopen to the public on November 2, 2022, after closing for renovation and expansion in early2020. The new 36,000 square-foot facility will be four times the size of the previous Museum, which served the community for over 25 years.
Date: 6/20/22
Primary URL: https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/2022/06/20/st-louis-kaplan-feldman-holocaust-museum-announces-grand-opening-date/
Primary URL Description: URL for specific press release/blog post
Secondary URL: http://stlholocaustmuseum.org/blog/
Secondary URL Description: URL for all blog posts
Blog Title: St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum Announces Grand Opening Date
Website: St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum

Jewish Federation of St. Louis Board of Directors Votes to Establish Independent Holocaust Museum (Blog Post)
Title: Jewish Federation of St. Louis Board of Directors Votes to Establish Independent Holocaust Museum
Author: Amy Lutz
Abstract: The Jewish Federation of St. Louis announced a unanimous decision from its Board of Directors to begin the separation of the Federation and the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum. The Museum, currently a department of the Federation, will undergo the process of becoming an independent institution.
Date: 7/29/22
Primary URL: https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/2022/08/01/jewish-federation-of-st-louis-board-of-directors-votes-to-establish-independent-holocaust-museum/
Primary URL Description: URL for specific press release/blog post
Secondary URL: http://stlholocaustmuseum.org/blog/
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Blog Title: Jewish Federation of St. Louis Board of Directors Votes to Establish Independent Holocaust Museum
Website: St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum

Introducing “IMPACT!” (Blog Post)
Title: Introducing “IMPACT!”
Author: St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum
Abstract: Announcing the inaugural issue of IMPACT, a monthly newsletter from the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum. The email will be filled with information on upcoming programs, relevant historical anniversaries, internal Museum updates, and more.
Date: 8/22/22
Primary URL: https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/2022/08/22/introducing-impact/
Primary URL Description: URL for specific press release/blog post
Secondary URL: http://stlholocaustmuseum.org/blog/
Secondary URL Description: URL for all blog posts
Blog Title: Introducing “IMPACT!”
Website: St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum

St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum leads you on a powerful journey through history (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum leads you on a powerful journey through history
Writer: ksdk.com
Producer: KSDK
Abstract: The museum uses the history of the Holocaust to reject hatred and inspire change. The museum reopened after renovations in Nov. 2022.
Year: 2023
Primary URL: https://www.ksdk.com/video/news/local/making-a-difference/st-louis-kaplan-feldman-holocaust-museum-leads-you-on-a-powerful-journey-through-history/63-a0f740f4-37c4-46cd-af19-e2d622565d40
Primary URL Description: News program on July 16, 2023
Access Model: open access
Format: Video
Format: Web

The St. Louis Holocaust Museum partnering with Bank of America in new admission program (Article)
Title: The St. Louis Holocaust Museum partnering with Bank of America in new admission program
Author: St. Louis Jewish Light
Abstract: The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum announced a new partnership with Bank of America through the Museums on Us program. Beginning in April, Bank of America cardholders will receive free admission to the Museum during the first full weekend of each month.
Year: 2023
Primary URL: http://stljewishlight.org/top-story/the-st-louis-holocaust-museum-partering-with-bank-of-america-in-new-admission-program/
Primary URL Description: March 14, 2023
Access Model: open access
Format: Newspaper
Periodical Title: St. Louis Jewish Light
Publisher: St. Louis Jewish Light

How teens in Missouri are experiencing antisemitism – and what they’re doing about it (Article)
Title: How teens in Missouri are experiencing antisemitism – and what they’re doing about it
Author: Gabrielle Hays
Abstract: High school students fight antisemitism by joining Student to Student, a program that seeks to combat prejudice and hate.
Year: 2023
Primary URL: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-missourians-are-combating-antisemitism-in-their-communities
Primary URL Description: May 24, 2023
Access Model: open access
Format: Other
Publisher: PBS News Hour

St. Louis Holocaust Museum condemns antisemitic rhetoric, encourages guests to visit (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: St. Louis Holocaust Museum condemns antisemitic rhetoric, encourages guests to visit
Writer: Justina Coronel
Director: KSDK.com
Producer: KSDK.com
Abstract: Leaders at the newly-renovated St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum are welcoming more guests now than ever. This comes after Kanye West's rhetoric about Hitler and his recent tweets sharing an antisemitic image. Helen Turner, Director of Education, told 5 On Your Side, "I think it’s scary to hear this kind of language or to see a platform used in this way."
Year: 2022
Primary URL: http:///www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/st-louis-holocaust-museum-condemns-antisemitic-rhetoric/63-0a4d7e35-d067-4af5-83c1-601a8cce5147
Primary URL Description: December 2, 2022
Access Model: open access
Format: Video
Format: Web

What you should know about International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: What you should know about International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Writer: Kayla Wheeler
Director: KSDK.com
Producer: KSDK.com
Abstract: Every year, countries across the world recognize International Holocaust Remembrance Day in January. The United Nations General Assembly chose to designate Jan. 27 – the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau – as a day to remember the 6 million Jews who lost their lives in the Holocaust
Year: 2023
Primary URL: http://www.ksdk.com/article/news/history/international-holocaust-remembrance-day-2023/63-f07f408e-57dc-4195-97e1-95543d87cd4b
Primary URL Description: January 27, 2023
Access Model: open access
Format: Video
Format: Web

Annual Staenberg Lecture to Feature Renowned Author Isabel Wilkerson (Blog Post)
Title: Annual Staenberg Lecture to Feature Renowned Author Isabel Wilkerson
Author: Maryville University
Abstract: The Annual Staenberg Lecture, presented by Maryville University in partnership with the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, will take place Thursday, April 27, 2023, at The Factory in Chesterfield, Missouri.
Date: 2/2/2023
Primary URL: http://https://www.maryville.edu/mpress/annual-staenberg-lecture-to-feature-renowned-author-isabel-wilkerson/
Blog Title: Annual Staenberg Lecture to Feature Renowned Author Isabel Wilkerson
Website: Maryville University Press

The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum debuts new $25 million facility (Article)
Title: The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum debuts new $25 million facility
Author: Drew Gieseke
Abstract: On Nov. 2, the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum reopened its doors after a two-year, and $25 million renovation. The new 36,000-square-foot educational facility is four times its previous size and combines updated technology with powerful exhibitions to offer an experience that preserves the past through the present and into the future.
Year: 2022
Primary URL: http:///www.laduenews.com/family-and-education/the-st-louis-kaplan-feldman-holocaust-museum-debuts-new-25-million-facility/article_f6a8cd26-65c2-11ed-80d0-0777a1696998.html
Primary URL Description: November 16, 2022
Access Model: open access
Format: Newspaper
Publisher: Ladue News

$25M St. Louis Holocaust Museum opens to the public (Article)
Title: $25M St. Louis Holocaust Museum opens to the public
Author: Stephanie Rothman
Abstract: After two years, spending nearly $25 million St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum opened to the public Wednesday morning in Creve Coeur.
Year: 2022
Primary URL: https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/25m-st-louis-holocaust-museum-opens-to-the-public/
Primary URL Description: November 2, 2022
Access Model: open access
Format: Other
Publisher: Fox2Now.com

Dignitaries laud opening of Holocaust museum in Creve Coeur (Article)
Title: Dignitaries laud opening of Holocaust museum in Creve Coeur
Author: Joe Holleman
Abstract: It was a celebration for a museum that arose from atrocities and delivered by dedication. With about 170 people in attendance Wednesday — with several guests being Holocaust survivors — the ribbon was officially cut for the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum in west St. Louis County.
Year: 2022
Primary URL: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/history/dignitaries-laud-opening-of-holocaust-museum-in-creve-coeur/article_d64ed284-558f-5d16-bcb1-649413a0ea11.html
Primary URL Description: November 2, 2022
Access Model: open access
Format: Newspaper
Periodical Title: St. Louis Post Dispatch
Publisher: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Impact Lab Facilitator Training (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Impact Lab Facilitator Training
Author: Haley Stodart
Author: Helen Turner
Author: Zach Turner
Abstract: The Museum began specialized training for Impact Lab facilitators which focused on the new content of the Impact Lab and a larger conversation of recognizing and addressing bigotry, hated and antisemitism. This training directly connects to our Mission and Vision in teaching facilitators who to reject hatred, promote understanding and inspire change.
Year: 2022
Primary URL: https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/exhibitions/impact-lab/
Audience: General Public

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