VHM to host photo exhibit of images from Charlottesville protests
August 11-12, 2022. marks the five-year anniversary of the Unite the Right rally that shook the quiet, central Virginia city of Charlottesville.
To recognize this...
Holocaust Education workshop held for 100 teachers
By Megan Ferenczy, Director of Education, Virginia Holocaust Museum
This summer the Virginia Holocaust Museum along with valued partner Longwood University, is holding its annual,...
Yom HaShoah Commemoration
The Virginia Holocaust Museum commemorated Yom HaShoah on Sunday, May 1.
In opening remarks, Executive Director Samuel Asher said, “In today’s atmosphere of political, cultural,...
Children’s Memorial opens at VHM with reception
The Virginia Holocaust Museum opened its permanent and unique Children’s Memorial Exhibit on April 7 at a special reception featuring a number of Commonwealth...
UR athletes and coaches learn about the Holocaust
More than 140 University of Richmond athletes, coaches and staff members attended a special program of tours and talk backs at the Virginia Holocaust...
The Last Cyclist at VHM: April 28
On April 28, the Jewish Family Theater’s presentation of The Last Cyclist, will be at the Virginia Holocaust Museum.
In cooperation with the Weinstein...
Holocaust Exhibit in Fiber opens April 5
On April 5 - June 2, All that Remains: a Holocaust Exhibit in Fiber - Artist Leslie Klein opens her Exhibit in the Downstairs...
Unique Children’s Memorial Joins VHM’s Permanent Collection
The Virginia Holocaust Museum proudly announces the opening on April 7 of the Children’s Memorial, a new exhibit honoring the memory of the 1.5...
2022 VHM Student Visual Art Contest
Richmond has become home to many Holocaust and contemporary genocide survivors and refugees. It is the Virginia Holocaust Museum’s mission to tell those stories,...
Times of hope, inspiration
By Samuel Asher
Executive Director, Virginia Holocaust Museum
This has been a year of challenge and change, but it has also been filled with times of...
