United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

- Public-pivate partnership http://www.ushmm.org/museum/mission/
- Located on the National Mall http://www.ushmm.org/museum/mission/
- Dedicated: 1993 http://www.ushmm.org/museum/mission/
- 90% of the visitors are not Jewish http://www.ushmm.org/museum/mission/

The United States Holocaust Museum (USHMM) serves as educational center for genocide studies and a "living memorial" to the victims of the Holocaust during World War II. It is located in Washington DC.http://www.ushmm.org/museum/mission/
On June 10, 2009, James Von Brunn, described as a racist and white supremacist, entered the museum, and shot and killed security guard Stephen Tyrone Johns. Von Brunn was then shot in the head and charged with first-degree murder the following day.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6473316.ece
After remaining closed on June 11, 2009, to honor the fallen guard, the museum re-opened to the public on June 12, 2009.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/12/holocaust-museum-reopens_n_214741.html
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW Washington, DC 20024-2126 Main telephone: (202) 488-0400

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