18-05-2025
Virginia Beach Public Library to host ‘Americans and the Holocaust'
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – The Virginia Beach Public Library will be one of only 50 U.S. libraries to host Virginia Beach Public Library to host 'Americans and the Holocaust,' a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association (ALA) that examines the motives, pressures, and fears that shaped Americans' responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s
'We are honored to be selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants from all across the nation to host this impactful exhibition,' said Library Director Kimberly Knight.
The exhibit will run from May 23 through June 28, examining various aspects of American society such as: the government, the military, refugee aid organizations, the media and the general public.
'We invite community members to come to experience it, and we're excited to be partnering with the Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater to offer programs for teens and adults,' Knight explained.
'The exhibition will challenge people to reflect, not only asking 'What would I have done?' but also, 'What will I do?''
The exhibit will be focused towards adults and teens, with various events scheduled in June.
There will also be guided tours of the exhibit for both adults and teens on Saturdays, June 14, and June 28, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., as well as select evening during the week.
For more information about 'Americans and the Holocaust' and related programming at Virginia Beach Public Library, visit To learn more about the exhibition, visit
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