The El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center

During the Holocaust, religious, moral, and legal systems failed in deterring the dangers of prejudice, apathy, and indifference. These same dangers are present today. By studying the Holocaust, students learn to challenge preconceptions and understand the complex relationship between individual identity and universal identity.

The El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center's permanent exhibit was designed by El Paso graphic designer/artist Victor Mireles of Mireles Creative. Each of the galleries features stunning graphics and displays, all designed to effectively tell the story of the Holocaust. The following are just a few of the spaces visitors will see once they arrive at the El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center. Mireles continues to work with the Museum to create new displays for an ever-changing Museum experience.

The El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center presented the summer camp "We're Not So Different After All: Teaching Tolerance in a Multicultural Community" July 13 through 17. More than 20 children, between the grades 3rd to 8th, participated. The camp was designed to introduce campers to themes like diversity, tolerance and the dangers of discrimination. Throughout the week, campers participated in a variety of projects, including family interviews. On the final day, the students were introduced to the topic of the Holocaust and were given a guided tour of the Museum. This was the Museum's first-ever summer camp.

The El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study had a private reception for its newest exhibit, "Besa: A Code of Honor," Aug. 21 at the museum. Special guests included the museum's Platinum Members, Board Members, Holocaust survivors and dedicated volunteers. The exhibit, with black-and-white photographs by Norman Gershman, showcases Muslim Albanians who rescued Jews during the Holocaust. The exhibit is currently on display in the museum's Neftali and Edith Frankel Conference Room and will be up through Sept. 26.

The El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center, in conjunction with the YWCA Paso del Norte's Racial Justice Program, sponsored the 2010 "Imagine: Peace" photo contest. Participants were asked to go out into their communities and capture images of peace (spritual peace, cultural peace, inner peace or peace at home). These are the finalists and winners of that contest