Address: 9603 Woods Drive
Skokie, IL 60077
Phone: 847-967-4800
Fax: 847-967-4801
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Website: https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/
Director/Person-in-Charge: Bernard Cherkasov, Chief Executive Officer
Principal Staff Members:
Angelo Barone, Senior Vice President of Finance & Operations
Kelley Szany, Senior Vice President of Education & Exhibitions
Arielle Weininger, Chief Curator of Collections & Exhibitions
Ken Cooper. Senior Vice President of Development
Year Established: 1981
Staff: Salaried - 43; Volunteer - 355
Days and Hours Open to the Public: https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/visit/plan-your-visit/
Type of Organization or Mission: The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education center is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Holocaust by honoring the memories of those who were lost and by teaching universal lessons that combat hatred, prejudice and indifference. The museum fulfills its mission through the exhibition, preservation and interpretation of its collections and through education. programs and initiatives that foster the promotion of human rights and the elimination of genocide.
Services: Karkomi Permanent Exhibition; Miller Family Youth Exhibition; Legacy of Absence Gallery; Brill Family Resource Center; Donald and Sue Pritzker Voices of Conscience lecture series; JFR Center of Excellence; Echoes and Reflections National Training Center; Speakers' bureau; Video testimony project on survivors and liberators; Docent led tours; group tours; Online teacher resources; Educational outreach programs; Literature-based teaching trunks and curricula; Ferro Fountain of the Righteous; Survivor services, writing workshops; Community outreach and public programs, commemorations; Professional development for educators workshops; Law enforcement training; Literature based teaching trunks and curricula; Student arts and writing contest; Scholarship opportunities for teachers; Family programs for young families; Opportunity scholarships for field trips and buses; Circle of Life-Bar/Bat Mitzvah twinning program with a Holocaust victim; Legacy Museum Shop.
