Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center is a museum located in Skokie, Illinois, near Chicago. According to the Center's mission statement, its founding principle is to "Remember the Past; Transform the Future." Its mission is to preserve the legacy of the Holocaust by honoring victims' memories and to educate in the service of combating hatred, prejudice, and indifference.- Opening hours: Wednesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: non-profit organization in the USA
- Address: 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Westfield Old Orchard and Sequoya Park.
Westfield Old Orchard
Shopping center
Westfield Old Orchard, formerly Old Orchard Shopping Center, is a shopping center in the Chicago metropolitan area. It is located in Skokie, Illinois. The shopping center features the traditional retailers Macy's and Nordstrom, in addition to a CMX luxury cinema. Westfield Old Orchard is situated 3,100 feet east of Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center.
Niles North High School
School
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Niles North High School, officially Niles Township High School North, is a public four-year high school located in Skokie, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. Niles North High School is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golf and Morton Grove.
Golf
Village
Golf is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, incorporated in 1928. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 514. The community is primarily residential, and has a dedicated police department, post office, and Metra train stop.
Morton Grove
Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Morton Grove is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 25,297. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
Skokie
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The village of Skokie is a suburb in the Chicagoland area about 15 miles north of Chicago's downtown Loop. The name Skokie comes from a Potawatomi word for 'marsh'.
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
- Categories: Holocaust museum, nonprofit organization, building, tourism, commercial building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Niles Township, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.05649° or 42° 3′ 23″ northLongitude
-87.76075° or 87° 45′ 39″ westOpen location code
86JJ364Q+HMOpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q445086
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “伊利諾伊州猶太人大屠殺紀念館與教育中心”
- Dutch: “Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center”
- Esperanto: “Muzeo de Holokaŭsto de Ilinojso kaj Eduka Centro”
- French: “musée de l’Holocauste d’Illinois”
- French: “Musée de l’holocauste d’Illinois”
- French: “Musée de l’Holocauste d’Illinois”
- German: “Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center”
- Hausa: “Gidan Tarihi da Cibiyar Ilimi ta Illinois”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון השואה של אילינוי”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון השואה של סקוקי”
- Japanese: “イリノイ州ホロコースト博物館・教育センター”
- Polish: “Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center”
- Spanish: “Centro de Educación y Museo del Holocausto de Illinois”
- Ukrainian: “Іллінойський музей Голокосту та освітній центр”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Calvin R. Sutker Grove and Forest Preserve District of Cook County.
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