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e United States Holocaust Memorial Museum The Nazi Assault
On April 1, 1933 the boycott VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
announced by the National
Socialist party began. This Practical Information
placard at the Jewish Tietz 100 Raoul Wallenburg Place, SW.
store in Berlin reads, “Germans, Map 3 B4. Tel (202) 488-0400.
∑ ushmm.org Open 10am–
defend yourselves! Do not
buy from Jews.” 5:30pm daily (last adm 4:30pm).
Closed Dec 25 & Yom Kippur.
Mar–Aug: timed pass required.
Obtain either same day from
ticket desk (first-come-first-
served basis), or same day
or in advance from the website.
7 ^ = - d
Transport
q Smithsonian.
@ 13 (Pentagon shuttle).

Fourth Floor
Documenting the
early years of the Nazi
regime, these exhibits
expose the ruthless
and methodical
persecution of
Third Floor the Jews.
The third
floor permanent
exhibits are devoted
to the “Final Solution,”
the killing of 11 million
“undesirable” people.
First Floor Artifacts include a boxcar
used to carry prisoners to
the concentration camps.

Children’s Tile Wall
Children painted over
3,000 tiles on this memorial to
commemorate the lives of the
one-and-a-half million
children murdered
in the Holocaust.

Gallery Guide
The Holocaust Museum is meant to be exper­
ienced, not just seen. Starting from the top,
footage, artifacts, photographs, and testimo­
nies of survivors can be seen from the fourth
to the second floors. The first floor has an
Concourse interactive display, and the Concourse
Level Level houses the Children’s Tile Wall.

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