History
The museum was co-founded by Al Rosenbaum, Jay M. Ipson and Mark Fetter in 1997. Rosenbaum created the sculpture of the menorah used in the museum's logo. The museum opened its doors at the current location (2000 E. Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia) on Yom HaShoah in April 2003. There are currently 28 exhibits, with more in the planning.
In the first year of operation, over 10,000 visitors toured the museum. People came from almost every state in the U.S., as well as countries in Europe, Asia and South America. The museum has hundreds of school groups visit the museum each year. Already more than 150,000 people have visited the Virginia Holocaust Museum, about 70 percent are students.
On May 11th 2010 Jay M. Ipson will be the first US-citizen to receive the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award. Austrian Ambassador to the United States of America Dr. Christian Prosl will officially visit the Virginia Holocaust Museum and present this prestigious award.
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