Museum pays tribute to historic battle with special art exhibit, free public programming and educational travel tours in Normandy

On June 9, 2021, the Museum hosted Leah Garrett, PhD for a webinar on her latest book, X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II. She answered more of the audience’s questions below.

Highlights from the Collection over the last 20 years.

German troops invading France in the spring of 1940 committed widespread atrocities, especially against Black African colonial troops. One of the worst massacres took place at the town of Chasselay on June 20.

On January 20, 1942, a group of Nazi leaders met to coordinate a continent-wide genocide.