Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center

The people that volunteer here are very knowledgable and really made my experience informative, shocking and interesting. Good job Gary. Thanks

This small museum was founded by a lovely woman named Tess Wise, and was the first Holocaust memorial museum in the southeast, and one of the first of its kind in the United States.
For its size, it provides an excellent history of the story of the Jewish people in Europe during this horrible time in world history, beginning with the rise of Adolf Hitler, the mood of Germany (fear), the ghettoization of the Jews followed by the deportation to concentration camps, the death marches, and liberation.
Take time to watch the videos, narrated by survivors, including a number of local residents who survived the Holocaust.
The wonderful docent had me in tears as she spoke about the founder, Ms. Wise, who has never been able to talk to anyone, even to her children, of her experiences.
Regardless of the extent of your knowledge of the era, this is a moving and most worthwhile place to visit.

I attended their weeklong teacher’s institute this past summer, and was amazed by the attention to detail and variety of exhibits and programs this tiny center hosts. During the Teacher’s Institute I had the opportunity to hear testimony from 3 different survivors, visit a Synagogue, and meet two authors who have published books on the holocaust.
Aside from the week-​long summer institute, the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center also has a once a month program (usually on Thursdays) where they have survivor testimony from the holocaust and other genocides in the world, discuss topics about tolerence, screen films about the holocaust and other issues (i.e. the genocides in Rwanda, Jim Crow Laws, etc.). The programs offered here are great, and if you are a teacher or simply interested in these issues it is worth a visit!