The El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center is located at 715 N. Oregon in the city and county of
El Paso, in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
. The museum was founded in 1994 by
Holocaust survivor
Holocaust survivors are people who survived the Holocaust, defined as the persecution and attempted annihilation of the Jews by Nazi Germany and its allies before and during World War II in Europe and North Africa. There is no universally accep ...
Henry Kellen. It was established to educate the public about the Nazi dictatorship, its
concentration camps
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, and resistance movements during
World War II
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. Funding for the museum is provided through donations and grants.
Admission, hours
Admission is free to the public.
The museum is open six days a week. It is closed on Mondays, most national holidays, and
Passover
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,
Rosh Hashanah and
Yom Kippur
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.
Hours: Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
See also
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List of museums in West Texas
This article was split from List of museums in Texas
The list of museums in West Texas encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and ...
References
External links
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Museums in El Paso, Texas
Museums established in 1994
Holocaust museums in Texas
1994 establishments in Texas