In November 1942, US troops stormed the beaches of Algeria and Morocco in Operation Torch, the first American offensive of World War II. Military leaders learned important lessons from the North African campaign, which later shaped their approach to liberating Europe.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum commemorate vastly different events, but both place memory at the center of their missions. Join the conversation as Museum directors discuss the creation, location, and design of these living memorials and their impact.

For centuries a synagogue in Jobar, Syria, served as a holy gathering site for Jews, Christians, and Muslims who came to see the cave where the prophet Eliyahu Hanavi, also known as Elijah, hid to escape persecution. Now the almost-six-year war in Syria has devastated the country, including Jobar.

Since the summer of 2014, the self-proclaimed Islamic State, or ISIS, has carried out a violent campaign against civilians in Ninewa province in northern Iraq, home to many of Iraq’s ethnic and religious minorities.

With the goal of bringing heightened awareness to current and historic global turmoil, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum will light up with the faces of those most affected by genocide. The images, speaking visual truth to power, aim to focus the attention of leaders and the public on the ongoing need to give true meaning to “Never Again.”

A RELENTLESS PURSUIT: BRINGING HOLOCAUST PERPETRATORS TO JUSTICE Tuesday, June 14, 7 p.m. IS IT EVER TOO LATE TO PAY FOR A CRIME? While thousands of Holocaust perpetrators were brought to trial immediately after World War II, interest in seeking justice for Nazi crimes waned with the start of the Cold War. However, a few determined individuals continued to bring perpetrators to account in trials held around the world. Learn about these “Nazi hunters”…