Address: 564 South Stone Ave
Tucson, AZ 85701
Phone: 520-670-9073
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Website: https://www.jewishhistorymuseum.org/
Director/Person-in-Charge: Lori Shepherd, Executive Director
Prinicipal Staff Members:
Ori Tsameret, Programming & Education Director
Mission: The Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center has a multifaceted mission to educate about the Holocaust and other genocides, explore the legacy of Jewish experiences in Southern Arizona, preserve the first synagogue built in the Arizona Territory, and collaborate with Tucson's diverse community to promote human rights.
Services: The Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center (TJMHC) is located in Barrio Viejo, an historic neighborhood on the southern edge of downtown Tucson. The museum features the first synagogue built in the Arizona Territory (1910) and a Holocaust History Center. Through educational and community outreach, exhibitions, and public programs, the museum explores the histories and contemporary experiences of Jewish people in Southern Arizona and purposefully places them in conversation with the experiences of other traditionally marginalized communities. The Holocaust Center presents the Holocaust through the life experiences of more than 270 Holocaust survivors who both survived Nazi persecution and later lived in Southern Arizona. The center includes a contemporary human rights gallery which hosts annual rotating exhibitions that highlight present-day human rights violations and issues of social justice. The TJMHC campus includes numerous exterior spaces including a memorial garden and contemplation space. TJMHC is dedicated to its work strengthening connections across the communities that comprise Southern Arizona and using the past as a tool to pave the way toward a more just and peaceful future.
