Holocaust Center for Humanity

Thank you to everyone who attended the opening reception for the world premiere of Remembering & Resisting: LGBTQ+ History from N**i Germany to Today. We were honored to share this special evening with you and are grateful for your support!

Invite your friends, family, and networks to experience Remembering & Resisting, on display through August 9. You can get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holocaust-center-for-humanity-museum-tickets-1363530599729

A special thank you to everyone who contributed to the book drive for Lambert House's youth library. There is still time to participate—we will continue accepting LGBTQ+ books throughout the run of this exhibit.

This week, we’re introducing you to Anneliese Stahly-Dronkowski, our Education and Museum Support Staff! 👋 Anneliese began as a Seattle University intern, developing presentations for legacy speakers that deepen students’ understanding of the Holocaust. She also welcomes visitors at the museum front desk and contributes to the Washington State Survivor Encyclopedia!

📖 Anneliese’s favorite artifact is Hester Kool’s Poesie Autograph Book. For her, the book captures the deeply personal side of history. Filled with handwritten notes, poems, and drawings from family and friends, it reflects the relationships and memories that shaped Hester’s life. Anneliese is drawn to the way such an ordinary object can carry extraordinary meaning, preserving connections across generations.

Drop Anneliese a comment below! 👇

The Holocaust Center for Humanity was honored to march in the Seattle Pride Parade for the second year in a row! 🏳️‍🌈 We are so grateful for the opportunity and proud to stand with the LGBTQ+ community.

New exhibit premiers at the Holocaust Center for Humanity!

This traveling exhibit, created by the Pink Triangle Legacies Project, examines the N**i persecution of q***r and trans people and the ongoing struggle to reclaim their history. Through stories of survival, activism, and remembrance, it reveals how the struggle to reclaim LGBTQ+ history continues to shape debates over memory and civil rights today.

The Holocaust Center is holding a book drive for the Lambert House during the run of this exhibit. We're accepting donations of LGBTQ+ books appropriate for a youth library and other items.

Thank you to our partners: Lambert House I Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue
I Congregation Beth Shalom Seattle l Hillel at University of Washington l JFS Seattle l Kavana Cooperative I Kol Ami, A Center for Jewish Life l Kol HaNeshamah (KHN) l SJCS l Secular Jewish Circle of Puget Sound l Stroum Jewish Community Center of Greater Seattle l Temple Beth Am I Temple Beth El

Holocaust Center for Humanity Museum See exhibits and exhibition dates below.

We’d like to wish fathers, grandfathers, and father figures a Happy Father’s Day! Today we are highlighting the remarkable story of Fred Roer, father of Carl Roer.
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In October 1941, Fred and his family were deported to the Lodz Ghetto in Poland. He was separated from his mother and brother and sent to a forced labor camp in Poznań. Fred dug irrigation ditches before being deported to Auschwitz, where he was forced to march from Gross-Rosen and then to Regensburg. He was finally liberated by the U.S. Army near Mauthausen at the German-Austrian border.
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Fred immigrated to the US in 1949. In Seattle, he married Sara Israel and had three children, Carl, Greg, and Elizabeth. For many years, Fred shared his story as a member of the Holocaust Center’s Speakers Bureau. He passed away in 2010. His son Carl continues to share his father’s story and honor his legacy as a Speakers Bureau member.
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The Holocaust Center for Humanity is grateful to Fred Roer and all fathers who have shown incredible resilience in creating a better life for themselves and their children.

Today, we commemorate Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery. Juneteenth honors not just the emancipation, but the resilience and achievements of Black Americans.

The Northwest African American Museum is hosting a Juneteenth celebration focused on the Sound of Connection, highlighting local artists, community conversations, and more. Click here to learn more about this incredible event: https://www.naamnw.org/juneteenth-2026

Please join us next Tuesday for our June Lunch & Learn, Never Again is Now: Learning from LGBTQ+ History to Fight for the Future.

This webinar will explore LGBTQ+ history to establish context for understanding challenges in the present. We’ll identify the top 10 key lessons for understanding the N**i persecution of LGBTQ+ people and its relevance for today. Attendees will also be equipped with action items that will help them confront homophobia and transphobia in their own communities.

Dr. Jake Newsome is an award-winning scholar of German and American LGBTQ+ history and the Founder and President of the Pink Triangle Legacies Project which honors the N**is’ LGBTQ+ victims and fights q***r and transphobia through education and advocacy.

Click here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L-r_I7YlQCybpbYEj9gL5w #/registration

Thank you to our partners:
Alabama Holocaust Education Center
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center
Wassmuth Center for Human Rights