El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center explained

El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center
Map Type:	Texas
Map Relief:	y
Map Dot Label:	El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center
Location:	715 N. Oregon El Paso, Texas
Coordinates:	31.8165°N -106.5236°W
Established:	1994
Type:	Jewish history and studies
Website:	El Paso Holocaust Museum & Study Center

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 of Texas. The museum was founded in 1994 by Holocaust survivor Henry Kellen.^[1] It was established to educate the public about the Nazi dictatorship, its concentration camps, and resistance movements during World War II.^[2] Funding for the museum is provided through donations and grants.^[3]

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, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.^[4]

See also

• List of museums in West Texas

External links

• El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center
• Henry Kellen Created El Paso Holocaust Museum Borderlands (EPCC)

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Henry Kellen . El Paso Holocaust Museum . 23 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120126040357/http://www.elpasoholocaustmuseum.org/henrykellen.sstg . 26 January 2012 .
2. Web site: EP Holocaust Museum. El Paso County. 23 February 2012.
3. Web site: THC-El Paso Holocaust Museum. Texas Historical Commission. 23 February 2012.
4. Web site: Hours and Closures . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120126011302/http://www.elpasoholocaustmuseum.org/hours.sstg . 26 January 2012 . 23 February 2012 . El Paso Holocaust Museum.