Talk:United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

A little lost here
the claim is that gas chambers killed millions of Jews. BUT, this article talks about the "collections" at the museum. So, in this museum, is there any exhibit that talks about the massive gas chamber program or not? Trueethnic (talk) 01:38, 10 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Yes, there is a significant portion of an exhibit on the gas chambers including a scale model of the process. However, that has nothing to do with the article. Please refrain from pushing any revisionist views here as this article is solely about the museum and not about the Holocaust itself. Vindicata (talk) 20:29, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Quality ranking
I'm curious as to this article's ranking as start-class. After reviewing WikiProject Council/Assessment FAQ I feel that this article meets the criteria for a C-Class article. The main area in which it fails to meet B-class criteria is the sources. Virtually all of the sources cited are on the USHMM's own website, and thus are not valid because they are self-published. There must be other sources that can be added. Even with this major issue, I see no reason for the article to not be rated C-Class. Opinions? MyNameWasTaken (talk) 05:39, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Also, I've added to address that problem MyNameWasTaken (talk) 05:46, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

Over-loaded See-Also section
The See Also section is way too big, and most of the articles have at most a tangential relationship to the article. I'm being bold trimming it down in accordance with this guideline: "A reasonable number of relevant links that would be in the body of a hypothetical perfect article are suitable to add to the "See also" appendix of a less developed one. Links already integrated into the body of the text are generally not repeated in a "See also" section, and navigation boxes at the bottom of articles may substitute for many links (see the bottom of Pathology for example). However, whether a link belongs in the "See also" section is ultimately a matter of editorial judgment and common sense. Indeed, a good article might not require a "See also" section at all. Thus, although some links may not naturally fit into the body of text they may be excluded from the "See also" section due to article size constraints. Links that would be included in the article were it not kept relatively short for other reasons may thus be appropriate, though should be used in moderation, as always. Links included in the "See also" section may be useful for readers seeking to read as much about a topic as possible, including subjects only peripherally related to the one in question. The "See also" section should not link to pages that do not exist (red links) or disambiguation pages. and   links are usually placed in this section" Most of these links would not be in the 'perfect article'. --e Robert-Houdin 20:42, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Freed not in the Holocaust
James Ingo Freed was not a "Holocaust survivor;" his family left Germany and came to the US when he was nine, in 1939. See his article.--Parkwells (talk) 22:38, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Description of boxcar picture not accurate.
"Replica of a Holocaust train boxcar used by Nazi Germany to transport Jews and other victims during the Holocaust."

The museum's boxcar is a genuine holocaust train boxcar which the museum secured through great efforts of its directer Mr. Weinberg in Poland and was shipped over to Washington.

I tried to edit "Replica of a" to "A" but with no success. :( — Preceding unsigned comment added by Benbaboon (talk • contribs) 23:29, 18 March 2015 (UTC)


 * I edited the description on both photos (interior and exterior) of the railcar. I used the Collections page from the museum's website and also cited a news article about its donation and delivery from Poland. Asr1014 (talk) 05:42, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Muslim visitors
Why is it relevant that X amount of visitors should be from "Muslim-majority countries"? This amounts to a crass suggestion that Muslims (or, for that matter, Lebanese or Palestinian Christians) are likely to deny or be unwilling to learn about the Holocaust. I have taken down this reference. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.67.119.118 (talk) 16:28, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

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Claims Conference Survey
Why is the Claims Conference Survey mentioned?

Not only is the methodology really bad it was not sponsored by the Holocaust Memorial Museum at all.

I am in favor of deleting.

Thoughts? 2601:19E:4180:E20:BDDA:6E7F:E91F:A8D2 (talk) 16:13, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I deleted that (before noticing this comment), as well as a note about the Armenian Genocide. This is an article about a specific museum, not about the Holocaust in general or other genocides. Bkatcher (talk) 23:01, 26 June 2024 (UTC)