This museum has only been open for a short time, but I was amazed at what has been done so far. I did not realize there was a Jewish community in Richmond and the staff at the museum has interviewed a number of them as they created the displays. What I found most intriguing is that you are drawn into the exhibits; you are not just viewing items in glass cases. It is very interactive. For example, the director of the museum was a Jew who lived in a hole under a field during the war. One exhibit showed the living conditions that they had to endure and it was possible to crawl along through a tunnel like her family had to do. My mother who was a teenager when World War II ended said that she had no idea all that was going on in Germany at the time and she found the exhibit very educational.

One of the best things about the museum was the staff. Everyone we met was very friendly and helpful. They were willing to take time and discuss some of the exhibits with us and they answered all our questions. I plan to go back as they complete more of the exhibits in the museum. The only draw back is there are some images, such as a man that had been hung, that may be disturbing to children.