Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
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The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center is a major museum and educational institution dedicated to preserving the memory of the Holocaust and promoting human rights, located in Skokie, Illinois.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1165422 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center Context triple: [Skokie, Illinois, contains, Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center]
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A.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the U.S. national institution for Holocaust education and remembrance, documenting and commemorating the history and victims of the Holocaust.
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Holocaust Museum Houston
Holocaust Museum Houston is a museum in Houston dedicated to educating the public about the Holocaust, human rights, and the dangers of hatred and prejudice.
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Illinois State Museum
The Illinois State Museum is a major state-run institution in Springfield that showcases Illinois’ natural history, anthropology, and art through collections, exhibits, and educational programs.
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Heurich House Museum
The Heurich House Museum is a historic Gilded Age mansion in Washington, D.C., renowned for its well-preserved interiors and association with German-American brewer Christian Heurich.
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Oregon Holocaust Memorial
The Oregon Holocaust Memorial is a public monument in Portland that commemorates victims and survivors of the Holocaust through symbolic sculptures, inscriptions, and educational displays.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center Target entity description: The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center is a major museum and educational institution dedicated to preserving the memory of the Holocaust and promoting human rights, located in Skokie, Illinois.
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A.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the U.S. national institution for Holocaust education and remembrance, documenting and commemorating the history and victims of the Holocaust.
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B.
Holocaust Museum Houston
Holocaust Museum Houston is a museum in Houston dedicated to educating the public about the Holocaust, human rights, and the dangers of hatred and prejudice.
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Illinois State Museum
The Illinois State Museum is a major state-run institution in Springfield that showcases Illinois’ natural history, anthropology, and art through collections, exhibits, and educational programs.
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Heurich House Museum
The Heurich House Museum is a historic Gilded Age mansion in Washington, D.C., renowned for its well-preserved interiors and association with German-American brewer Christian Heurich.
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Oregon Holocaust Memorial
The Oregon Holocaust Memorial is a public monument in Portland that commemorates victims and survivors of the Holocaust through symbolic sculptures, inscriptions, and educational displays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust museum
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education center ⓘ history museum ⓘ |
| address | 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, Illinois ⓘ |
| architect | Stanley Tigerman ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dedicatedTo |
Holocaust remembrance
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genocide prevention ⓘ human rights ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Holocaust survivors in the Chicago area ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
Holocaust artifacts
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documents related to the Holocaust ⓘ oral histories of Holocaust survivors ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
permanent Holocaust exhibition
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temporary exhibitions on human rights ⓘ youth exhibition ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
Holocaust
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World War II ⓘ antisemitism ⓘ human rights education ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
educational programs for students
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public lectures and events ⓘ teacher training programs ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to combat hatred and prejudice
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to preserve the memory of the Holocaust ⓘ to promote social justice ⓘ |
| hasVisitorFacility |
auditorium
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education center classrooms ⓘ museum shop ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | major Holocaust museum in the Midwest ⓘ |
| inception | 2009 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Skokie, Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chicago, Illinois
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linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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| notableFeature |
architecture symbolizing descent into darkness and ascent into light
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survivor stories integrated into exhibits ⓘ |
| openingDate | April 19, 2009 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center organization ⓘ |
| slogan | Remember the Past, Transform the Future ⓘ |
| subjectOf | articles about Holocaust remembrance in the Midwest ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center Description of subject: The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center is a major museum and educational institution dedicated to preserving the memory of the Holocaust and promoting human rights, located in Skokie, Illinois.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
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operatedBy
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Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center organization
ⓘ
linked to: Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
subject linked to:
Tigerman
subject linked to:
Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States
linked to: Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center