Inside Holocaust memorial in heart of Arab world as founder reveals what changed everything
The Holocaust exhibition at the privately owned Crossroads of Civilizations Museum is among the first permanent displays of its kind in the Arab world.
Key points
- In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, museum founder Ahmed Obaid Al Mansoori, a former member of the UAE's Federal National Council, explained that his passion for collecting historical artifacts began in childhood, when he inherited family manuscripts and objects from his grandparents.
- CHRISTIAN LEADERS HOLD EMERGENCY SUMMIT IN JERUSALEM TO CONFRONT GLOBAL RISE IN ANTISEMITISM "The beauty about this Holocaust gallery was built by Arabs, by Jews, and by Christians," he told Fox News Digital, describing the international team that helped create the exhibition.
- TRUMP CALLS ON ARAB NATIONS TO SIGN ABRAHAM ACCORDS Yet Al Mansoori's vision extends beyond Holocaust remembrance.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In a historic house near Dubai Creek, a small gallery commemorating the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust stands alongside collections exploring Islamic civilization, Emirati heritage and the history of Palestine and the Holy Land.
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- The gallery also tells the stories of Muslims who rescued Jews during the Holocaust, including Egyptian physician Mohammed Helmy, who sheltered Jews from Nazi persecution in Berlin.
- During a recent visit to the museum, Fox News Digital saw displays documenting Nazi persecution, including a life-size image of the boy from the famous Warsaw Ghetto photograph, his hands raised in surrender.
- Opened in May 2021, less than a year after the UAE normalized relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords, it has become a symbol of the Emirates' approach to religious coexistence.
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC JOINS GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST ANTISEMITISM WITH LANDMARK MOVE He began collecting systematically in 1989, eventually establishing a private museum in his home in 2006.
- He turned to Jewish friends and colleagues to organize a Holocaust remembrance event in Dubai in 2021.
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