After a year and a half of renovations, the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center is reopening Wednesday.
Newly redesigned galleries mix photos, art and family heirlooms to tell the stories of those who were killed or survived the Holocaust.
Senior Vice President Zelley Szany says they are displaying 500 of the 35,000 objects in their collection, including a 1939 Western Union telegram showing how a German Jewish immigrant helped bring others to the Chicago area.
