PHOENIX — Officials have broken ground on what will be Arizona’s first Holocaust education center.

The center will be located near I-10 and Central Avenue, just behind the Burton Barr Central Library.

The center’s mission is “to be a resource to teach about the Holocaust with the goal of inspiring students and other visitors to become advocates that act to work toward a world without antisemitism, hatred, or bigotry.”

The Hilton Family Holocaust Education Center is expected to open by April 2027.

ABC15’s Manuelita Beck has more on what will be the state’s first Holocaust education center in the video player above.