United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum "is America's national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country's memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust...

"Chartered by a unanimous Act of Congress in 1980 and located adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, DC, the Museum strives to broaden public understanding of the history of the Holocaust through multifaceted programs: exhibitions; research and publication; collecting and preserving material evidence, art and artifacts related to the Holocaust; annual Holocaust commemorations known as Days of Remembrance; distribution of education materials and teacher resources; and a variety of public programming designed to enhance understanding of the Holocaust and related issues, including those of contemporary significance."

Contact Information and Website

 * United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
 * 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
 * Washington, DC 20024-2126
 * Main telephone: (202) 488-0400
 * TTY: (202) 488-0406
 * Website: http://www.ushmm.org/

State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda
In November, 2008, the Holocaust Museum will open State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda,  a special exhibition examining state propaganda and the role of Nazi propaganda in the rise and fall of the Third Reich and inciting genocide. The exhibit will run for more than two years and then become a traveling exhibit.

On June 20, 2008, the Holocaust Museum invited a group of journalists to participate in a roundtable examining "Journalists Under the Third Reich" to discuss and promote the exhibit. Ann Millin of the Holocaust Museum led and moderated the roundtable Journalists participating were:
 * Angela Benson, WCCO TV, Minneapolis, MN
 * Pamela Benson, CNN
 * Dan Bowerman, The Quad City Times
 * John Coward, University of Tulsa
 * Carole Hunter, The Des Moines Register
 * Gail Meadows, The Miami Herald
 * Ray Quintanilla, The Chicago Tribune
 * Robert D. Richards, The Pennsylvania State University
 * Chris Scholl, CBS News
 * John Stauber, Center for Media and Democracy
 * Karen Sughrue, CBS 60 Minutes
 * William Ward, The Poynter Institute

Executives
Accessed October 2007:
 * Fred S. Zeidman
 * Sara J. Bloomfield
 * Joel M. Geiderman

Committee on Conscience
Accessed October 2007:


 * Chairman - Tom A. Bernstein
 * Debbie Abrams
 * Hyman Bookbinder
 * Lanny A. Breuer
 * Myron M. Cherry
 * Robert J. Dole
 * Katharine (Kitty) D. Dukakis
 * Stuart E. Eizenstat
 * Donald Etra
 * William H. Frist
 * Joel M. Geiderman
 * Harold Gershowitz
 * Michael J. Gerson
 * Constance Girard-diCarlo
 * Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk
 * Barbara Wallace Grossman
 * Arlene Herson
 * John F. Kordek
 * M. Ronald Krongold
 * Elena N. Lefkowitz
 * Steven M. Levy
 * Ruth B. Mandel
 * Leo Melamed
 * Father John T. Pawlikowski
 * Harry Reicher
 * Menachem Z. Rosensaft
 * Aletta Schaap
 * Rabbi Arthur Schneier
 * George D. Schwab
 * Jerome J. Shestack
 * Joyce Sudikoff
 * Mark E. Talisman

Contact

 * Web: http://www.ushmm.org/

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