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IN MEMORIAM
Miles LermanThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum deeply mourns the passing of Miles Lerman, Holocaust survivor, partisan fighter in the forests of Poland, international leader in the cause of Holocaust remembrance, and a "founding father" of the Museum.
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Cardinal LustigerThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum mourns the passing of Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris. He strove constantly to build bridges of interfaith and interethnic understanding and was an outspoken opponent of racism and antisemitism.
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Raul HilbergThe Museum mourns the passing of Professor Raul Hilberg, world-renowned scholar, founder of the academic field of Holocaust studies, and a key figure in the establishment and development of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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Sol LeWittThe Museum notes with sadness the passing on April 8, 2007, of artist Sol LeWitt. LeWitt created one of four commissioned pieces of art on display in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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Benjamin MeedThe Museum mourns the passing of Benjamin Meed, Holocaust survivor, leader of the survivor community and a founding father of the Museum.
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James Ingo FreedThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum mourns the passing of world renowned architect James Ingo Freed.
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Pope John Paul IIThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum mourns the passing of Pope John Paul II, whose experiences as a young man under Nazi occupation were to shape much of his papacy.
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Sister Rose TheringThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum mourns the passing of Sister Rose Thering, a passionate voice against antisemitism and a pioneer in Catholic-Jewish relations, on May 6, 2006.
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Iris ChangIn Memory: Iris Chang
1998 Afternoon Presentation
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