IN MEMORIAM
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 | The 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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 | The 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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 | The 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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 | The 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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 | The 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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 | The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum mourns the passing of world renowned architect James Ingo Freed.

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 | The 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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 | The 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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 | In Memory: Iris Chang 1998 Afternoon Presentation

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