President Obama Chosen to Deliver Keynote Address For Holocaust Remembrance Day

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

April 15, 2009

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM’S ANNUAL DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY IN U.S. CAPITOL ROTUNDA

Each Year the Museum Leads the Nation in Holocaust Commemoration — Museum’s 2009 Theme, “Never Again: What You Do Matters,” Emphasizes Individual Responsibility

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama will be the keynote speaker at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Days of Remembrance ceremony to be held in the United States Capitol Rotunda on Thursday, April 23 at 11:00 a.m.

Nobel Laureate and Founding Museum Chairman Elie Wiesel will also deliver remarks.

From April 19 through April 26, the Museum will lead the nation’s annual Days of Remembrance commemorating the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, as well as the millions of other victims of Nazi persecution. The Museum designated, “Never Again: What You Do Matters,” as the theme for the 2009 observances, to encourage all Americans to reflect upon the power of individuals to create a more just and humane world. These observances will take place in communities, state houses, city halls, churches, and synagogues in the United States and military installations worldwide. Click here to read this entire press release.

NEVER AGAIN–NO, NEVER AGAIN! by Jan Markell