Each year, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum leads the nation in the Days of Remembrance, established by the U.S. Congress to commemorate the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust as well as the millions of non-Jewish victims of Nazi persecution. For 2012, Holocaust Remembrance week is April 15 – 22 and the Museum
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Gift to U.S. Holocaust Museum’s Endowment Fund Is Institution’s Largest
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received a gift of $17.2 million from the estate of Eric F. Ross of Palm Beach, FL, and West Orange, NJ. It is the largest single gift to the institution. Eric and his late wife, Lore, both of whom were refugees from Nazi Germany, donated more than $12 million to the institution during their lifetimes. In total, they have contributed more than $30 million to the Museum. Continue reading