susan eisenhower, good morning, susan. it's a pleasure to be with you today and thank

move of the man who later occupied the white house next on the presidency his granddaughter susan eisenhower talks about what led ike to this decision. she's the author of how ike led the principles behind eisenhower's biggest decisions the united states holocaust memorial museum hosted this conversation and provided the video then in about 40 minutes we hear about the former president's diplomatic and peacemaking efforts throughout his military and political careers. today is international holocaust remembrance day. 76 years ago soviet troops liberated the auschwitz camp complex including its killing center. and people around the world pause today on this somber anniversary to honor the memory of europe's jews whom the nazis and their collaborators attempted to annihilate. it's a day to remember the warnings of the holocaust era and to defend the historical record now more than ever as we have fewer and fewer eyewitnesses to these events. please join me in welcoming today's guest. susan eisenhower, good morning, susan. it's a pleasure to be with you today and thank you for the opportunity a

susan eisenhower, good morning, susan. it's a pleasure to be with you today and thank you for the opportunity and also the the honor of presenting today for the international holocaust remembrance day. it's an honor to have you. for those of you who are not familiar with susan she is an accomplished scholar who's most recent book is titled. how ike led the principles behind eisenhower's biggest decisions. you may be familiar or you are likely familiar with susan's grandfather dwight d. eisenhower's the united states president between the years 1953 to 61 or during world war ii as the supreme commander of the allied expeditionary force in europe. today we want to focus on a lesser known but incredibly important aspect of eisenhower's legacy. his determination to document the crimes that we now refer to as the holocaust even as the allies continued their fight against nazi, germany. eisenhower's then that one day some might deny the truth about the atrocities committed against european jews and other victim groups. during th

move of the man who later occupied the white house next on the presidency his granddaughter susan eisenhower talks about what led ike to this decision. she's the author of how ike led the principles behind eisenhower's biggest decisions the united states holocaust memorial museum hosted this conversation and provided the video then in about 40 minutes we hear about the former president's diplomatic and peacemaking efforts throughout his military and political careers. today is international holocaust remembrance day. 76 years ago soviet troops liberated the auschwitz camp complex including its killing center. and people around the world pause today on this somber anniversary to honor the memory of europe's jews whom the nazis and their collaborators attempted to annihilate. it's a day to remember the warnings of the holocaust era and to defend the historical record now more than ever as we have fewer and fewer ew

move of the man who later occupied the white house next on the presidency his granddaughter susan eisenhower talks about what led ike to this decision. she's the author of how ike led the principles behind eisenhower's biggest decisions the united states holocaust memorial museum hosted this conversation and provided the video then in about 40 minutes we hear about the former president's diplomatic and peacemaking efforts throughout his military and political careers. today is international holocaust remembrance day.

susan eisenhower granddaughter of dwight d eisenhower on how ike led the principles behind eisenhower's biggest decisions. good morning, and thank you for joining us for the museum's stay connected facebook live series. i'm your host historian, edna friedberg. every two weeks we discuss holocaust history and its relevance to our lives today. during today's show. we're going to examine the actions and impact that young people in america had in responding to the nazi threat that they were hearing about in europe during the 1930s and 1940s. we have two special guests today.

susan eisenhower granddaughter of dwight d eisenhower on how ike led the principles behind eisenhower's biggest decisions. good morning, and thank you for joining us for the museum's stay connected facebook live sie

susan eisenhower granddaughter of dwight d eisenhower on how ike led the principles behind eisenhower's biggest decisions. good morning, and thank you for joining us for the museum's stay connected facebook live series. i'm your host historian, edna friedberg. every two weeks we discuss holocaust history and its relevance to our lives today. during today's show. we're going to examine the actions and impact that young people in america had in responding to the nazi threat that they were hearing about in europe during the 1930s and 1940s. we have two special guests today. my friend and colleague dr. rebecca erbelding is a historian here at the united states holocaust memorial museum. hi there becky. hey, edna, i miss seeing you every day exactly in normal times. we sit on the same hallway just a couple of doors from each other. so good to meet in this virtual space. and we are also delighted to welcome leila braun a doctoral candidate at the university of michigan who recently completed research for the museum about american student responses to the nazi threat. good morning leila. good