the commission received a tour of the was holocaust memorial museum specifically the title -- the exhibit titled americans in the holocaust. she is the museum's government and external relations director. we are grateful to welcome back dr. rebecca, who has been an archivist, curator and historian at the united states holocaust memorial museum for 50 years. she has been affiliated with the museum for 17 years. she holds a phd from american debt from georgia university. it was published in april by 2018. and just won thing the 2018 national jewish book award for outstanding writing based on archival material. we are very glad to have her again with us today. the floor is yours. >> i want to thank the commissioners -- notne listening who did come as available online for people who can't make it to washington. of a major is part new initiative to share new research on the united states during the holocaust and what americans knew and what they did during the nazi era. my role is to -- the context is crucial here. as an excuse for inaction nor is it meant to provide a litany of reasons that w

the commission received a tour of the was holocaust memorial museum specifically titled americans in the holocaust. special thanks to stacy for inviting us, and for coordinating our visits. she is the museum's government and external relations director. we very much appreciate her. we are grateful to welcome back dr. rebecca urbelding, who has been an archivist, curator and historian at the united states holocaust memorial museum for 15 years. she has been affiliated with the museum for 17 years. she holds a phd in american history from george mason university. her first book was published in april, 2018, won the 2018the -- national jewish book award for outstanding writing based on archival material. congratulations. they hurt over two years ago regarding the ms st. louis. we are very glad to have her again with us today. the floor is yours. >> i want to thank the commissioners for inviting me and for coming to the museum to see the americans in the holocaust exhibit, for anyone listening who available online for people who can't make it to washington. the exhibit is part of a major

a polish holocaust museum has lashed out at the use of the star of david by anti vaccine activists the symbol that was used to label jews during the holocaust museum accused the activists of belittling one of the darkest pages of history. instrumental rising the feet of jews who are persecuted by hateful anti-semitic ideology and murdered in extermination camps like auschwitz with poisonous gas in order to argue against vaccination that saves human lives is a symptom of intellectual and moral degeneration according to the us government agency dealing with diseases in twenty eighteen countries suffered seventeen outbreaks of measles the cases were registered mainly among unvaccinated people in the often talks cherished community the number of cases this year is almost four hundred and is expected to rise in libya raffle with a jewish community adviser says the way the star of david with used by the antibacterial activist cheapened its meaning. little star for the jewish people is about remembrance for us you know it's to mark people because of where they are we bade the jewish people pa

during the holocaust museum accuse the activists of belittling one of the darkest pages of history.instrumental raising the feet of jews who are persecuted by hateful anti-semitic ideology and murdered in extermination camps like auschwitz with poisonous gas in order to argue against vaccination that saves human lives is a symptom of intellectual and moral degeneration according to the us government agency that deals with diseases in twenty eight in the country suffered seventeen outbreaks of measles the cases were registered mainly among unvaccinated people in the orthodox jewish community there are cases this year is almost four hundred and is expected to rise livia rough of its jewish community advisor says that the way the star of david was used by the anti vaccine activists cheapened its meaning. util star for the jewish people is about remembrance for us you know it's to mark people because of where they are we paid the jewish people paid a terrible price because of the you know style drew a no jew you dolt you have no right to use these symbols because you make them becoming

york right then never thought this moment will come i'm saying are you still with you a polish holocaust museum has lashed out at the news of the star of david by vaccine activists a symbol that was used to label jews during the holocaust museum accuse the activist belittling one of the darkest pages of history. instrumental lazing the fate of jews who are persecuted by hateful anti-semitic ideology and murdered in extermination camps like all wish with with poisonous gas in order to argue against vaccination that saves human lives is a symptom of intellectual and moral degeneration. according to the u.s. government agency dealing with diseases and two thousand and eighteen the country suffered seventeen outbreaks of measles the cases were registered mainly among unvaccinated people in the orthodox jewish community the number of cases this year is almost four hundred and is expected to rise over your offer with a jewish community adviser says the way the star of david was used by the anti-tobacco activists cheap in its meaning. you know star for the jewish people is about remembrance for us you

the president of brazil has caused widespread outrage during a visit to a holocaust museum in israel jr both sonora suggested that the nazi atrocities may have been done to socialism. even though. there is no. socialist party was else if not it was the national socialist party of germany. both in our own has earned the nickname trump of the tropics and his counterpart in the us also uses every available opportunity to denounce socialism donald trump valve that the us will never be a socialist country and last year he called on the whole world to fight against the left all notions of the world should resist socialism. and the misery that would bring us to everyone. else get some insight on the story now from martin who is from germany left wing the linker party could if u.t. martin let's just start by getting things historically accurate so both the narrow describe the nazis as leftists which as i understand those remarks from his own foreign minister surely the exact opposite story. yes it's really like this i think it's just a pro case of procreation and it's an offense against all

this event is part of the united states holocaust memorial museum's first person series. it is about one hour. bill: good morning and welcome to the united states holocaust memorial museum. my name is bill benson. i'm the host of the museum's public program, first-person. thank you for joining us today. we are in our 20th year of the first person program and our first person today is miss irene weiss who you shall hear from shortly. first-personson of is made possible by the generosity of the lewis franklin smith foundation, with additional funding from the arlene and daniel fisher foundation. we are grateful for their sponsorship. first person is a series of twice-weekly conversations with survivors of the holocaust who share with us their first-hand accounts of their experience during the holocaust. each of our first person guest serves as a volunteer in this museum. our program will continue through august 8. the museum's website, www.ush mm.org, provides information about each of our upcoming first person guests. irene will share with us her first-person account of her

welcome back the president of brazil has caused widespread outrage during a visit to a holocaust museum in jerusalem on an official visit to israel narrow offered up some unconventional views on the political leanings of the nazi party. to do so so there is no doubt it's a socialist policy. it was the national socialist policies. followed you leftwing slovenian philosophy beliefs that comparing modern day socialist to the nazis. these new conservatives claim they're. they're basically now if the version of socialism they save is just replace this class struggle and we'd be green. ok. nonetheless one should get this is not the same those who are of not. is that and that's my head there are no there were no trials against groups in nazi germany you don't just to prove anything you are illegal for what you are by. being a jew. being one of the most disgusting strategy of contemporary. east again and to criminalize the modern let's end to rewrite history in the sense of saving. the action of the accusation that essentially just look for example and burn we send a stronger and comparing. wha

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holocaust memorial museum historian, rebecca, describes the immigration act of the quota system impacting the crisis. american racism played a role in limiting the arrival of jews in america. this is about an hour. >> this meeting of the commission comes to order at 1:30 p.m., march 22, 2019. the meeting takes place at the commission's headquarters. i'm chair catherine lehman. the commissioners who are dennis are vice chair understand one of our commissioners is on the telephone, can you confirm? >> i am. >> the quorum of the commission is present. as the court

syrian civil defense volunteers known as the white helmets have been honored by the united states holocaust museum the they invited the institute's accepted it and to stop war for saving lives during syria's civil war museum says the group provided critical services as government forces targeted towns and cities it's estimated members of the white house months have saved more than one hundred fourteen thousand people while two hundred four of the group's volunteers were killed during the conflict. and. this prize will help our volunteers to have new motivation to continue their work to help save civilians in syria it will give us a new platform to launch risky work. and a nation says to vietnamese coast guard ships rammed one of its naval patrol vessels in the south china sea the collision happened in waters off in an aegis to tuna island chain in the southernmost region of the contested south china sea the navy which released this video says it stopped a vietnamese fishing boat which was illegally in its waters twelve fishermen have been detained. south korea's national assembly has been deadlock

holocaust. each of our first-person guests serves as a volunteer at this museum. our program will continue to tell -- until august 8. providesm's website information about each of our upcoming first-person guests. albert will share his first-person account of his experience during the holocaust and as a survivor for about 45 minutes. if time allows we will have an opportunity for you to ask albert a few questions. if we do not get to your question today, please join us in our online conversation. never stop asking why. the conversation aims to inspire individuals to ask the important questions that holocaust history raises. you can ask your question and tag museum on twitter, facebook and instagram. #askwhy. today's program will be livestreamed on the museum's website, meaning people will be joining us on the program online and watching with us today across the country and around the world. we invite everyone to watch our first-person programs live on the museum's website each wednesday and thursday at 11:00 a.m. eastern standard time through june 6. a recording of