thank you tom bernstein, alan, sarah sarah bloomfield, and everyone at the holocaust memorial councilrivileged to be joined by israel ambassador to the united states, friend of mine. he's done a great job and said some wonderful words. the state of israel is an eternal monument to the undying strength of the jewish people. the fervent dream that burns in the hearts of the oppressed is now filled with the breath of light and the star of david waves atop a great nation, a risen from the desert. to those in the audience who have served american uniform, our country eternally thanks you. we are proud and grateful to be joined today by veterans of the second world war who liberated survivors from the camps. your sacrifice helped save freedom for the world. for the entire world. [applause] sadly, this year marks the first day of remembrance since the passing of allie rozelle, a great person, a great man. his absence leaves an empty space in our heart, but his spirit fills this room. it is the kind of gentle spirit of an angel who lived through hell, and whose courage still lights the path f

thank you tom bernstein, alan holt, sarah bloomfield, and everyone at the holocaust memorial counciled by israel's ambassador to the united states, friend of mine has done a great job and said some wonderful words. the state of israel is an eternal monument to the undying strength of the jewish people. the fervent tree that burns in the hearts of the oppressed is now filled with the breath of life in the star of david waves atop a great nation, risen from the desert. to those in the audience who have served american uniform our country eternally thinks you. . . whose courage still lights the path from darkness. though ellie's story is very well known by 70 people, it is always worth repeating. he suffered the unthinkable horrors of the holocaust. his mother and sister perished in auschwitz. he watched his father slowly dying before his own young eyes. he lived through an endless nightmare of murder and death and he inscribed on our collective conscious the duty we have to remember that long, dark night though as never to again repeat it. the survivors in this hall, through their test

thank you, tom bernstein, alan holt, sarah bloomfield, and everyone at the holocaust memorial councilfor your vital work and tireless contributions. we are privileged to be joined by israel's ambassador to the united states, a friend of mine, he's done a great job, and said some wonderful words, ron derme dermer. the state of israel is an internal monument to the undying strength of the jewish people. the dream that burned in the hearts of the oppressed is now filled with the breath of life and the star of david waves atop a great nation, arisen from the desert. to those on the audience who have served american uniform, our country eternally thanks yo you. we are proud and grateful to be joined today by veterans of the second world war, who liberated survivors from the camps. your sacrifice helped say freedom for the world, for the entire world. [applause] sadly, this year marks the first day of remembrance since the passing of elie wiesel, a great person, a great man. his absence leaves an empty space in our hearts, but his spirit fills this room. it is that kind of gentle spirit of

speaking right now is sarah bloomfield, the director of the holocaust museum.eliver the key note address shortly. the event was established by congress as the nation's commemoration of the holocaust. during the ceremony, six candles are lit by holocaust survivors, accompanied by a member of congress in memory of the victims. when the president steps up to the podium, we will listen in. >>> ivanka trump is in germany for a women's senate. the conference focuses in on the economic empowerment of women. it is ivanka's first international trip as a white house adviser. members of the audience booed. she responded that she shows from personal experience that her father believes in the potential of women and their ability to do the job as well as a man. >>> a memorial is being held today to remember the police officer killed in the attack in france. 37-year-old javier was killed by a lone gunman who opened fire last week. the attack happened during the final days of the election. two other officers were hurt before the gunman was shot and killed by police. >>> an app

thank you, tom bernstein, allen holt, sarah bloomfield and everyone at the holocaust memorial counselnd museum for your vital work and tireless contributions. we are privileged to be joined by israel's ambassador to the united states, friend of mine. he's done a great job and said some wonderful words, ron dermer. the state of israel is an eternal d eternal monument to the undying strength of the jewish people. the dream that burned in the hearts of the oppressed is now filled with the breath of life and the star of david waves atop a great nation, arisen from the desert. to those in the audience who have served america in uniform, our country eternally thanks you. we are proud and grateful to be joined today by veterans of the second world war who liberated survivors from the camps. your sacrifice helped save freedom for the world, for the entire world. sadly, this year marks the first day of remembrance since the passing of elie wiesel, a great person, a great man. his absence leaves an empty space in our hearts, but his spirit fills this room. it is the kind of gentle spirit of an

thank you, tom bernstein, allen holt, sarah bloomfield, and everyone at the holocaust memorial council and museum for your vital work and tireless contributions. we are privileged to be joined by israel's ambassador to the united states, friend of mine, has done a great job and said some wonderful words, ron dermer. the state of israel is an eternal monument to the undying strength of the jewish people. the fervent dream that burned in the hearts of the oppressed is now filled with the breath of life and the star of david waves atop a great nation, arisen from the desert. to those in the audience who have served in american uniform, our country eternally thanks you. we are proud and grateful to be joined today by veterans of the second world war, who liberated survivors from the camps. your sacrifice helped save freedom for the world, for the entire world. [ applause ] sadly, this year marks the first day of remembrance since the passing of elie wiesel, a great person, a great man. his absence leaves an empty space in our hearts, but his spirit fills this room. it is the kind of gentle

eastern united states holocaust memorial museum director sarah bloomfield and alice greenwald president and ceo of the national september 11 memorial and museum in new york city talk about the creation and message behind both museums. >> why would you build is in washington people asked? does it belong in berlin and jerusalem? so we designed the architecture and exhibition to try and answer that question. so the first part of your museum experience is hearing from the american g.i. who asked that question which is how is it that human beings can do this to one another? and then throughout the exhibition we keep bringing back what american new and when america knew it. >> sent at 10:00 a.m. eastern the centennial of america's entry into the great war.from the national world war i museum and memorial in kansas city missouri. and at 2:00 p.m. pulitzer prize finance historian david mccullough how the founders valued education slavery and. >> the first seven presidents of the us john adams was the only one who never owned a slave. out of principal. not because he could not necessarily afford

holocaust museum director sarah bloomfield and national september 11thth president and ceo alice greenwaldhare how the memorials honor the victims and their families. this is an hour and a half. >> we are so thrilled that you took time out to participate in tonight's program, and we also want to say thank you and welcome to our co-host from the 9/11 memorial and museum. i would also like to welcome our digital audience joining from around the globe. we really hope that during tonight's conversation you'll share your reflections but also ask questions of our panelists using the #powerofmemory. tonight's program is part of a series of conversations that we're hosting, examining the power of memory to shape our future. this season we're taking time out to think about why we remember the events that led to the holocaust and other global atrocities and how collective understanding can help us make informed decisions about our future and shape a better world. to learn about this program series and all the conversations and programs that we host, we hope you'll sign up for the museum e-mail and f

. >>> >>> this weekend on saturday 8:00 a.m., sarah bloomfield and alex greenwall talk about the messagebehind both museums. why do you build in both we design the washington? we design the architecture and division to try to thans questioanswer that that question. how how is it that human beings can do this to one another? throughout the exhibition we keep on bringing back what americans knew. the centennial of the great war from the national world war i. at two, dave mccall on how the founder value education and persevere in heaardship. >> first seven presidents of the united states, john adams, never own a slave. abigail's feelings about it were even more strongly voiced than his. >> >> at 8:00 on the presidency. university of virginia scholar barbara perry talks about the traits of a great president. >> a sign of a good leader is a leader who's self confident and not arrogant. so in his own leadership and his intellect that he did not worry about having smart people around him. for for a complete schedule go to cspan.org. cspan cspan where history unfolds daily. in 1979, in 1979, csp

eastern, united states holocaust memorial museum director sarah bloomfield and alice greenwald, president and ceo of the national september 11th memorial and museum in new york city, talk about the creation and message behind both museums. >> but why would you build it in washington, people asked. doesn't it belong in berlin or jerusalem? so we designed the architecture and the combinatioexhibitions t that question, how is it that human beings can do this to one another. and then throughout the exhibitions we keep bringing back what america knew and when american knew it. >> sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the centennial of america's entry into the great war, from the memorial in kansas city. at 2:00, pulitzer prize winning historian david mccullough on how the founders persevered in the face of hard shship. >> the first seven presidents of the united states, john adams was the only one who never owned a slave out of principle, not because he couldn't necessarily afford one, out of principle. and abigail's feelings about it were even more strongly voiced than his. >> and then at 8:00, on th

eastern, united states holocaust memorial museum director sarah bloomfield and alice green wald in new york city talk about the creation and message behind both museums. >> but why would you build it in washington? doesn't it belong in jerusalem? so we tried to build the exhibitions to try to answer that question. so the first part is hearing from that american g.i. who asked that big question which is how is it that human beings can do this to one another. and then throughout the exhibition we keep bringing back what america knew an when america knew it. >> the centennial of america's entry into the great war from the national world war i museum from the museum in kansas city, missouri. and how the founders viewed education, slavery and purr veered in the heart of it. >> john adams was the only one who never owned a slave. out of principle. not becauseer couldn't necessarily afford one but out of principle. and abigail's feelings about it were even more strongly voiced than his. >> and then at 8:00 on the presidency, university of virginia presidential scholar barbara perrey talks abo