Leaders. The ceremony is 35 minutes. Announcer ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the useum vice chair, alan holt. Good evening, everyone. Its an honor to be here, and i want to express my thanks to all of you for being here. I want to especially thank this evenings chairs, beth hifitz and jody and wrod mackland. [applause] and the washington community. My Home Community for this fantastic show of support for the museum and its campaign. I am the son of holocaust survivors. And i am also blessed. I just celebrated with my parents their 70th wedding anniversary. [applause] i grew up in the 1950s and the 1960s. Two events that i most remember from my early life were the legacy of the holocaust and the ongoing struggle for civil rights. In fact, one of the unforgettable moments of my new jersey childhood was witnessing first hand the horrible race so tonight ark in these two strands of my life come together as we honor congressman john lewis. A very special american. [applause] a very s