Some may ask why we remember the holocaust in this hall of democracy in the capital of the free world. For that matter, why is there Holocaust Museum on a National Model . The answer lies in the fact that this great country was founded on an idea, one of the most consequential ideas in human history. That ideas represented in this majestic space and engraved one entrance of the museum where vendors sitters encounter some of the most important words ever written about our national values. And it begins, we hold these truths to be selfevident, the declaration of independence was perhaps the very first human rights proclamation in universal freedom was at the heart of our democracy. This democracy is situated at one end of the mall and at the other end since the lincoln memorial. Midway between is our museum. His lesson stand as a cautionary tale in stark contrast to the rest of the mall. As one u. S. Senator said shortly after the museum opened, the Washington Monument has never looked q
Partly cloudy. Upper 50s, mid50s. A breeze out of the west northwest. If we can get the ridge of High Pressure to build over there, it would take it north and out of the picture. Thats not the case right now. Everything is heading northward. You see the line moving northward. Thats the ridge. Once it topples over, it will dig over there and clear us out. Not until thursday probably. 50s on the temps. We had a lot of 40s most of the morning. More sun to the south. A few soft 70 degree temps. You see the cloud cover, a lot upstream on its way. 7 01, sal. What is on your screen that you want to get to right away. Were looking at the east shore and the approach to the bay bridge. We had a minor crash on the bridge that cleared quickly. Not as much damage the other day when we had a couple incidents. 36 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze is something to deal with driving out to the macarthur maze. No major problems at the bay brimming but waiting at the toll plaza. Were
Holocaust in this hall of democracy in the capital of the free world, or for that matter, why is there a Holocaust Museum on the National Mall . The answer lies in the fact that this great country was founded on an idea, one of the most consequential ideas in human history. That ideas represented in this majestic space, and engraved at one entrance of the museum, where visitors encounter the most important words ever written about our national values. They begin, we hold these truths to be selfevident. The declaration of independence was perhaps the very first human rights proclamation, and universal freedom is at the heart of our democracy. This house of the democracy is situated at one end of the long, and at the other end is the lincoln memorial. Midway between is our museum, whose lessons stand as a cautionary tale in stark contrast to the rest of the mall. As one u. S. Senator said shortly after the museum opened, the Washington Monument has never looks quite so beautiful as it do
Free world, or for that matter why is there a Holocaust Museum on a National Mall . The answer lies in the fact that this great country was founded on an idea, one of the most consequential ideas in human history. That idea is represented in this adjusted space and engraved in one entrance to the museum where visitors encounter some of the most important words ever written about our national values. They begin, we hold these truths to be self evident. The declaration of independence was perhaps the very first human rights proclamation and universal freedom is at the heart of our democracy. This house of the democracy is situated at one end of the mall, and at the other end sits the lincoln memorial. Midway between is our museum, whose lesson stand as a cautionary tale in stark contrast to the rest of the mall. As one u. S. Senator said shortly after the museum opened, the Washington Monument has never looked quite so beautiful as it does now as it stands next to the Holocaust Museum. S
Evenings chairs, beth hifitz and jody and rod mackland. [applause] allan holt 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] allan holt 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 riots in newark in so tonight these two strands of my life come together as we honor congressman john lewis. A very special american. [applause] holt a very special human being. As my parents would say, a true mensch. My parents have been in this country less than 20 years when the Civil Rights Movement began. They were probably unaware that the nazis often justified their ant