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Impressed with the quality of the exhibitions and architecture, Dr. Davidson was interested to learn that the Museum is doing significant work beyond its walls. The Museum transcends its primary mission of documenting the history of the Holocaust, educating others, and preventing future genocide; he believes it actually endeavors to change the very nature of humankind. "We must all support the Museum as a 'university of conscience' in the desperate hope that we can end genocide," he says. Read more...
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Asked why they support the Museum, Ann Krouse replied, "We have to." She feels fortunate to live in the United States, a country that has built a Museum to recognize and memorialize the Holocaustwhich, she said, sends an important message to Holocaust deniers. This is why Ann and her husband Paul fund the Museum’s educational programs both in Washington D.C. and around the country. In addition, Ann and Paul decided to make a $1 million commitment through their estate plans by naming the Museum as a beneficiary of their retirement plan assets. Read more...
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Museum Chief of Staff William ("Bill") S. Parsons has devoted 30 years of his career to Holocaust education, but that's not surprising given his family background. His father, E. Spencer Parsons, a minister who worked tirelessly to advance the civil rights movement and the war on poverty, imbued his children with a strong desire to promote mutual respect and confront injustice. Bill and his wife Sylvia, recently began to contemplate their own legacy and their role in shaping the future. They have decided to name the Museum as the beneficiary of a substantial portion of their retirement plan assets. Read more...
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Rosalie Avery's entire Jewish identity centered on Holocaust history and its timeless lessons. In fact, she was described as being an "intolerant person" because she was "intolerant of intolerance." Rosalie's commitment to Holocaust awareness led her to designate the Museum as a major beneficiary of her estatea commitment her family honored when her Will was invalidated. Read more...
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Herbert "Herb" Robinson learned a valuable lesson at a young age: Do not stand idly by when others are in need. Unable to understand how people could commit the atrocities they did in the Holocaust, he says, "It is simply unacceptable, and we must perpetuate the memories of those who perished." Read more...
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"Everything about this institution is about legacy," Sara J. Bloomfield, Museum Director says. "The legacy of survivors, the legacy of our Museum, the legacy of supporters. And for me--I, too, have a moral obligation to ask, 'Have I done all that I can?'" Read more...
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Bella Heppenheimer considers herself "one of the lucky ones", and to her remembering the Holocaust is vital. Bella recently established a charitable gift annuity to memorialize her family members... Read more...
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Kurt and Marilyn Wallach wanted to perpetuate their support beyond their lifetimes, so they decided to establish a charitable lead annuity trust--a permanent and meaningful gift that also benefits their family... Read more...
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"Life is very important to me," she said, explaining why she became a nurse. "I wanted to help people--I still do." This may explain Helga Wolff's extraordinary bequest of nearly $400,000 to the Museum... Read more...
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