Museum
2009 DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE
Theme
Never Again: What You Do Matters »
National Ceremony in U.S. Capitol Rotunda, April 23
The Museum’s national Days of Remembrance ceremony, featuring President Obama and Museum Founding Chairman Elie Wiesel, was webcast live from the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Thursday, April 23, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. EST.
View the webcast of the entire ceremony »
View video of the ceremony speeches:
Fred S. Zeidman, Chairman, United States Holocaust Memorial Council »
Sallai Meridor, Ambassador to the United States from Israel »
Elie Wiesel, Museum Founding Chairman »
Joel M. Geiderman, Vice Chairman, United States Holocaust Memorial Council »
Sara J. Bloomfield, Director, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum »
The United States Congress established the Days of Remembrance as America's annual commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust and created the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as a permanent living memorial to those victims. In accordance with its Congressional mandate, the Museum is responsible for leading the nation in commemorating the Days of Remembrance, including the national Days of Remembrance ceremony in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, and for encouraging and sponsoring appropriate observances throughout the United States. Days of Remembrance are observed by state and local governments, military bases, workplaces, schools, churches, synagogues, and civic centers.
