President Jimmy Carter established a commission chaired by survivor and writer Elie Wiesel to recommend how the United States should remember and teach the Holocaust. The commission proposed a national memorial, education, and a continuing public conscience on genocide. The initiative reflected survivor-led advocacy as well as government action.
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Who established the President’s Commission on the Holocaust?
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Carter established the commission on November 1, 1978, chaired by Elie Wiesel.
Carter’s President’s Commission on the Holocaust was chaired by Elie Wiesel.
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It recommended a national memorial, education, and public remembrance.