EVENT INFORMATION

7
Oktober
1980

Congress establishes the US Holocaust Memorial Council

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๐Ÿ“… 7 Oktober 1980 ๐Ÿ“ Verenigde Staten

President Carter signed Public Law 96-388, establishing the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. The council was charged with creating a national museum, organizing Days of Remembrance, and advancing education. Survivor testimony, Jewish communal advocacy, and public institutions shaped the project, although national memory remained subject to political choices.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Jimmy Carter

Elie Wiesel

members of Congress

Organisaties in dit Evenement

US Holocaust Memorial Council

US Congress