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Kastanje 28
Mierlo. Noord-Brabant 5731 NK
NETHERLANDS
Dear Member,
As a member of the United states Horocaust Memoriar Museurn. vou pray a criticar rore in
an instiftttion of global reach and grorving impact. anel rve couldn't tre more grateful.
Thanks to thc support of f icncls like yori. our educational programs arÈ helpipg yonrlg
people learn not just rhe history of the Holocaust, L;ut its lessons. our training pro_urarns help
nrembers of the military, police oÍïcers,.jird-ues. anclotlrers see that I-litlercoukl not have
succeeded without the collaborafion of many Ieaclers and prolèssionals-and that they there{bre
have the power and the responsibility tö stanrl up in the tace of lratrecl ancl in.iustice.
We havc opened long-closed l-lolocaLrst archives likc the International Tracing Service and
the UN war Crirnes Arclrive" rvhich toclay are being Lrsetl to help survivors cliscover the fates of
loved ones, sclrolars plrrsuc new l-esearch. ancl nrorL-.
Around tlre world. Ye are racing against the clock to collect the evidcrrce of the Holocaust
anci advancing the tiontiers of Holoczrust research. Online. rve have become the Inter,et's leaciing
ar'rthority on the Holocarrst. one available in rnore than a dozen langua[es. inciLrcling those spoken
in societies u,here tlre lessons of,trre Holocaust arc most neecled.
As a member of the Mttseum, you have been integral to our success. And toclay yogr
nternbcrship support is more irnportant tharr evcr.
That'srvhy I recetrtlv 1'rotc to iisk that you renev vour slrpport of thc iVïuseum fbr20l5. Il.
yott've already sent your gitt" thank you- Bur if you fuavep't. I hope you l,ilt ruslr y6ur 2015 annual
membership contri bution rvithout lirrther dc lay.
The need tbr yoLrr renerved commitrtrent coulcln't be rlore Llrgent. l-lere at the N4uscn6r, wc
arc gravely concenred that Holocattst clcriial arid distortion are on the risc. ancl that antisemitis,r is
ftrcling violence and denronstrations in the very countries whcrc tlre Holocaust occu*ed. Thc lact
that both are happening just as wc're losing ourbest tL-achers, thc survivors. is rro coincidencc.
(ot't,r, pleu.;e)

2. The day is not tàr offwhen we alone will be the bearers of Holocaust memory and it will
be up to us to ensure that the world learns the lessons it so urgently needs.
The Holocaust teaches us that the capaci§ for inhumanity always resides within us-{hat
we must always be vigilant, always on guard against the fïrst sign of hate.
And it teaches us, with equal power, that each of us doqs have the capacity-and with it,
the responsibility-to nrake a difference in the face of,hatred.
trVill you help us teach those lessons? Can we count on you in the coming year-at this
crucial juncture in the history of Holocaust remembrance, this turning point when the eyewitness
generation is diminishing and hate and denial are on the rise?
I hope so. Please-without delaying even a moment longer-send your generous renewal
gift to the Museum today.
ThffË;iÏËseïàËéàoàielgreat, and we need you with us. Thank you so rriiiCh for'your--
continued commitment to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
SincerelY'
r/.*yA"r-
Sara J. Bloomfïeld
Director
P.S. ïhe alarming rise of hate around the world is occurriag just as we are losing our best
teachers, the survivors. At this turning point. your supporl of our Museum is rnore important
than ever. I hope we càn count on you to renew your membership today.
R?-lft1