30th Anniversary Guardians Commemorative Book - Book - Page 122
In keeping with our
belief in the meaning
of memory, we have
To my parents, family
was most important.
After being arrested
dedicated ourselves to
the important mission
of continuing Holocaust
education. We hope our
legacy of commitment will
enhance, embrace, and
engage our family, friends,
and future generations to
keep the torch of memory
alive as a promise to protect
and preserve our history
and the valuable lessons to
be learned from it. For as is
written in the Ethics of the
Fathers, ‘It is not incumbent
upon you to complete the
task, but neither are you
free to desist from it.’”
solely because they were
well-known Jews active in
their German community,
my father decided his
new wife would not bring
children into such a world
of hatred. Seizing the
opportunity to escape,
Walter and Trude Weyl
Heiman embarked on their
voyage to the American
dream. Growing up, we
were surrounded by our
‘family’ of other Holocaust
survivors, never knowing
any grandparents, aunts,
uncles, or cousins—all
were murdered. The world
must always remember
the lasting impact of
the Holocaust. We must
continue to preserve their
memory and teach it to
all generations. L’dor v’dor.
May it never happen again.”
PHYLLIS GREENBERG
HEIDEMAN AND
RICHARD D. HEIDEMAN
Bethesda, Maryland
SHIRLEY HEIMAN
St. Louis, Missouri
120 l UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM LEGACY OF LIGHT GUARDIANS
