30th Anniversary Guardians Commemorative Book - Book - Page 170
My sister, Dr. Ruth
Ratner Miller, was one
of the Museum’s
This holy place is a
living witness to a
people and to the
We support the
Museum because it
uses the Holocaust
longest-serving board
members. Her leadership
and support affected
everyone who knew and
loved her. In our home, our
parents, Leonard and Lillian
Ratner, imparted the best
values of the old country and
America. My father shared
his life in Białystok, Poland,
and my mother described
growing up Jewish here.
After we learned the
details of the Holocaust, it
became a major influence
on our family. Our parents
did everything possible
to help the survivors and
let the world know this
should never happen again.
Together with Deborah
Ratner Salzberg and her
family, and Brian Ratner
and his family, we have
endowed The Ruth Ratner
Miller Leadership Fund to
recognize Ruth’s dedication
and inspire others.”
darkness with which all
of us must deal. I see how
much I owe this people.
Judaism informs my spirit
and gifts me with great and
wonderful things, tangible
and intangible, wholly
out of proportion to their
numbers. The Museum
is my intersection with
individuals and etches
deeply within me that
Never Again may this be
done to this people, to any
people, to any individual.
I will remember; my gift
is feeding the good wolf
within. I am blessed to give.”
to teach and promote
respect for the moral
compass of humanity. The
Holocaust, not the first
or last such visitation of
immoral and inhuman
behavior, was certainly
the most organized and
pernicious in recorded
history. The statesponsored, targeted hatred
and mass murder remains
a scar on our souls. The
Museum helps heal this
by capturing survivors’
testimonies, evidence,
and artifacts to teach
future generations and law
enforcement, and hopefully,
prevent a repetition.
With fading memory,
these facts, evidence, and
artifacts would lose current
relevance. The Museum
makes relevance an
ongoing activity—for the
betterment of all peoples.”
REV. HENRY ROBERSON
Norman, Oklahoma
THE ALBERT B. AND AUDREY G.
RATNER FAMILY FOUNDATION
Cleveland, Ohio
168 l UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM LEGACY OF LIGHT GUARDIANS
JEAN AND BILL ROSENBLUTH
Reston, Virginia
