30th Anniversary Guardians Commemorative Book - Book - Page 194
My gift is for the sole
purpose of helping to
educate both the
Years ago, a dear
friend and Holocaust
survivor told me about
Remembering the
unspeakable horror
of the Holocaust
present and future
generations of young
people as to what occurred
in our lifetimes—the single
greatest destruction of
people in the history of
mankind, with the attempt
to destroy and eliminate
the Jewish people. It is our
hope and prayer that the
Museum will be a place of
learning so that this will
never occur again.”
the dream of building a
national Holocaust museum
in Washington. With my
DC-based construction
company, he thought I
could help bring the project
off the drawing board
and onto the National
Mall. As the proud child
of Jewish immigrants to the
United States—and with
Ellen’s encouragement—I
said ‘yes’ without hesitation.
My involvement in building
this museum was an
expression of gratitude to
the country that gave our
families refuge so they could
build a better life for us.
We decided our legacy gift
would enable the Museum
to teach all peoples the
lessons of that history long
into the future.”
should not be the sole
responsibility of the people
upon whom it was inflicted.
In a just world, they would
not be burdened with it
at all. Telling the story
is the duty of all people,
regardless of their faith. As
a pastor in the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in
America, I eagerly give
interfaith support to the
Museum. I am grateful to
Museum staff for helping
me find a way to make a
significant gift that would
still provide me with
retirement income. I
made the gift in memory
of Dr. Ernst Simonson, my
children’s grandfather,
who contributed so
much to modern health
care for all people
through his research.”
LEONARD AND DIANE SHERMAN*
Chicago, Illinois
* Deceased
ELLEN AND GERALD SIGAL
Washington, DC
THE REV. JUDITH E. SIMONSON
Artemas, Pennsylvania
192 l UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM LEGACY OF LIGHT GUARDIANS
