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20th Anniversary of the Presidential Commission on the Holocaust

Film | Digitized | RG Number: RG-60.6950.056 | Film ID: HMM159

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    20th Anniversary of the Presidential Commission on the Holocaust

    Overview

    Description
    Compilation of footage and interviews documenting the Presidential Commission on the Holocaust, which was responsible for the creation of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and celebrating its 20th anniversary in the year 2000. Production was screened during a Museum public program.

    Elie Wiesel leads the Presidential Commission as they travel to Auschwitz, Treblinka, Warsaw, and other locations in Poland. Among those participating: Miles Lerman, Chris Lerman, Sigmund Strochlitz, Benjamin Meed, Yaffa Eliach, Michael Berenbaum, Kitty Dukakis, Raul Hilberg. Their report is presented to President Jimmy Carter, and the creation of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is undertaken. Stages of the museum's design and construction are seen, as are major figures in its creation: Architect James Freed, Council Chairman Harvey Meyerhoff, Miles Lerman, Albert Abramson, Jeshajahu Weinberg. President Bill Clinton speaks at the April 1993 opening of the museum.
    Duration
    00:22:10
    Locale
    Washington, DC, United States
    Poland
    Auschwitz, Poland
    Warsaw, Poland
    Treblinka, Poland
    Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Contributor
    Producer: Thaxton Green Studios, Inc.

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Genre/Form
    Documentary.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Good
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master HMM159 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
      Master HMM159 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
      Master HMM159 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
      Master HMM159 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
    • Preservation
    • Preservation HMM159 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small - PAL
      Preservation HMM159 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small - PAL
      Preservation HMM159 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small - PAL
      Preservation HMM159 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small - PAL
    • User
    • User HMM159 Video: DVD
      User HMM159 Video: VHS
      User HMM159 Video: DVD
      User HMM159 Video: VHS
      User HMM159 Video: DVD
      User HMM159 Video: VHS
      User HMM159 Video: DVD
      User HMM159 Video: VHS

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    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Source
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 4470
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:51:22
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