Vladka Meed shakes the hand of President Jimmy Carter at a White House Rose Garden ceremony marking the official presentation of the report of the U.S. Holocaust Commission to the president by commission chairman Elie Wiesel.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: N05154.25

Overview

Caption: Vladka Meed shakes the hand of President Jimmy Carter at a White House Rose Garden ceremony marking the official presentation of the report of the U.S. Holocaust Commission to the president by commission chairman Elie Wiesel.

The report indicated favorable findings for the establishment of a Holocaust Memorial in the United States. Also pictured are Benjamin Meed (second from the left) and Elie Wiesel (third from the left).
Photographer: Schumacher
Date: 1979 September 27
Locale: Washington, DC United States
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Jimmy Carter Library

Photo Source: Jimmy Carter Library

Copyright: Public Domain

Source Record ID: C13318-25A

Keyword: CARTER, JIMMY MEED, BENJAMIN (MIEDZYRZECKI) MEED, VLADKA (FEIGELE PELTEL) SIGNING CEREMONIES US HOLOCAUST COMMISSION WHITE HOUSE WIESEL, ELIE
Photo Designation: EVENTS -- Museum Ceremonies -- Signing Ceremonies/Archival Agreements