Posted on 05/25/22
| News Source: i24
The donation came as part of a $1 billion fundraising campaign initiated by the museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC received a generous donation from the Jewish philanthropist and author David M. Rubenstein, Israel Hayom reported.
He gave the museum a donation of $15 million to support, preserve, increase, and digitalize its immense collection of Holocaust documentation, according to the Israeli daily.
The donation came as part of a $1 billion fundraising campaign initiated by the museum, starting at its 25th anniversary in 2018 and running until its 30th anniversary next year.
“The lessons Holocaust history teaches about the fragility of freedom, the dangers of hate, and the consequences of inaction have never been more timely,” Howard Lorber, museum chairman, said at the museum’s 25th anniversary.
“Twenty-five years ago we aspired to reach every part of America. Today, with the rising tide of denial, antisemitism, and extremism and continued threats of genocide, our message can and must span the globe,” he added.