June 5, 2008
Congratulations of receiving approval from the Atlantic City
Council to erect a Holocaust Memorial on the boardwalk between New York and Kentucky Avenue.
The completion of this monument will greatly assist the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education in meeting the
educational / legislative mandate that all students must learn about the Holocaust and genocide. I can envision many school
groups visiting the memorial. With the development of a teacher guide developed cooperatively with the Commission, the Holocaust
Resource Center at the Richard Stockton College and local educators, the visit will be educational and emotional. The Holocaust
Commission will provide technical support as necessary and educational input for the exhibit. The thousands of people each
day that pass and view the monument will learn, care and hopefully do something about genocide and prejudice today.
Once again, congratulations on receiving approval to implement the idea and we all look forward to the opening. These efforts
will go a long way to defeat the evils of bias, prejudice and intolerance wherever and whenever they exist by exposing millions
of people to the horrors of genocide.
Sincerely,
Dr. Paul B. Winkler
Executive Director
N.J. Commission on Holocaust Education
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December 3, 2008
On behalf of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Museum of Tolerance, I want to congratulate you on the establishment of a
Holocaust Memorial in Atlantic City. Particularly in these times, when the enemies of the Jewish people want to destroy Jewish
life, as we just saw by the attack on the Chabad House in Mumbai, there can be no greater educational message to Jews that
63 years after Auschwitz, Jews are still subjected to threats of annihilation.
My blessings to all involved in this very worthy project.
Rabbi Marvin Hier
Founder and Dean
Simon Wiesenthal Center and Museum of Tolerance
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November
3, 2008
We have witnessed in recent years an increase in the establishment of
memorials to the victims of the Holocaust around the world. As those who bore direct witness to this tragedy now pass from
the scene, it is all the more important to insure that future generations will not forget. These memorials serve as an important
reminder.
With the approval you have received from the Atlantic City Council,
it will be possible for you and your colleagues to establish a Holocaust Memorial at a location that, as you have explained,
will be visited by millions of visitors each year. It is surely a very special opportunity.
On behalf of the American Jewish Committee,let me wish you success in this important endeavor.
Rabbi Andrew Baker
Director of International Jewish Affairs
American Jewish Committee
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