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The United States Congress established the Days of Remembrance (bit.ly/18zNMF) as America's annual commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust and created the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as a permanent living memorial to those victims.
The Museums 2009 national Days of Remembrance ceremony, featuring President Obama and Museum Founding Chairman Elie Wiesel, was webcast live from the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Thursday, April 23, at 11:00 a.m. EST.
This is the first half of Mr. Wiesel's speech. For more information about Elie Wiesel, see bit.ly/XHbIh.