ABRAHAM H. FOXMAN
​Chair

ARTHUR REIDEL 
​Co-Chair

As we approach the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the death camps, and what subsequently became known as the Holocaust, we are obligated to teach a new generation of what transpired not that long ago. Honoring a small group of diplomats, who understood the humanitarian urgency of saving lives by issuing visas, is that teaching moment. Thank you to Senators Hagerty and Kaine for your key role in having the Congressional Gold Medal highlight their heroism and bravery.

I believe that in today’s world it may be more important to celebrate goodness and human decency than to just to condemn evil. We must teach future generations not only about the evil that man inflicted on man but also the courage and heroism of a small number of decent, moral public servants- diplomats who frequently violated their own countries' rules in order to save Jews.