Obama Holocaust Museum Speech: President Delivers Remarks Commemorating Shoah

President Barack Obama spoke at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum marking the annual remembrance of the Holocaust. He addressed his administration's strategy to prevent mass atrocities. The audience included audience Holocaust survivors, Jewish community leaders, and NGO and community groups focused on atrocity prevention, according to a White House pool report.

Obama toured the museum led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel and Museum Director Sara Bloomfield. Wiesel introduced Obama.

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[vascopyjama]

09:57 PM on 04/27/2012

Did he mentioned the fact that the Nazis murdered the mentally ill, gypsies, communists and homosexuals besides Jews in the concentration camps?

[Billy Banter]

09:01 PM on 04/23/2012

Very inspiring speech, now I guess it is time to bomb Iran and kill more Muslims.

[DrumMajorforJustice]

04:50 PM on 04/23/2012

The speech delivered by President Obama today at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum near the United States National Mall, Gave me a very strong sense of solidarity with the contemporary descendants of ethnic Jews, worldwide, whose ancestors were persecuted in Europe and ultimately ethnically cleansed by an evil Nazi regime in Germany. The highest respect that one can pay to a person or group is to memorialize the misfortunes or passing of their ancestors; in President Lincoln’s words, “It is fit and proper that we should do this”. In retrospect, the impact of this speech for world peace and comity would have been much greater, had it been given by the current German Chancellor in Berlin, Germany, the origins of the evil against European Jews are there; not in the United States; the United States’ “Best and Brightest” joined with other WWII allies to fight valiantly and defeat the Nazis, freeing European Jews and others from the Concentration Camps. For me, this fact of history represents a proud moment for the United States. I envy contemporary ethnic Jews for the remembrance and respect we assign to this day for the evil misfortunes of their ancestors. Such is not the case with my African slave ancestors who were persecuted and transformed into chattel by the English slave traders and the colonists during, and after, the Middle Passage. My solemn hope is that one day the United States will find the contriteness and morality to memorialize these human victims, as well.

[ber6965]

03:14 PM on 04/23/2012

Israel is the one area I will agree to disagree with the President.
Israel has used up every ounce of respect I had for them when they sanction OpenAirConcentrationCamps for Palestinians.

[umish]

06:45 AM on 05/03/2012

Sicko.... more fabrications of a pro terrorist supporter.... I bet you if they served filet mignon and fois gras to the terroists you would claim they were killing them with cholesteraol and heart attacks.... Get a life

[Norcal2]

06:21 PM on 06/03/2012

I disagree with you. A distortion of the facts..

[theborg]

01:46 PM on 04/23/2012

Okay dokie. You people keep pulling my posts and I promise to keep posting them.

[taterted81]

03:23 PM on 04/23/2012

I bet you got them shivering in their boots.

[Json]

03:46 PM on 04/23/2012

If they let them through, will you promise to stop?

[theborg]

01:37 PM on 04/23/2012

Why was my post pulled? It is historically accurate. Just read the passage from Mein Kampf if you don't believe me.

[Hohenstaufen]

12:53 PM on 04/23/2012

Maybe someday in the future, another president will give a speech commemmorating "state secrets," state torture, detention without due process, extrajudicial killing, and official impunity for such actions, all of which have been the hallmarks of the Bush and Obama administrations. The way things are going, the speech will be celebration rather than criticism. The Leader is always right!

[Barry Gomes]

03:22 AM on 04/24/2012

Why don't you people get it ?We are at WAR with a ghost or shadow or rat; folks that have no concsience that will kill anyone that is American; women or kids inclusive.The ones that you should be speaking out against are the very ones you are giving aid and comfort to by posting this tripe of yours. I would probably agree if this was a war with boundaries or a "real enemy" but they won't stand and fight only hide and shoot or bomb civilians. Get a clue and quit helping those that really mean us harm or are you one of them?.

[treadway123]

12:12 PM on 04/23/2012

Any innocent soul lost, is a case to weep! That is what my dad always said. The main thing he had about Romney years ago is his church would have "USED" those innocent souls to baptist them against their wish's!

[janedorothy4]

11:53 AM on 04/23/2012

In the middle of jetting around in Air Force One campaigning Obama paused to give another lecture looking for possible votes.This is nothing new for Obama.

[DeeKres]

12:30 PM on 04/23/2012

Shut up.

[Posthuman]

03:47 PM on 04/23/2012

I know, or you'll sic the ADL on her.

[schlinky]

10:55 AM on 04/23/2012

What are the Republicans saying? Its all leftwing Propaganda.

[Cacey]

10:46 AM on 04/23/2012

For those of you who didn't hear the President's address, it was broad and all emcompassing but underscored the fact that you can disagree with the political leadership of a group, in this case the State Of Israel, while fully supporting and even advancing the goals of that state's people. The President should be applauded.

[Posthuman]

01:07 PM on 04/23/2012

So basically your'e saying he said that Israel never has to fear facing consequences for its actions as far as the US is concerned.

Yeah, that pretty much sums it up.

[Cacey]

02:11 PM on 04/23/2012

Not at all. I'm saying we will stand with the PEOPLE and not necessrily the government.

[john rajah]

10:42 AM on 04/23/2012

A GOPer says that requiring buildings in Monogolia to have non-smoking signs is equivalent to Hitler requiring Jews to wear the Star of David.He doubles down when challenged.

And no Jew,Catholic,Evangelical or Mormon in the GOP speaks up.

Do they believe the Holocaust was like smoking bans?

[Pappa]

10:40 AM on 04/23/2012

Peace in the middle East? Forget about it.

[omegas3]

10:33 AM on 04/23/2012

Obama 2012!

[THATSRACIST]

12:05 PM on 04/23/2012

Why?

[omegas3]

01:11 PM on 04/23/2012

why ask why

[MyDawg1967]

10:29 AM on 04/23/2012

Meanwhile

"Two brothers accused of beating a black teenager while patrolling an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood are set to go on trial Monday in a case with similarities to the Trayvon Martin shooting. The brothers, who are white and Jewish ..."
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/22/11337920-brothers-go-on-trial-in-beating-of-black-teen-in-their-neighborhood?lite

[THATSRACIST]

12:05 PM on 04/23/2012

Heres the answer to changehttp://www.argusleader.com/article/20120418/VOICES09/304180026