The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum mourns the tragic death of Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns, who died heroically in the line of duty on June 10, 2009, protecting our visitors and staff. This episode is cross-posted from the Museum's podcast series, Voices on Antisemitism, and features a piece from Scott Simon that ran originally on NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday. It is rebroadcast here with permission from National Public Radio. A transcript of Simon's piece is available here. The Museum has established a special fund to benefit Officer Johns's family. To make a donation, please visit our Web site, www.ushmm.org.

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