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Voices on Genocide Prevention Podcast Series

Listen as human rights defenders, leading experts, advocates, and government officials address one of the most pressing issues of our time.

Please note that the opinions expressed in these interviews do not necessarily represent those of the Museum.


Righteous Among the Nations
June 8, 2006

Dr. Charlie Clements, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, talks with Jerry Fowler about Waitstill and Martha Sharp. On June 13th, 2006, the Sharps will have their names engraved in the Garden of the Righteous at Yad Vashem, where only one other American, Varian Fry, has been honored. The couple risked their lives to save refugees fleeing Nazi Germany and helped found what is today called the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, dedicated to protecting human rights and promoting social justice.

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Tags: History and Concept, Holocaust, Refugees

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