United States Holocaust Memorial Council

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The United States Holocaust Memorial Council is a federal advisory body responsible for guiding and overseeing the national Holocaust memorial and related remembrance and education efforts in the United States.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal advisory body
government agency
appliesToJurisdiction United States
appointedBy President of the United States
country United States
hasAreaOfFocus combating antisemitism
genocide remembrance
human rights education
preservation of Holocaust memory
hasFunction advising on national Holocaust education
advising on national Holocaust remembrance
ensuring the permanence of a national Holocaust memorial in the United States
guiding the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
overseeing policies of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
promoting commemoration of Holocaust victims
promoting study of the Holocaust
supporting public understanding of the Holocaust
hasMemberType congressional appointees
ex officio members
presidential appointees
hasRole advisory body
governing board
oversight body
hasScope national
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalForm federal advisory council
locatedIn District of Columbia
United States
Washington, D.C.
mainSubject Holocaust commemoration
Holocaust education
Holocaust remembrance
namedAfter Holocaust
oversees United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
partOf federal government of the United States
responsibleFor Holocaust education efforts in the United States
Holocaust remembrance programs in the United States
national Holocaust memorial in the United States
sector public sector


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