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the wilmette beacon | February 16, 2017 | 15<br />
A Word From The (Former) President<br />
This and that, then and now<br />
John Jacoby<br />
Contributing Columnist<br />
• President Barack<br />
Obama, in the closing<br />
days of his administration,<br />
reappointed Wilmette<br />
resident Sam Gordon<br />
to a five-year term on<br />
the Council of the U. S.<br />
Holocaust Memorial. Sam<br />
is the Rabbi of Congregation<br />
Sukkat Shalom at<br />
1001 Central Ave. He was<br />
initially appointed in 2013<br />
to fill an unexpired term.<br />
The Council is the governing<br />
board of the Holocaust<br />
Memorial Museum in<br />
Washington, D.C.<br />
Sam emphasizes the<br />
Museum’s educational<br />
role. “The Museum goes<br />
beyond just retelling the<br />
unique history of the Holocaust,<br />
but seeks to apply<br />
the lessons of the Holocaust<br />
to other instances of<br />
potential genocide in our<br />
own day,” he explained.<br />
“The Holocaust was<br />
unique in its attempt to<br />
eradicate the Jewish people,<br />
but it’s also a lesson<br />
in how the unimaginable<br />
is possible.” The lessons<br />
of the Holocaust apply to<br />
current events in the Mideast,<br />
says Sam. “Seeing<br />
Syrian refugees and others<br />
Wilmette resident Sam<br />
Gordon was recently<br />
reappointed to the U.S.<br />
Holocaust Memorial<br />
Council. Photo submitted<br />
slaughtered and closing<br />
our gates to refugees<br />
reminds me and many<br />
others of the closing of<br />
the gates that took place at<br />
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