American Jewish Committee Opens Fund to Help Family of Holocaust Museum Guard

The following is a press release from the American Jewish Committee

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June 12, 2009 – Washington – The Washington Chapter of AJC has created a fund to benefit the family of Officer Stephen T. Johns, killed Wednesday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

“Officer Johns bravely gave his life protecting others as well as the peaceful values that U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum embodies,” said Melanie Maron Pell, director of AJC’s Washington Chapter. “This horrific event reminds us that AJC’s fight against intolerance and extremism are as critical as ever, and it is essential that we respond swiftly in the wake of tragedy.”

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To mail a donation, please make checks payable to AJC with “Stephen T. Johns Memorial Fund” in the memo line and send to:

American Jewish Committee – Washington Chapter

Attn: Melanie Maron Pell

1156 15^th Street, NW, Suite 1201

Washington, DC 20005