United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Establishes Fund for Officer Johns

Posted on June 22, 2009 by D

I received the following from the Holocaust Museum and figured I would pass it along in case any of you would like to help out the family of Officer Johns and would like an alternative to donating through the American Jewish Committee. The email is as follows:

  “Dear Museum Friend, 

On Friday, June 19, our Museum community joined the family and friends of

Officer Stephen Johns at a deeply moving service that mourned his loss,

celebrated his life and paid tribute to his legacy. Officer Johns’ pastor challenged

all of us to do more to honor the ideals that our beloved colleague sacrificed his

life protecting. We are moving forward with renewed dedication to our work,

but our first priority is Officer Johns’ family.

Therefore, the Museum has established the USHMM Officer Johns Family Fund.

One hundred percent of your gift will be forwarded directly to the family of Officer Johns.

Please note that under IRS regulations gifts such as this are not tax-deductible.

Gifts can be made in any of the following ways:

• Visit http://web.ushmm.org/officerjohns
• Mail a check payable to USHMM Officer Johns Family Fund to

USHMM, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington DC 20024.
• Call toll free 877-91USHMM (877-918-7466) from 8:00am to 8:00pm Eastern time.

We are most appreciative for the outpouring of support and messages of condolence

we have received from so many concerned citizens and organizations across

the country and around the world. Officer Johns will be deeply missed by

his Museum family and all who knew him.

Sincerely,
Sara J. Bloomfield
Sara J. Bloomfield
Director” 

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2 Responses

  1. Riot Kitty, on June 23, 2009 at 2:16 pm Said:

    How sweet of you to share this!

  2. D, on June 23, 2009 at 7:19 pm Said:

    Thanks. I was really moved by the whole thing and found it to be very fucked up that Officer Johns died the way he did- by a coward who wanted to suppress the message that the National Holocaust Memorial Museum imparts to thousands of visitors every year. Therefore, I feel its only right for me to do my little bit to show that the coward took a life, but he will never remove the memory of the Holocaust. I also feel terrible for the Johns’ family, with the deep tragedy that they are living through. So, if I can provide information on an avenue for those who would like to help the family out, it’s the least I can do. I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t.

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