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Benjamin Meed
Benjamin Meed | |
|---|---|
| Born | Benyomin Miedzyrzecki February 19, 1918 |
| Died | October 24, 2006 (aged 88) |
| Occupation(s) | President, American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and their Descendants |
| Spouse | Vladka Meed |
| Children | 2 |
Benjamin Meed (born Benyomin Miedzyrzecki,[1] February 19, 1918 – October 24, 2006),[2][3][4] a Polish Jew, fought in the Warsaw ghetto underground, served on the Advisory Board of the President's Commission on the Holocaust,[5] planned the 1981 World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and the 1983 American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors held in Washington, D.C., and other reunions that followed, and was President of the American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and their Descendants.
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- ^ "Benjamin Meed - United States Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ Fox, Margalit (26 October 2006). "Benjamin Meed, 88, Who Was a Key Advocate for Holocaust Survivors, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ Miller, Stephen (26 October 2006). "Benjamin Meed, 88, Organized Holocaust Survivors". New York Sun. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ Carter, Jimmy (8 November 1978). "President's Commission on the Holocaust Appointment of the Membership and Advisers to the Commission". American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
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