Miles Lerman (January 6, 1920 – January 22, 2008) was an American activist who helped plan and create both the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., and the memorial at the Bełżec extermination camp.[1] Lerman, a Holocaust survivor himself, had fought as a Jewish resistance fighter during World War II in Nazi German occupied Poland.[1]
- ^ a b Hevesi, Dennis (2008-01-24). "Miles Lerman, a Leading Force Behind Holocaust Museum, Dies at 88". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-12.