[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9707]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        CANDLES HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

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                           HON. LARRY BUCSHON

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 21, 2012

  Mr. BUCSHON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call attention to the 
CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center located in Terre Haute, 
Indiana.
  CANDLES is the only Holocaust Museum located in the State of Indiana, 
the only Holocaust Museum in the world focusing on forgiveness, and the 
only one focusing on the stories of twin children who were used as 
subjects in medical experimentation at Auschwitz. CANDLES is an acronym 
for Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors.
  The mission of CANDLES centers on the elimination of hatred and 
prejudice from our world. The Museum was founded in 1995 by Eva Mozes 
Kor who, as a twin, survived the genetic experiments of Dr. Josef 
Mengele in the Auschwitz Concentration Camp.
  I was honored to be invited to tour CANDLES earlier this year and to 
meet Eva Mozes Kor and her husband, Mickey Kor. Their moving account of 
their experiences during the Holocaust and their willingness to forgive 
make their stories truly remarkable. I encourage all Hoosier and anyone 
who has the opportunity to visit CANDLES and to learn from Eva's 
powerful message of forgiveness.

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