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Wiesel Reacts To Shooting At Holocaust Museum

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Published June 11, 2009 at 1:00 PM EDT

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum closed Thursday in memory of a security guard who was shot and killed there.

Elie Wiesel, holocaust survivor and founding chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, reacts to the shooting in the museum he helped build.

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