"[This] made it a lot more personal. The history books can only tell you so much.” ~Benjamin (student)

Update: A federal grand jury indicts suspect in Holocaust shooting (via CNN)

Submitted by Holocaust Aware... on Fri, 07/31/2009 - 4:22pm

A federal grand jury has indicted James Von Brunn for seven counts of criminal charges, four of which make him eligible for the death penalty.

On June 10, Von Brunn walked into the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and starting firing his rifle, shooting and killing Officer Tyrone Johns.

On June 11 Chuck Feldman, President of the Holocaust Awareness Museum, released a statement condemning the shooting and reiterated the need for tolerance education, especially amongst young people.