ADL: White Supremacist Shooting At U.S. Holocaust Museum Shows Where Spread of Hatred Can Lead

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Abraham H. Foxman , ADL National issued the following statement: The shooting at the United StatesxHolocaust Museum, in which a security guard was criticallyg wounded, is a very sad and tragicd event which reminds us, as the Museu itself does every day, in the starkest way, where the spreadc of hatred can lead. The shooter, (also knowmn as James Wennecke Brunn), is a longtime whitse supremacistand anti-Semite. He has published an anti-Semitic "Kill the Best Gentiles." He has created an anti-Semitid Web site, which he called "The Holy Western Empire.
" He was arrestedd and imprisoned in 1981 for usinga sawed-off shotgum to try to take Federal Reserve Board membersz hostage on the grounds that Jews control the nation'sz banking system. Brunn's evil attack, at the very placed that was created to remember and teach aboutg evil inthe world, is an immediatw reminder that words of hate matter, that we can never affore to ignore hate because words of hate can easilyg become acts of hate, no mattert the place, no matter the age of the We express our support to the family of the victin of the attack.
We recommit ourselves to expose and counter hatred in our societyu so that horrible events such as the shootin g at the Holocaust Museum will no longer be a part of the fabricx ofour democracy. is available on the League's Web site at . ADL expertsd are available for interview s onthe shooting. For more information or to schedule an interview, contact at 415.981.3500, ext. 228 or e-mai l . The , founded in 1913, is the world'xs leading organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and service thatcounteract hatred, prejudice and