Ride to Remember 2008

On May 22nd to the 25th, the Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance (JMA) is sponsoring the 4th annual Ride to Remember. As in the previous 2 years, the Jewish motorcyclists from across the globe will gather for this event. Our club, the Star of David Bikers, who is affiliated with the JMA, is participating.

This year the venue is in Omaha, Nebraska.

The objective of the 2008 Ride to Remember by the JMA and the National Holocaust Endowment Fund (NHEF) is to teach today's youth to protect the defining doctrine of not only America, but of free men and women around the world; that people of all races and religions must be treated equally and without prejudice.

Sixty two years ago, as Allied armies charged across Europe administering the final blow to Adolph Hitler’s third Reich, the world learned that the unimaginable had occurred - that millions of innocent people had been slaughtered in Nazi concentration camps.

Six Million men, women, and children of the Jewish faith along with millions of other innocent people were murdered in one of the worst genocides in the history of humankind.

The shocking implications of the mass murder of such a large number of people are nearly impossible to grasp.

Each lost individual represents a mother, a father, a brother, a sister, a child, and the loss of unknown intellectual potential - scientists, doctors, lawyers, farmers, teachers and…

The Holocaust must serve as a horrific example that people of goodwill must face unpleasant truths and oppose anti-Semitism, racism and bigotry wherever it surfaces.

It is incumbent upon us to remember the lessons of history. We cannot grow complacent - comforted by the passing of time or the security of affluence and distance.

The Holocaust is not only about the past, it is about the current inflamed world where prejudice and radicalism threatens to destroy freedom-loving people. In today’s world, intolerance flourishes; human rights are too often denied; and genocide is met with ineffective opposition and/or apathy.

We must recognize the moral imperative of teaching young people about the defining moments of the Holocaust and the central importance of passing these lessons on to future generations.

"The visual evidence and the verbal testimony of starvation, cruelty and bestiality were… overpowering... I made the visit deliberately in order to be in a position to give first-hand evidence of these things if ever, in the future, there develops a tendency to charge these allegations merely to 'propaganda.'"
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower's letter to General George C. Marshall dated April 15, 1945

The NHEF’S goal is to fund Holocaust education courses at Universities and Colleges in the State of Nebraska and beyond. The endowment is currently funding Holocaust education courses at the following Universities:

• University of Nebraska at Omaha
• University of Nebraska at Lincoln
• Creighton University Omaha Nebraska
• University of Nebraska at Kearney
• Wayne State College

With your support, we can make an important difference in the lives of our future leaders as they gain greater understanding of the lingering and serious impact of the Holocaust.

Together, the JMA and the National Holocaust Endowment Fund will work to ensure a future filled with the promise of equality for people of all backgrounds.

This is an opportunity of a lifetime and I hope that, with your donation, you will join us in remembering our past and celebrating our future.

If donating by check, please make checks payable to NHEF and send to: Star of David Bikers 83 Livery Drive Churchville, PA 18966

If donating by credit card, please click the button below*: