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Honoring Syria's White Helmets

Established by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011, the Elie Wiesel award recognizes internationally prominent individuals whose actions have advanced the Museum’s vision of a world where people confront hate, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity. In 2019 the Museum conferred this award on the Syria Civil Defense, commonly known as The White Helmets. "When people suffer, we cannot remain indifferent." As the threat of violent attacks in Syria looms over millions of civilians trapped in Idlib province, the White Helmets embody the spirit of these words from Elie Wiesel as they risk their lives rescuing others. At enormous risk to themselves and their families and in the face of horrific attacks by the Syrian government, the White Helmets have courageously saved lives and delivered critical services to a desperate population. The White Helmets is a volunteer organization comprised of people from all backgrounds – bankers, tailors, engineers, pharmacists, painters, carpenters, students, and many more – that operates in parts of Syria and Turkey. They conduct search and rescue operations in response to bombing and gas attacks, medical and other evacuations, and essential service delivery including reconnecting electrical cables, providing safety information to children, securing buildings and more. They are the largest civil society organization operating in areas outside of government control. The volunteers save people on all sides of the conflict. Their motto is “To save one life is to save all of humanity.” To date, more than 200 members of the White Helmets have been killed while saving over 114,000 lives.