Sara Bloomfield joined the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in its early stages, years before the project turned into one of the nation’s most visited landmarks on the National Mall in Washington.
Now, after serving as director of the museum for 18 years, Bloomfield, 67, is tasked with leading the institution during a time when anti-Semitism is on the rise in America, and when political forces are slow to condemn manifestations of racism.
time when anti-Semitism is on the rise in America, and when political forces are slow to condemn manifestations of racism.
The Forward's Nathan Guttman recently interviewed Sara Bloomfield:
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