Aegis Trust for the prevention of genocide opening its U.S. Headquarters in Chicago
Aegis Trust for the prevention of genocide opening its U.S. Headquarters in Chicago
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Dr. James Smith CBE is a former British surgeon. He co-founded the UK Holocaust Centre, the first museum in the United Kingdom dedicated to the Holocaust. The UK Holocaust Centre has a sister center in Kigali, Rwanda. Smith is also CEO of the Aegis Trust. The group works proactively to stop genocide and mass atrocities. Aegis Trust will soon establish its U.S. headquarters in Chicago. We’ll find out what they hope to accomplish. (PHOTO: by Flickr/littledutchboy - “The Way Forward”, Stained Glass Window by Ardyn Halter, Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre, Rwanda).