Letters to the editor — Three cheers to the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, Lewisville's Woodstock, Connie Yates 

1 The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum — Re: "Keeping hatred in check — Dallas Holocaust Museum unveils new home, expanded mission just when we need it most," by Mark Lamster, Sunday Arts & Life column.

Congratulations on the new Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum! I am certain it will build on the success of the original and play an even larger role in the region. I wanted to clarify a claim about the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. The Holocaust holds important lessons for us today, lessons about unchecked hatred and anti-Semitism and the human capacity for evil that are increasingly urgent. That is why the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum was created as a living memorial.

Our founding chairman, Elie Wiesel, said the Holocaust was "a unique crime in the annals of history," with universal implications. "What threatened one people in the past could recur to threaten another people, or, indeed, all humanity."

That's why we made "Bearing Witness" trips to Burma and found compelling evidence that genocide was being committed against the Rohingya minority and currently have an exhibition on the atrocities being committed in Syria. Wiesel also said, "A memorial unresponsive to the future would violate the memory of the past."

We look forward to continue working with the Dallas museum and other institutions in educating people about the Holocaust and its ongoing lessons for us today.

Jed Silberg, Washington, D.C.

2 Lewisville's Texas Pop Turns 50 event —  Re: "Celebrating 'Lewisville's Woodstock' - Texas Pop Turns 50 festival honors music and culture of one of the city's biggest events," Aug. 30 Guide story.

Wow, what a great weekend of music, fun people and hard-working folks who made this event great. I was leery of the shuttles/parking set-up but it went smoothly, and even the bus drivers were fun. The second night, the process changed to make leaving more efficient.

The folks keeping the grounds clean did an unbelievable job, as did those who were providing food and drinks. The security and check-in folks kept everything moving along and had a sense of humor while doing their jobs well. The Lewisville Police and Fire Departments were there keeping us safe and didn't dampen anyone's spirit. When we were getting on the shuttle to leave Saturday night, talking to the officer about the crowd, he told us he really didn't want to arrest anyone that night.

Kids played and ran around, friendly folks listened to music, we shared sunscreen and umbrellas, met folks we didn't know and ran into those we did. It was a festive festival! We had no problems that weren't resolved and nothing that ruined the weekend. Lewisville's Parks and Recreation Department rocks. What's next?

Perri Brackett, Lewisville

3 Connie Yates — Re: "Before Siri or Alexa, there was Connie at Tom Thumb — Generations shopped to her voice on the PA at Texas supermarkets," Sept. 7 news story.

I was pleased to see your front-page article regarding Connie Yates at Tom Thumb. I have the privilege of knowing this very lovely and thoroughly Southern lady. She is as delightful as you reported, and a true Texas treasure. Thank you for spotlighting her.

Kate Rovner, Plano

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