los alamos-japan institute
GLOBAL CONVERSATIONS
Los Alamos-Japan Institute builds global storytelling bridges in partnership with scientists, social thinkers, atomic bomb survivors, artists, holocaust survivors, peacemakers, universities, national parks, museums, and communities to connect people across history and culture.
LAJI TRUMAN travels
Experience the Negev and Ben-Gurion's desert home, Haifa’s Bahai Temple, Western Wall tunnels, conversations with experts, walking tours, wineries, ancient waterfalls, local foods, Mediterranean swims, Dead Sea floats, and so much more.
LAJI Truman-Israel Tour — May 2023 — you are invited
Truman—Weizmann
Truman Israel Tour
Truman Israel Tour
On May 14, 1948, the US became the first nation to recognize Israel minutes after its founding. Weeks later, in the White House Rose Garden, Chaim Weizmann, Israel’s first president, presented a sacred Torah scroll as a gift to Truman.
Truman Israel Tour
Truman Israel Tour
Truman Israel Tour
Seventy-five years later, LAJI celebrates Truman’s Israel legacy with an extraordinary travel experience. Visit Israel with Clifton Truman Daniel, President Truman’s eldest grandson, and LAJI Founder Dr. Judith Stauber, Israel culture expert with experience leading thousands of participants on dozens of group tours to Israel.
Truman—Israel
Truman Israel Tour
Truman—Israel
In 1951, David Ben Gurion, Israel’s first Prime Minister, and Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat, gave Truman a 1767 bronze German menorah for his birthday. After Truman’s death in 1972, Israel issued a commemorative stamp in the president’s honor.
The Torah and Menorah pictured here are on display at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum.
places of conscience
places of conscience
places of conscience
MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES
places of conscience
places of conscience
shared histories
places of conscience
shared histories
LAJI and Dr. Madeleine Albright—Legacy of Diplomacy
Truman's Legacy
Clifton Truman Daniel, Grandson President Harry S. Truman
Chair, Los Alamos-Japan Institute Global Advisory Group
My grandfather took sole responsibility for the atomic bombings of Japan, neither making excuses nor denying the devastation. In 1947, when criticized for placing a wreath at the tomb of six Mexican army cadets who had died fighting against the US 100 years earlier, he said: "They had courage and courage does not belong to any one nation. You honor courage wherever you find it." We rejoice in the lives saved in WWII and acknowledge and honor the suffering of the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Message From Hiroshima
Kenji Shiga
As I was raised in Hiroshima, Los Alamos instantly reminded me of the bombing of Hiroshima on August, 6, 1945. At first I hesitated to visit but the warm personality of Judith Stauber helped me make the decision to actually visit. I cannot forget the warm welcome by Dr. Stauber and the people of Los Alamos. To my surprise, the beautiful blue sky and clear air made me feel refreshed and even familiar. After seeing exhibits and talking with people in Los Alamos—I reaffirmed the tremendous impact of science on humanity and the importance of faithfully facing history.
Kenji Shiga, Former Director Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
LAJI Non-Profit Fiscal Agent
The Paper Crane Foundation supports programming on reconciliation, disarmament and open, honest discussion of conflict. It is the sister organization to Japan’s Sadako Legacy, honoring Hiroshima survivor Sadako Sasaki, whose dying wish was for peace.