Recognition
For his work on international law and the prevention of war crimes, Lemkin received a number of awards, including the Cuban Grand Cross of the Order of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes in 1950, the Stephen Wise Award of the American Jewish Congress in 1951, and the Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1955. On the 50th anniversary of the Convention entering into force, Dr. Lemkin was also honored by the UN Secretary-General as "an inspiring example of moral engagement."
Lemkin is the subject of the plays Lemkin's House by Catherine Filloux (2005)nation", and If The Whole Body Dies: Raphael Lemkin and the Treaty Against Genocide by Robert Skloot (2006). Lemkin’s original work on the 1948 Convention inspired the Initiative on the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, by the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy.
Rabbis for Human Rights-North America's Raphael Lemkin Human Rights Award is named in honor of Lemkin.
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