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T wo new exhibits, one at the entrance of the Holocaust Memorial Center and one near the end of the tour, are creating quite a buzz among museum visitors. Poignant and haunting, e Last Kaddish was created by renowned local artists Tony Roko and Bowen Kline. It was donated by Lori and Steven Weisberg, in memory of Lori’s father Joseph Schwartz, as well as her grandparents Jacob and Frymet Schwartz and their nine children. “Just like the man depicted in the painting, my father was the only one leſt alive to say Kaddish (the traditional Jewish mourner’s prayer) for his family,” said Lori, a docent at the Holocaust Memorial Center. “e painting reminds us that in the face of unimaginable horror, people tried with all their might to steadfastly maintain their religion. So while this magnificent piece of art depicts one moment during this dark chapter of history, it is also reflective of countless other times where despite everything, Jews did the best they could to keep their faith and tradition.” Many of the Holocaust Memorial Center’s exhibits utilize multimedia content such as sound and video to convey the tragedy and lessons of the Holocaust. One of our most popular videos, especially with school groups, is about responsibility. It helps visitors answer the question, “What can I do to prevent a future genocide?” It touches upon our responsibility to make the world a better place, to make ethical decisions in a moral atmosphere and to be involved with the world around us. To contextualize this, we have installed an important new exhibit about contemporary genocides to the area surrounding the video. Visitors can see that genocide continues today and that action is still needed. Inspiring our visitors to act is the aim of Nelson and Susan Hersh and their children Michelle, Jessica, and Rebecca, whose generosity made this new exhibit possible. e Hersh and Weisberg families hope their giſts will set an example for the community of activism and philanthropy. A newsletter The Last Kaddish, with donor Lori Weisberg and artists (l) Tony Roko and (r) Bowen Kline The Genocide Exhibit, with donors Sue and Nick Hersh Sonja and Bob Kass are among the Founding Members of the Legacy Society summer 2014 Brett Mountain Jerry Zolynski Educate and Inspire An Invitation to Join Our Legacy Society Y ou are invited to join Sonja and Robert Kass, Sylvia and Hans Weinmann, and other friends of the Holocaust Memorial Center as Founding Members of our new Legacy Society. e Legacy Society celebrates and honors people who have made plans to include us in their estates – whether by will, trust, insurance, or charitable giſt annuity. Bob Kass of Huntington Woods explains why he and Sonja decided to make the Holocaust Memorial Center part of their philanthropic legacy: “Sonja is the daughter of Dutch Holocaust survivors. Her mother survived but lost her parents, siblings, and 118 relatives. Her father wouldn’t even talk about it. It occurred to us that as time passes – probably in the next 20 years or so – the survivors will be gone, as will their children. If we don’t do something to perpetuate teaching about the Holocaust, then it will likely be forgotten. We can’t let that New Exhibits happen. at’s why we feel it is so critical to support the Holocaust Memorial Center, so that its important work can continue in perpetuity.” Hans Weinmann of West Bloomfield narrowly escaped during the Holocaust when his parents sent him from Austria to England on the Kindertransport. He and his wife Sylvia have included the Holocaust Memorial Center in their will, because as Hans says, “it is vital that the events of the Holocaust continue to be brought to the attention of the public, to discourage any repetition of the Holocaust, especially in view of the rising antisemitism which is happening, not only in Europe.” As a Founding Member of the Legacy Society, your values will be transmitted to your community and to your family. As a thank you, you will receive a beautifully designed lapel pin, special recognition and invitations to exclusive Legacy Society events. You also will be listed and thanked on our website and in our publications. A
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Two new exhibits, one at the entrance of the Holocaust Memorial Center and one near the end of the tour, are creating quite a buzz among museum visitors.
Poignant and haunting, The Last Kaddish was created by renowned local artists Tony Roko and Bowen Kline. It was donated by Lori and Steven Weisberg, in memory of Lori’s father Joseph Schwartz, as well as her grandparents Jacob and Frymet Schwartz and their nine children.
“Just like the man depicted in the painting, my father was the only one left alive to say Kaddish (the traditional Jewish mourner’s prayer) for his family,” said Lori, a docent at the Holocaust Memorial Center. “The painting reminds us that in the face of unimaginable horror, people tried with all their might to steadfastly maintain their religion. So while this magnificent piece of art depicts one moment during this dark chapter of history, it is also reflective of countless other times where despite everything, Jews did the best they could to keep their faith and tradition.”Many of the Holocaust Memorial Center’s exhibits utilize multimedia content such as sound and video to convey the tragedy and lessons of the Holocaust. One of our most popular videos, especially with school groups, is about responsibility. It helps visitors answer the question, “What can I do to prevent a future genocide?” It touches upon our responsibility to make the world a better place, to make ethical decisions in a moral atmosphere and to be involved with the world around us.
To contextualize this, we have installed an important new exhibit about contemporary genocides to the area surrounding the video. Visitors can see that genocide continues today and that action is still needed. Inspiring our visitors to act is the aim of Nelson and Susan Hersh and their children Michelle, Jessica, and Rebecca, whose generosity made this new exhibit possible. The Hersh and Weisberg families hope their gifts will set an example for the community of activism and philanthropy. A
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The Last Kaddish, with donor Lori Weisberg and artists (l) Tony Roko and (r) Bowen Kline
The Genocide Exhibit, with donors Sue and Nick Hersh
Sonja and Bob Kass are among the Founding Members of the Legacy Society
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Educate and Inspire
An Invitation to Join
Our Legacy SocietyYou are invited to join Sonja and Robert Kass, Sylvia and Hans
Weinmann, and other friends of the Holocaust Memorial Center as Founding Members of our new Legacy Society. The Legacy Society celebrates and honors people who have made plans to include us in their estates – whether by will, trust, insurance, or charitable gift annuity. Bob Kass of Huntington Woods explains why he and Sonja decided to make the Holocaust Memorial Center part of their philanthropic legacy:“Sonja is the daughter of Dutch Holocaust survivors. Her mother survived but lost her parents, siblings, and 118 relatives. Her father wouldn’t even talk about it. It occurred to us that as time passes – probably in the next 20 years or so – the survivors will be gone, as will their children. If we don’t do something to perpetuate teaching about the Holocaust, then it will likely be forgotten. We can’t let that
New Exhibits
happen. That’s why we feel it is so critical to support the Holocaust Memorial Center, so that its important work can continue in perpetuity.”Hans Weinmann of West Bloomfield narrowly escaped during the Holocaust when his parents sent him from Austria to England on the Kindertransport. He and his wife Sylvia have included the Holocaust Memorial Center in their will, because as Hans says, “it is vital that the events
of the Holocaust continue to be brought to the attention of the public, to discourage any repetition of the Holocaust, especially in view of the rising antisemitism which is happening, not only in Europe.” As a Founding Member of the Legacy Society, your values will be transmitted to your community and to your family. As a thank you, you will receive a beautifully designed lapel pin, special recognition and invitations to exclusive Legacy Society events. You also will be listed and thanked on our website and in our publications. A
Educating the Next GenerationYour Generosity at Work
Each year, nearly 50,000 students visit the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus. Their
token admission fees do not cover the cost of operating the Center. Your gifts are what make their visits possible. Thank you!The geographic diversity of our visitors is astounding! During the 2013-2014 school year, groups visited from these Michigan cities, including some you may not even have known existed:
Thanks to your support, students from all over Michigan are learning why they must fight
prejudice and stand up for the rights of others.
Steve Goldman with our new audio system and donor Janice Billmeyer
from My DeskStephen M. GoldmanE x ecu t i v e D i r ec to r
Adrian • Albion • Allen Park • Alma • Almont • Alpena • Ann Arbor • Auburn Hills • Bad Axe • Bay City • Belleville • Belmont • Berkley • Beverly Hills • Birmingham • Bloomfield Hills • Brighton • Bruce Township • Burton • Caledonia • Canton • Carleton • Caro • Center Line • Chelsea • Chesaning • Chesterfield • Clare • Clarkston • Clawson • Clinton Township • Coldwater • Croswell • Dansville • Davison • Dearborn • Dearborn Heights • Detroit • Dewitt • Dundee • Durand • East Lansing • East Pointe • Eaton Rapids • Erie • Farmington • Farmington Hills • Fenton • Ferndale • Flat Rock • Flint • Flushing • Fowler • Frankenmuth • Fraser • Freeland • Garden City • Genesee • Gibraltar
• Gobles • Goodrich • Grand Blanc • Grand Rapids • Grass Lake • Grosse Pointe Park • Grosse Pointe • Grosse Pointe Farms • Grosse Pointe Woods • Hamtramck • Harper Woods • Hartford • Hartland • Hastings • Hersey • Highland Park • Holland • Holt • Howell • Huntington Woods • Ida • Imlay City • Inkster • Interlochen • Ionia • Ira • Ithaca • Jackson • Kalamazoo • Kimball • Kingston • Lake City • Lake Orion • Lansing • Lapeer • Lincoln Park • Linden • Livonia • Macomb • Manchester • Marine City • Marlette • Mattawan • Memphis • Merrill • Michigan Center • Midland • Milan • Milford • Millington • Monroe • Mount Clemens • Mount Pleasant • Muskegon • Mussey • Napoleon • New Baltimore • New Boston • New Haven • New Lothrop • Newberry • Newport • North Branch • Northfield • Northville • Novi • Oak Park • Okemos • Onaway • Ortonville • Owosso • Oxford • Petersburg • Pinckney • Plymouth • Pontiac
• Port Huron • Portland • Ray • Reading • Redford • Richland • Richmond • Riverview • Rochester • Rochester Hills • Romulus • Roseville • Royal Oak • Saginaw • Saint Clair Shores • Sandusky • Sebewaing • Shelby Township • Shepherd • South Lyon • South Rockwood • Southfield • Southgate • Spring Lake • St. Claire Shores • Sterling Heights • Stevensville • Taylor • Traverse City • Trenton • Troy • Twining • University Center • Utica • Walled Lake • Warren • Washington • Waterford • Watervliet • Wayne • West Bloomfield • Westland • White Lake • Williamston • Wixom • Woodhaven • Wyandotte • Ypsilanti • Zeeland
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We are one of only 11 sites in the United States selected to receive a sapling from the tree outside of Anne Frank’s hiding place that she wrote about in her diary.
The sapling is planted in the garden.
Enhancing Your Museum Experience For a museum to stay relevant, it must
keep up with the latest technology. This year, we have upgraded our technology to improve our visitors’ comfort and experience.
Thanks to the generosity of our docent Janice Billmeyer and her husband Christopher, we have implemented a new audio tour guide system. Now, even when we have 200 schoolchildren on simultaneous tours, each student can hear every word spoken by the docent. We can accommodate up to seven tours, each with up to 30 participants. Our docents are pleased that they can speak in a moderate tone and every visitor can hear clearly without any crosstalk.
Speaking about crosstalk, another of our dedicated and generous docents, Michael Liebowitz, saw interference between groups as a problem with the layout of our galleries, so he made a contribution to install sound-control materials in them.
When they recognized a problem, these two docents made the means available to creatively solve that problem. All future visitors, especially school groups, will benefit from their generosity.
You, too, can help us improve, expand and grow YOUR Holocaust Memorial Center by being part of a solution to make the best experience happen for each and every visitor; just ask us – together we can help perfect the world through education – we will apply your contribution to a problem seeking a solution. A
W E LcO M E N E W D O c E N T S !
Linda LadermanJimm White
West Intermediate School from Mt. Pleasant with Holocaust survivor George Zeff, in the Henrietta and Alvin Weisberg Gallery.
Introducing the Viola and Garry Kappy
Anne Frank Tree Exhibit
RighT: Wayne State University students
from Hillel of Metro Detroit and
ΑΕΦ sorority
RighT: Wyandotte Middle School from Wyandotte, Michigan with
docent Norman Lampi
Above: Summerfield High School from Petersberg, Michigan with docent Joan climie
The Kappy family with the new exhibit: (left to right) Irvin, Barbara, Michelle,
Garry, Viola, Brandon, Isle and Ira Kappy
Dear Holocaust Memorial Center,Thank you for teaching me what went on
during the Holocaust. I learned a lot, such
as that many Christians hid Jewish people
because they thought that what Hitler was
doing was wrong. Like Miep hid Anne Frank and her family. In addition, I learned
about the Jewish religion and all the Jewish
people who won Nobel Prizes. I never knew Albert Einstein was Jewish. Now that
I know what can happen, I will try to make
a difference and accept everyone as they are, no matter what religion or race. I may
be small, but I could start a chain reaction.
All that matters is that everyone is the same
on the inside.
Sincerely,Marianna
Hartland Middle School
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campers (left to right)caitlin Esterline, Megan Bolda, Alex Van Loon, Sam Bokolor and chloe Brasch at Tamarack camps’ camp Maas learn about Anne Frank through our Anne Frank Art Program.
We present the American premiere of the German cantata My Name is Anne Frank, by the student choir of
Berkley High School and accompanied by the full student orchestra of Berkley High School with solos performed by
Hazzan Daniel Gross and cantor Penny Steyer.
Teachers from around the state come to the Holocaust
Memorial center for a training session about our
new Anne Frank curriculum for school groups, funded
by the Jewish Women’s Foundation and the Ravitz
Foundation.
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Thank you to our 2013 Donors!
$100,000+Viola & Garry KappyRavitz FoundationHenrietta & Alvin WeisbergLori & Alan Zekelman
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Farmington Hills filmmaker Dane P. Gussin (right), shown with the Emmy Award he won for his documentary An interview with Stephen goldman, (left) Executive Director of the Holocaust Memorial center.
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Above: Former congressman Barney Frank (center), shown with (Ieft to right)
Steven Quinkert, Thomas Wilczak, Howard Israel and Henry Grix,
gave the closing presentation for our winter exhibit Nazi Persecution
of homosexuals.
LeFT: David and elyse Foltyn, Chairs of our spring member event
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so it was common practice to eat only American prepared food, under American supervision. Once, she disguised herself in the maid’s clothes to go with her to a local beer garden, as Americans were not welcomed in
Germany. On numerous other occasions, she went on excursions all over war-torn Europe.
Ms. Tryon worked diligently during the day in the half blown up court house in Nuremberg and then she typed her notes at night, often until 2 a.m. She told her
children she took notes when Hermann Goering and the other defendants spoke.
She called the defendants “arrogant” and “lacking humanity” and she felt that they thought they had “done nothing wrong.” She saw trainloads of incriminating evidence brought to the courthouse that did not allow the defendants to deny the allegations made against them because they, themselves, had signed the documents and orders. Even though she did not like to talk about her experiences in Nuremberg, she requested that her children “make sure that people know that this really happened.”
Her son, John Bond, says of her time when she returned to Michigan, “Most people in their community had no idea of what she had seen or where she had been. She was ‘just a housewife’ raising four children in Clio.” A
Above: Board member Edward Malinowski (Ieft) with his
daughter Susan Malinowski and her husband Gary Shapiro at the
opening event for our summer exhibit The holocaust Portfolio
Harris and Phoebe Mainster (Ieft) and Susan and Dina Brodsky (below, left to right) at the The
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A Michigan Eyewitness to the Nuremberg TrialsOne of our most exciting recent acquisitions is
the papers of Ruth Tryon, secretary to Chief Justice Robert H. Jackson and a court reporter at the International Military Tribunal trials in Nuremberg at which leading Nazis were indicted on charges of crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Ms. Tryon, whose children generously donated her photos, documents and personal notes to us, lived in Clio, Michigan. Her papers give us an inside look at the IMT from the viewpoint of a participant in the most important trials of the 20th Century.In the mid-1940s, fun-loving Ruth Tryon became bored with her work at A C Spark Plug and decided to apply for overseas service. She had no legal experience but said that she did. She passed the test, and was shipped to Nuremberg, where she was housed with 23 other women and had the services of a maid. She ate in a mess hall, escorted by a guard for security purposes. U.S. civilians were always worried that they would be poisoned,
DO YOU HAVE OBJEcTS OF HISTORIcAL
INTEREST?
Photos, documents, religious objects,
household items from the “old country?” They can be used as educational tools!
Call 248.553.2834
ToP: Sadie Ruth Tryon FAR LeFT: Detail from an article about the Nuremberg Trials from Tryon’s collection. NeAR LeFT: The English translation of Adolf Hitler’s “My Private Will and Testament” was typed by Ruth Tryon.
Kindertransport: How Good People can Make a Difference In 1939, in the nine months leading up to World War II, 10,000
children were sent from Germany and Nazi-occupied countries to safety in England in a rescue effort that came to be known as the Kindertransport. These children, who stayed with foster families and in other accommodations during the war, were often the only member of their families to survive the Holocaust. At the Holocaust Memorial Center, we memorialize this story of the best and worst of humanity by displaying the Kindertransport Association’s memory quilts on permanent exhibit. Three large quilts and two smaller
ones contain a total of 65 squares, each created by a Kindertransport participant. Our visitors can push buttons adjacent to the quilts to hear what each square represents.
In Czechoslovakia, 669 children were rescued by Sir Nicholas Winton, who single-handedly raised the money to aid these displaced young girls and boys. About 6,000 people in the world today owe their lives to him. Sir Nicholas, who recently turned 105 years old,
is a true hero of our times. We are very proud to tell this important story. A
Join us at the Holocaust Memorial Center on Wednesday, August 27 at 7 p.m. for an inspiring program about how one man can make a difference, presented by Sir Nicholas’ son Nick Winton.
Above: Hershel and Dorothy Sandberg, at our Great Michigan Read event
featuring author Steve Luxemberg
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Above: (left to right) Rabbi Joseph Krakoff, Sandy and Alan Schwartz, Karen Davidson, Lori Weisberg and board member Steven Weisberg on Yom HaShoah
RighT: (left to right) Board member Alan Zekelman and Lori Zekelman with
29th Anniversary Dinner honorees Joel and
Jackie Smith
LeFT: (left to right) Andrew Martin, Thomas Lugosi, Kaila Baroff, Samantha Burnstein, Dianne Lugosi Baroff, Sydney Burnstein, Susan Lugosi Burnstein, Agnes Lugosi, Mania Salinger, Stewart Baroff, Matthew Burnstein and Hank Greenspan on Yom HaShoah
LeFT: (left to right) Judy Vine, Jason Baumhaft, board member George Vine, Sandy Sirlin, Nicole Baumhaft, David Share, Fryda Fleish, and Esther Fleish Gold on Yom HaShoah
Middle school students from corpus christi catholic School in Holland were so inspired by our Kindertransport memory quilts that they made a memory quilt for their school.
Holocaust Memorial center docent and Kindertransport participant Edith Maniker recently met Prince charles at a luncheon at St. James Palace commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Kindertransport.
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Save the Date Governance committeeGary Karp PresidentSteven D. Grant* ChairmanLarry Kraft Vice PresidentAdam Grant SecretaryAlan Zekelman* TreasurerLeo EisenbergGeorge VineSteven R. WeisbergArthur J. Weiss
Board of DirectorsMolly ChernowStuart FalkAlexander KarpShari Ferber KaufmanSue KaufmanBruce KridlerArie LeibovitzEdward MalinowskiAbraham PasternakDavid SilbertCharles SilowRussell SteinmanBubba UrdanAbram WebermanStephen M. Goldman Executive Director
Guy Stern Director, Harry and Wanda Zekelman International Institute of the RighteousCheryl Guyer Director of Development
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Celebrate our 30th anniversary at an elegant evening featuring a strolling buffet and an empowering presentation. Your
generosity will enable us to teach 85,000 people this year to stand up to hatred and genocide. For tickets and ads, visit our website or call Jackie Yashinsky at 248.536.9605.
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Guest speaker Alan Dershowitz
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Light is My VoiceImages, Legends, and Abstractions
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2:00 p.m. Members-Only Preview Tour of the Exhibit with Todd Weinstein
3:00 p.m. Artist Talk and Presentation
Todd Weinstein’s moving photography explores themes including the reemergence of Jewish life in modern day Germany, the prophets of the Bible, and the legend of the 36 Righteous Ones whose merit keeps the world from destruction in times of peril. FOR MORE INFORMATION, cONTAcT: Lawrence Willim at 248.536.9604 or [email protected]
Major support is provided by Kay Yafee and Denny Brown and by Marika Partridge and Larry Ravitz with additional generous support provided by Pamela and Kenneth Bloom, Rozanne and Bernard Friedman, Dorothy and Hershel Sandberg, and Susan Malinowski and Gary Shapiro. Generous in-kind support is provided by Nancy and Anthony Morris, Visibleworks Design and Walter P. Sauer.
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