HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER CONDEMNS HATRED IN CHARLOTTESVILLE
The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus condemns the heinous behavior of white supremacists, antisemites, and racists in Charlottesville. Like millions of others throughout the country and world, we are sickened by the events that unfolded. Our thoughts and prayers go to the grieving families of Heather Heyer, Lieutenant H. Jay Cullen, and Trooper Berke M. M. Bates, as well as those injured as the result of the violence that took place.
For more than 30 years, our mission has been teaching people of all backgrounds about the importance of standing up and speaking out against hateful words and acts. We must work together to ensure all people are safe from prejudiced rhetoric and actions.
The Crime of Complicity
Sunday, September 10th at 2:30 p.m.
Join Our 33rd Anniversary Dinner on November 5!
Join us in celebration of our 33rd anniversary at 5:30 pm on Sunday, November 5 at Congregation Shaarey Zedek (map) for an elegant evening honoring Susan and Nelson Hersh. The evening will feature a strolling buffet and an inspiring presentation by national and international award-winning journalist and former NBC News Network anchor Ann Curry!
Click here to download the form for buying dinner tickets, placing an ad or making a gift. Names of all supporters of $720+ will be listed on the dinner invitation (deadline August 17). For additional information, please call Ruth Stern at 248.536.9601 or email her at ruth.stern@holocaustcenter.org.
Stitching History
from the Holocaust
On view June 22 through December 29, 2017
Eight beautiful dresses represent the incalculable loss caused by the Holocaust, in this moving exhibit on loan from the Jewish Museum in Milwaukee (JMM). In 1939, Paul Strnad wrote to his cousin Alvin in Milwaukee. Desperate to obtain an affidavit to escape the onslaught of Nazi Germany, Paul sent Alvin sketches of his wife Hedwig’s dress designs. Paul and Hedy hoped that these examples of her work would provide evidence of their financial independence. Despite Alvin’s best efforts, both Hedy and her husband Paul were murdered in the Holocaust. The JMM worked with the Costume Shop of the Milwaukee Repertory Theater to create the dresses from Hedy’s sketches and to put together this exhibit exploring her life and work. Learn more >
Join us for one of the exciting programs featuring the Stitching History from the Holocaust exhibit! You can learn more about these opportunities, admission, and RSVP, here >
Michigan's Holocaust Museum
Illuminating the past. Enlightening the future.
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