The Holocaust Memorial Center is CLOSED for museum and library visitors in observance of Rosh Hashanah from 3:00 pm on Wednesday, September 20 (last admission is 2:00 pm) through Saturday, September 23.
Normal hours will resume Sunday, September 24.
Important Announcement
Beginning in October, 2017, public tours will be available daily on a walk-in basis at 1:30 pm. These tours, led by a docent, last approximately 1.5 hours. As often as possible, a Holocaust survivor will speak from 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm daily.
Standard museum admission rates apply.
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 in an ad in the Detroit Jewish News. For additional information, please call 248.536.9601 or email dinner@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
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