By: Sophie (Tajch) Klisman, Holocaust Survivor – At the age of 88, I attended my mother’s funeral. I know I sound too old to be attending my mother’s funeral, but you see, the Holocaust robbed her of a proper Jewish funeral and me of a proper good bye. In the Jewish tradition, her body should have… Continue Reading My Story – Sophie (Tajch) Klisman
By: Michael Weiss, Holocaust Survivor – My name is Michael Weiss. I am a Holocaust survivor. I was born in November 1924 in Kaszony, a little village in the Carpathian Mountains. My father, Adolf Weisz was born in October 1896 in Ung Baranya near Ungvar. My mother was Hermina Herskovics Weisz. At the time of… Continue Reading My Story – Michael Weiss
By: Aliza Tick, Education Specialist – The Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945. In addition to the murder of approximately 6,000,000 Jews, millions more suffered grievous oppression and death under Nazi tyranny, including persons with disabilities, Poles, Roma and Sinti… Continue Reading 1 in 6,000,000
By: Isaac Vineburg, Digital Media Associate – In the summer of 2020, in the thrall of a pandemic, I got married in a small, socially-distant ceremony held in the front yard of my parents’ home. It was not the wedding my fiancée, Lexie, and I had in mind when we were first engaged, but was… Continue Reading An Heirloom Of Remembrance
By: Anne Donato, Ph.D., Education Specialist – The Holocaust Memorial Center has thousands of beautiful artifacts to share with every visitor, from original letters written to family during the time of the Holocaust to intriguing photographs and personal objects of exceptional significance and affect. The stories they tell make the narrative of the Holocaust come… Continue Reading Our Living Artifact – The Viola and Garry Kappy Anne Frank Tree & Exhibit
By: InterFaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit – Aleena Malik, 15, is a rising sophomore at Troy High School. In the seventh grade, she participated as a Religious Diversity Journeys (RDJ) Ambassador, a program of the InterFaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit. Malik said RDJ opened her eyes and mind about different religions and hopes… Continue Reading Religious Diversity Journeys Lead to the Holocaust Memorial Center
By: Dr. Guy Stern – “If any class or race can be permanently set apart or pushed down below the rest in political and civil rights, so may any other class or race when it shall incur the displeasure of its more powerful associates, and we may say farewell to the principles on which we… Continue Reading Holocaust, Pandemia, and the Struggle for Optimism: Finding “Normal” After a Global Disruption like Coronavirus
By: Leah Lange, Visitor Services Associate – Honored Visitor, I joined the staff at HMC almost two years ago as a front desk visitor receptionist. It has been an amazing journey to work alongside such dedicated and talented people! It has also been an extreme privilege to meet our volunteers, docents and our very special… Continue Reading Thank You, Visitors!
By: Deborah Tyner, Volunteer Docent – After I retired from being an Oakland County Circuit Court judge, I wanted to explore areas of interest to me and devote my energy to community service. Becoming a docent fulfilled both of my goals. Since my years as a U of M student (where I majored in history and obtained… Continue Reading Why I am a Docent: Deborah Tyner
By: HMC Editorial Staff – Marvin Zucker, son of Holocaust survivors, feels it’s his responsibility to fund an organization he believes in to make it stronger. As a loyal donor to the Holocaust Memorial Center, Marvin has done just that. Zucker’s parents, Channa and Nathan Zucker, were forcibly deported from Poland to a Russian… Continue Reading Family Spotlight: Keeping Memories Alive