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caust], we did nothing. People always
said things would get worse if we made
waves."
Now, she and her husband, Leonard,
have done something.
"We were approached by the Fred
Meijer people to see if we could help
the gardens along," recalls Dora. It was
a friend of Dora's who suggested the
Orchid Wall. They had the opportunity
to name the wall after them. "But I
said, 'no,' recalls Dora. "There's no
Holocaust memorial really in Grand
Rapids. I was inspired by the Anne
Frank story. It was very meaningful to
me and when I was a teacher I used to
want to impress my students and help
them understand it." So Dora and
Leonard, a former psychiatrist ("the first
Jewish one in Grand Rapids," Dora
says), dedicated the wall to Anne.
The Anne Frank story affected Dora
so much that she once took her stu-
dents to an attic above a shop and let
them stay in it during a busy day. "I
wanted to dramatize the story so we
took our seventh graders up there. It
made a lasting impression on several of
the children. In fact one of the little
girls tracked down Mr. Frank, in Israel I
believe. And they corresponded."
Dora believes that the Orchid Wall
has a perfect home. "We [the Jewish
population] are so small in Grand
Rapids." Furthermore, Dora notes that
there are many Holocaust memorials
around the country but the majority of
people who visit them are Jews. On the (J:\
other hand, people of many religions
will see the stunning Orchid Wall.
Barbara Kravitz, director of commu-
nications for the Grand Rapids Con-
vention and Tourism Bureau lives near
the museum and says the memorial
evokes bittersweet memories for
tourists.
'Almost 300,000 visitors a year are
awestruck by the plaque," she says.
"People who see it recall Anne Frank
and how she saw the beauty in the
world in spite of her circumstances,"
Kravitz adds. "It evokes sadness over the
millions of children who perished and
were deprived of the opportunity to
experience the wonders of nature."
Adds Dora, "It does something for
the world, the community, to memo-
rialize Anne Frank in this beautiful
way."
Editor's note: While traveling in Grand
Rapids, be sure to stop at the Temple
Emanuel, Michigan's second-oldest syna-
gogue. There is a display of photographs
with information on the Dutch residents
of Grand Rapids who saved Jews during
the Holocaust. Entitled Rescuers of the
Holocaust, this exhibit was on display
two years ago at Van Andel Museum
Center.
About The Frederik Meijer
Gardens
Hours: Open Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m.
Address: 3411 Bradford N.E., Grand Rapids.
Project cost More than $20 million, funded entirely by private donations.
Features: It has the state's largest tropical conservatory, three indoor theme
gardens, outdoor nature trails and boardwalk, a library, an audio-visual theater,
cafe and two gift shops.
Conservatory high-
lights: Features everything
from bamboo and banana
trees to birds of paradise and
coconut palms.
Sculpture information:
More than 70 bronze sculp:-
tures by world-renowned
artists, including Marshall
Fredericks, Kirk Newman,
Gary Price and others.
Phone: (616) 957-1580
The Frederik Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids
— Megan Swayer attracts children and adults from all over the state.