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after by Jewish Federation social work-
ers. Other survivors in his family chose
to make their home in Israel, and Jubas
periodically travels there.
"I hope I can be helpful to people
interested in the exhibit by talking
about my own experiences',' says Jubas,
who mourns the loss of many relatives.
"I've seen the exhibit, and I think Mr.
Rolat deserves a lot of credit for putting
it together!"
Birnholtz recalled his personal his-
tory during tapes made by Steven
Spielberg's Shoah Foundation. He told
about his family being sent out of
their home and his forced labor, which
included digging ditches for drains and
stomping on snow at the airport so
planes could land.
Dr. Sanford Birnholtz of Sylvan Lake
has been deeply affected by his father's
background.
"We visited Czestochowa after the
taped interviews',' Sanford Birnholtz
says."We saw the exhibit in New Jersey
and were very impressed with how
vibrant the Jewish community had
been. We also were left with a sense
of loss and regret for what happened
when the Nazis took over the city"
Ecumenical Event
Rolat has made the exhibit an ecu-
menical project seen at the Russell
Senate Office Building Rotunda in
Washington, D.C., and Seton Hall
University in South Orange, N.J. He
took New York's Cardinal Edward Egan
to see Czestochowa and the exhibit as it
opened there.
"The people of Czestochowa voted
the exhibit the most important cultural
event of 2004',' Rolat explains. "Shortly
after Cardinal Egan's visit, I received a
check for $10,000 from a Catholic foun-
dation to promote the exhibit. When the
exhibit came to the U.S., they sent me
another $10,000."
During Pope Benedict XVI's visit
to Auschwitz-Birkenau on May 28,
Rolat presented him with a copy of
the exhibition catalogue, The Jews of
Czestochowa. Inside, Rolat inscribed a
fragment of Psalm 133: "Behold, how
good and how pleasant it is for brethren
to dwell together in unity"
The inscription connected directly
with the words of the pope's prede-
cessor, Pope John Paul II, when he
referred to the Jews as his "elder broth-
ers in faith!'
Rolat is especially pleased by two dis-
tinct outcomes of his efforts. First, with
all the visitors coming to the city, the
Jewish cemetery was restored. Second,
the World Society of Czestochowa Jews
and Their Descendents was formed and
will have a meeting in October.
"The exhibit changes with the
venues," Rolat says. "The Holocaust
Memorial Center in Farmington Hills
will be the first United States venue
where everything will be shown. One of
the things that impressed me so much
in Michigan was seeing the buses of
schoolchildren — Jewish, Catholic and
Protestant — coming there every day
"I hope people of all denominations
will see the Czestochowa exhibit. In
my old age, I've become a builder of
bridges, and I think those bridges are
very worthwhile."
"The Jews of Czestochowa"
and "Inspired by Jewish
Culture" will be on view July
16-Aug. 29 at the Holocaust
Memorial Center, 28123
Orchard Lake Road, in
Farmington Hills. Hours are
9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sundays-
Thursdays and 9:30 a.m.-12:30
p.m. Fridays. Admission is free.
(248) 553-2400.