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forward with its mission:"
uy Stern has been appointed
interim director of the
Added Treblin, "Assisting Dr. Stern
during the transition period will be
Holocaust Memorial Center
an oversight committee comprised of
Zekelman Family Campus, succeeding
members from our board. The Center's
its founder and former director, Rabbi
professional staff is highly experienced
Charles H. Rosenzveig, who died in
and committed to our mission.
December 2008. Since 2003,
We will be conducting a search
Stern has been the director of
in the future for an individual to
the International Institute of
assume the position of director."
the Righteous at the Center.
Stern emigrated from Germany
The Holocaust Memorial
to the United States as a teen. He
Center Zekelman Family
served in Europe in the Military
Campus, the first free-stand-
Intelligence Service of the U.S.
ing Holocaust museum in
Army, earning the rank of mas-
North America, is located at
Guy Ste rn
ter sergeant and receiving the
28123 Orchard Lake Road
Bronze Star during World War II.
in Farmington Hills. Rabbi Rosenzveig
Stern graduated with a bachelor of
founded the first Holocaust Memorial
arts degree in romance languages from
Center in West Bloomfield in 1984, and
was a powerful force behind the move to Hofstra College, New York, and a master
of arts degree in Germanic studies and
its current location five years ago.
a Ph.D. from Columbia University, New
Stern is a longtime member of the
York. He taught at Denison University in
Center's Academic Advisory Committee.
Ohio and Columbia University in New
He coordinates an annual lecture series
York. He studied as a Fulbrighi Research
on altruism and righteousness. He also
Fellow at the University of Munich in
is professor emeritus of German at
Germany.
Wayne State University, Detroit. Stern
"Rabbi Rosenzveig was a remarkable
has been at WSU since 1978, first as a
and dynamic individual whose vision,
provost and senior vice president, then
distinguished professor. A noted scholar, scholarship and longtime leadership
dramatically impacted the world of
Stern has published numerous articles
Holocaust awareness and education
and received several awards.
locally, nationally and internationally,"
"We are honored that Dr. Stern has
noted Treblin. "He was dedicated to
agreed to serve as interim director," said
commemorating a singular and horrific
Michael Treblin, current board president.
"Dr. Stern has been the director of one of period for the Jewish people, as well as
the great courage, strength and righ-
the Center's divisions, the International
teousness that occurred. His legacy will
Institute of the Righteous, and has
impressed us all with his degree of
live on."
knowledge and his leadership style. With
him at the helm, the Holocaust Memorial For information on the Holocaust
Center Zekelman Family Campus will
Memorial Center, visit www.holocaust-
center.org, or call (248) 553-2400.
continue to be a viable entity and move
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