New Holocaust
scholarship for th_
rulyt genprAti
Holocaust survivors and former forced and slave
"The records aren't going to change the broad
laborers and their families were able to request
outlines of what we know about the Nazi Holocaust,
records—and only indirectly—through the Red
but they change what we know particularly about
Cross. An international workshop, sponsored by
the human experiences of those who were in the
Kenneth Waltzer, director of
the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the
concentration camps," says Waltzer. In conjunction
MSU's Jewish Studies Program,
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, provided
with video testimonies by survivors, the records
shared new Holocaust
Waltzer and his international colleagues the
help to provide a more complete picture and offer
scholarship for the next
opportunity to assist the ITS in its transformation
new possibilities for valuable new scholarship on
generation at the Holocaust
from a tracing service to an organization that
specific groups and everyday life in the camps. 0
Memorial Center in Farmington Hills in April.
provides information important to contemporary
Learn more at special.news.msu.edu/holocaust.
scholarly research.
Waltzer spoke about research findings that are the
basis of his upcoming book, The Rescue of Children
The archive includes an abundance of records
and Youths at Buchenwald, at an event sponsored
about the Nazi concentration camps, transport
by the MSU Alumni Association, the College of
records, forced and slave labor records, and
Arts and Letters, and the Jewish Studies Program.
postwar displaced persons and migration records.
In order to maximize the potential uses of these
He also discussed the importance of evaluating
and passing on scholarship that accurately
expands or enriches the understanding of history.
helped appraise the value of the records to
scholars and offered ITS suggestions about how
to better support new scholarship.
Waltzer recently led a chorus of critics who
disputed the legitimacy of the memoir Angel at
The records in the archive—especially transport
the Fence, a highly publicized, and now debunked,
lists, prisoner personal cards, and block and
Holocaust love story.
transfer records—also provide details that are
essential to Waltzer's book, which tells true stories
In summer 2008, Waltzer was among a select group
of scholars from around the world who were
invited to Germany to examine the archive of Nazi
records kept by the Red Cross's International
Tracing Service (ITS). Until that time, only
of the everyday existence of more than 1,000
children and youths at Buchenwald and how they
were helped to endure by the protection and
support of the German Communist-led camp
underground and allied Polish-Jewish elements.
U ni t ed S t at es H ol ocau st M e mori al M use u m court es y of YIVO
A respected authority on Holocaust history,
valuable resources, Waltzer and his colleagues
Expanding medical education in Southeast Mich'
The expansion of Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine
The College of Osteopathic Medicine ranks consistently in the top 5 percent of
in Southeast Michigan will address the projected shortage of physicians both
all medical schools nationally for its primary care education. More than 2,000
statewide and nationally and will broaden access to osteopathic education in
volunteer physician faculty members educate osteopathic students and
the most populous part of Michigan.
residents in 27 Michigan hospitals, 15 of which are in Wayne, Oakland, and
Renovations at the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) are nearly complete, and
Macomb counties.
construction is under way on a new building at the Macomb University Center
Sophisticated distance-learning technology and computer-assisted instruction
in Clinton Township.
will provide all 300 entering class students at the college's three sites nearly
As MSU expands the osteopathic college and the College of Human Medicine
to new areas of the state, it is increasing enrollment, and by 2010, MSU will be
among the largest universities in the United States in terms of medical school
enrollment. In June, the osteopathic college's entering class will grow by 100
students when 50 students join each of the new sites.
"Having such a strong presence in Southeast Michigan has many benefits," says
William D. Strampel, dean of the osteopathic college. "At Macomb, we will be
located at an innovative, state-of-the-art educational institution situated among
identical educational experiences. In January, Strampel, MSU Trustee Faylene
Owen, and Macomb Community College Board Chairperson Nancy Falcone
took part in a presentation showcasing the technology.
"We're delighted with the creativity, innovation, and responsiveness of the
Detroit Medical Center and Macomb University Center and happy to be affiliated
with such pace-setting institutions," Owen says. "In addition, we have greatly
appreciated the support of Southeast Michigan leadership—in government,
medicine, education, labor, and business—for these expansion sites."
a high concentration of osteopathic physicians and partner hospitals. At the
In addition to its record of excellence in primary care, the college also has a
DMC, we will be teaching our students in an outstanding medical environment
long-standing tradition of retaining its alumni in Michigan, with more than
that will help them to appreciate the needs of an urban population."
two-thirds of graduates remaining in the state to practice medicine. 0