HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER
ZEKELMAN FAMILY CAMPUS

28123 Orchard Lake Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3738

Hold the Date
May 23, 2010

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President's Message

As spring
brings brighter
and longer days,
the Holocaust
Memorial Center
is expanding its
message of hope
and tolerance to
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people in all of our
surrounding communities.
The vitality of our committed
membership is an essential element
that enables the Center to touch and
educate over 60,000 middle and high
school students annually, from vari-
ous backgrounds. Each group tours

our exhibits and hears from one of
our devoted survivors -- and their lives
are changed forever. The impact of
their experience is reflected in survey
responses and many comments. With
your support, even more students and
teachers will have the opportunity
to remember the past and secure the
future by embracing the ideals of the
HMC.
So, if you are a member, please
consider renewing early and at a higher
level. If you are not presently a mem-
ber, please join. The testimonials are
evidence of the good that you are help-
ing to create. There are other benefits

to membership such as early notices of
events, special programs for members
and discounts in the Museum Shop.
Day sponsorships by banks, businesses
and insurance agencies, among others,
are another way to enlighten the com-
munity while supporting our common
mission.
As we continue to forge rela-
tionships with schools, universities,
religious institutions and community
organizations, our largest and most
critical asset is you.

GARY KARP
PRESIDENT

STEVEN D. GRANT, M.D.
CHAIRMAN

ALEXANDER KARP

LARRY KRAFT

ABRAHAM PASTERNAK

DAVID SILBERT, D.C.

MICHAEL H. TREBLIN, M.D.

GEORGE VINE

MARTIN S. WATER

ALAN ZEKELMAN

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

LEO EISENBERG

By Alyssa Escobedo

The Holocaust is one of the most
tragic and remembered events of
history. I got the chance to not only
learn more and expand my experience
of this topic, but also interview Mary
Blair, a teacher of English and History
at Andover High School. I had the
chance to sit down with her, get inside
her head, and learn more about teach-
ing the Holocaust.
Q: How did you decide to teach
about the Holocaust?
A: Well, I was actually asked to do
it. I feel like it's a different class because
it helps kids become better people.
Q: Were you always interested in
history?
k No, I never had an interest until
college when I had really good profes-
sors.
Q: What inspires you about history
and the Holocaust?
A: Well, history is the study of
human behavior, and watching people

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Teacher Profile

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STEPHEN M. GOLDMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Spring 2010

evolve and change is fascinating. I
think it's important to know and un-
derstand how we got here.
Q: Have you ever visited Germany?
k Yes, Berlin. I visited the Jewish
museum and the German memorial.
Also I went to Anne Frank's house and
the Topography of Terror, which is the
ruin of the SS headquarters.
Q: How long have you been teach-
ing history and how long have you been
teaching Holocaust?
A: 7 years and 1 year, respectively.
Q: What are some of your favorite
memories about teaching this class?
A: There are three things that really
get to me. One is when students are
really inquisitive. Second, when we go
to the Holocaust Memorial Center and
listen to a Survivor. Finally, when the
students come up and thank me at the
end of the year for teaching them.
Q: Have you had any special guest
speakers visit your class?
A: Yes, We've had a few. One was
a professor from the University of

Michigan. Also, we've had a Holocaust
Survivor and a photographic artist
named Monnie Must, who inter-
viewed and photographed Holocaust
Survivors, come in.
Q: Have you visited the National
Holocaust Memorial?
A: No! I have not been yet, but I
would love to go see it.
Q: What advice can you give to a
student like myself, who is interested in
the Holocaust and teaching?
A: You just really need to read
books, study movies, and websites
about the Holocaust. Also, shadow a
teacher, be inquisitive, and even visit
with survivors.
Q: Is there any other information
that you would like to share with me?
A: I just want to stress how impor-
tant this class is and I'm really happy
this article is being written so it brings
more awareness and more support for
this class.

STUART FALK, D.D.S.

ADAM GRANT, ESQ.

JOEL E. JACOB

ARIE LEIBOVITZ

EDWARD MALINOWSKI, M.D.

JUDITH MILLER

ALIZA NIVY

SAM SHAMIE

JACK SHENKMAN

GARY SHIFFMAN

RUSSELL STEINMAN, M.D.

ERIC TODD, M.D.

ARTHUR J. WEISS, ESQ.

Newsletter Coordinator:

Rebecca Swindler

Contributors:

Alyssa Escobedo
Stephen M. Goldman
Gary Karp
David M. Moss
Guy Stern
Feiga Weiss

Design & Photography:

Joshua Nowicki