HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER
ZEKELMAN FAMILY CAMPUS
28123 Orchard Lake Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3738

Hold the Date
August 29, 2010
Synagogues in
Germany: A Virtual
Reconstruction
Exhibit Opening

President's Message

As the New
Year rapidly ap-
proaches, I want
to reflect on
the resilience of
our Holocaust
Memorial Center.
Twenty months
Gary Karp
ago, we lost not
only one of our founding fathers,
but also an extraordinary leader and
fundraiser. Since then, we have hired
a dynamic new Executive Director,
rejuvenated an impassioned Board and
have seen our dedicated volunteers and
staff continue to represent the highest
standards, while improving each and
every facet of the Center.
Maintaining excellence at the
Center is our priority, but it does not
come without cost. Like many other
institutions, we have experienced a rise

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in expenses coupled with a reduction
in donations. Our responsive Board
and Executive Committee are deter-
mined to ensure that the Center con-
tinues to operate at a high level, and
have therefore placed strong focus on
our financial well-being and maintain-
ing that level of excellence.
Although difficult decisions inevi-
tably will have to be made to secure
the viability of the Center, we will
concentrate, amongst other things, on
our upcoming annual dinner to help
minimize any shortfall. Our ultimate
goal is to provide and expand upon the
Center's renowned level of education
and service. To maximize the impact
of our premier fundraising event, we
will be adding components to make it
a truly unique evening.
This year, we will be honoring the
Shaarit Haplaytah ("the Remnant"

survivors of the Holocaust), a group
dedicated to the ideals of Holocaust
preservation and education. The
Shaarit Haplaytah has positively im-
pacted and influenced so many, young
and old, with their individual and col-
lective strength and courage.
We implore you to come and join
the community this year in helping to
honor and preserve the memories of
our relatives and friends who perished
in the Holocaust. It is the responsibil-
ity of each and every one of us to teach
tolerance. The Holocaust Memorial
Center is unyielding in its determina-
tion to educate the public so that the
words Zachor and "Never Again" are
proclamations that serve as a siren call
to all people.

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

ABRAHAM WEBERMAN

ALAN ZEKELMAN

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

LEO EISENBERG

STUART FALK, D.D.S.

ADAM GRANT, ESQ.

JOEL E. JACOB

ARIE LEIBOVITZ

EDWARD MALINOWSKI, M.D.

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JUDITH MILLER

ALIZA NIVY

Many Ways to Make an Impact on the Future

By Miriam Immerman

The Holocaust Memorial Center
Zekelman Family Campus is proud to
present a new program that will help
secure the future of this vitally impor-
tant cultural institution, while offering
the potential of tax advantages for our
friends. "Planned gifts" — gifts made
through wills, trusts, or other estate
plans — can provide flexible giving
opportunities and can be tailored to
fit your particular situation. With the
right tools in place, you may be able
to achieve your philanthropic goals,
protect your loved ones, and realize tax
benefits. The following are but a few
examples of options you may wish to
consider:

•
Bequests: Wills and trusts are
among the most common estate plan-
ning tools. It is important to seek the
advice of an attorney with estate plan-
ning expertise, and it is even better if
the attorney is familiar with charitable
planning strategies. Contact the HMC
for a list of attorneys with charitable
gift planning experience.
•
Life Insurance: Certain types
of life insurance policies can make
excellent gift planning vehicles. You
can donate the proceeds of all or part
of an older policy, or may be able to
purchase a new policy, to benefit the
HMC. The process is simple, and often
quite affordable.
•
Life Income Gifts: This type
of planned gift comes in several forms:

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Charitable gift annuities and charitable
remainder trusts can provide a stream
of income for one or two lives, with
the remainder going to the HMC.
Charitable lead trusts can provide in-
come to the HMC for a term of years,
the remainder to you or a loved one.
We strongly recommend that you
contact your attorney, tax advisor or
other professional to determine the
best way to structure your planning.
For more information about how
planned giving can help the HMC
and benefit you, call Development
Director David Moss at David.Moss@
holocaustcenter.org or 248.553.2400,
ext. 23.

JACK SHENKMAN

GARY SHIFFMAN

RUSSELL STEINMAN, M.D.

ERIC TODD, M.D.

ARTHUR J. WEISS, ESQ.

STEPHEN M. GOLDMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Newsletter Coordinator

Rebecca Swindler

Contributors:

Dr. Smart Falk
Stephen M. Goldman
Lindsay Groth
Miriam Immerman
Gary Karp
David M. Moss
Joshua Nowicki
Guy Stern
Feiga Weiss

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