Upcoming Events

July 4

Museum closed in
celebration of Independence
Day.

July 10

Barsamian: 20 Years-
Searching for the Answer
closes.

July 24

Secret Heroes: The Ritchie
Boys exhibit opens. The
Ritchie Boys, named for
the camp at which they
trained, were a little-known
WWII intelligence unit
comprised primarily of
Jews, mostly refugees from
Nazi Germany. Their
many exploits: infiltration,
interrogation, translation,
dis-information campaigns,
and more, have never before
been the subject of a touring
exhibit such as is being
mounted by the HMC.

August 15-19

Reading the Holocaust: A
Seminar for Teachers, offered
in association with Eastern
Michigan University, will
allow participants to obtain
the three undergraduate
credits, three graduate
credits, or 9 SB-CEUs.
Contact Julie Knutson at
734.487.3152 or jknutson@
emich.edu for details and
registration.

The HMC is participating
in the Hiller's Market Scrip
Program.The Center
will receive a donation
from Hiller's equal to 5%
of every purchase you
make! Hiller's Scrip Cards
can be picked up at the
HMC or mailed to you. For
more information, please
contact Selma. Silverman
at 248.553.2400, ext. 12.

Inspired to Make a Difference

The International Institute of the
Righteous bears a compelling mes-
sage about how critical it is for us to
be responsible, involved citizens. The
stories of the Righteous are an inspir-
ing call to action. Raoul Wallenberg,
Chiune Sugihara, Irena Sendler, Varian
Fry, and others were able to save Jews
from Hitler's Final Solution because
they understood and embraced their
potential to make a difference.
As the Jerusalem Talmud says:
"When someone saves one life, it is
as if that person had saved the whole
world." This inclusive concept is how
we must perceive our ability to make
a difference on an individual level.
While it is noble to set far-reaching
goals, it is more practical and attain-
able for most people to work within
their own community or neighbor-
hood. Volunteering to help a friend

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or family member, helping with school
activities, or random acts of kindness
are a great place to start.
The most discouraging obstacle is
the "someone else will" attitude. Civic
involvement and collaborative gover-
nance are important first steps; being
involved in the development your
community often realizes an authentic
desire to make a meaningful social im-
pact. We need to work toward build-
ing safer, stronger, and better-educated
communities.
To that end we are very happy that
the staff at the Holocaust Memorial
Center is committed to this goal. Just
to mention a few: Rebecca Swindler
is involved in several education and
ecological preservation projects; David
Moss is very active in promoting the
revival of Detroit and supporting local
business and community groups; and

Understanding and Accepting Our Responsibilities

Thank you to everyone who joined
us at the 7th Annual Symposium, co-
sponsored by the Michigan Council
for Social Studies. This year's featured
guest speakers were Tara Michener,
children's book author and diversity
consultant; developmental psycholo-
gist Dr. Elizabeth Barton, Associate
Director of the Center for Peace
and Conflict Studies at Wayne State
University; and Michigan State
University School of Social Work clini-
cal instructor Glenn Stutzky. These
experts delved into the increasingly
relevant topic of bullying. From the
elementary school to the high school
to the workplace, bullying is an ever-
present and often under-acknowledged
issue affecting both children and
adults. Bullying is not a new issue, but
the way in which it has evolved and

Glenn Stutzky

adapted through technology - internet,
mobile phones, digital video cameras,
etc. - have exacerbated not only the
places in which bullying can occur but
also ways in which victims can be hu-
miliated. All of the presenters spoke to
the need for better training to not only
identify bullying, but also to address
the ways in which to appropriately
and proactively lessen its occurrence.
As the HMC's Guy Stern illustrated
through stories of his own experiences
as a child in pre-war Germany, bully-
ing when unaddressed and allowed to
escalate can result in violence in the
most severe nature. The Holocaust
Memorial Center asks everyone to
stand vigilant against hatred and con-
tribute to maintenance of an open, free
society based in ethical conduct and
responsible decision-making.

Tara Michener

The Holocaust Memorial Center would like to
thank the following organizations for their
recent support:

OF MICHIGAN

Joshua Nowicki works with several
community-based groups that address
issues such as diversity, bullying and
racism.
It is essential that we as an organi-
zation, our members and constituents,
make positive contributions to build a
vibrant, diverse, and open society and
teach our children about the impor-
tant impact that they, too, can make as
individuals in our community. They
are the next generation of leaders, and
we must provide them with an oppor-
tunity to be inspired and committed to
the betterment of our world.

Artifacts Needed:

The HMC is searching for
several pre-WWII objects to
expand the HISTORY OF
EUROPEAN JEWRY section
of the museum. We would
appreciate a gift or long-term/
permanent loan of:

Tallit
Tefillin
Tzedakah Box
Ketubah
Shah bat Candlesticks
Dreidle
Challah Cover
Haggadah
Seder Plate

Any gift or loan will be credited
on the object label.

Governance Committee
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.
Aliza Nivy
Jack Shenkman
Gary Shiffman
Russell Steinman, M.D.
Eric Todd, M.D.
Arthur J. Weiss, Esq.

Stephen M. Goldman
Executive Director

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