Holocaust
Remembrance Day

Tour and memorial service highlight the

Memorial candles honor those

commemoration at the HMC.

who perished in the Holocaust.

M

ore than 350 people attended the International Holocaust Remembrance
Day Museum Tour and Presentation at the Holocaust Memorial Center
at the Holocaust Memorial Center (HMC) Zekelman Family Campus in
Farmington Hills.
Admission to the HMC was free that day, with donations still being accepted.
Following a museum tour, a short memorial service was held. Survivor Fred
Findling gave a stirring presentation detailing his escape from Germany without

AFRICA
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MURDERED:

FRANCE
83,000
•

MURDERED:

LITHUANIA
MURDERED: 135,000

ALBANIA
200
•

MURDERED

GERMANY
bantDEREDA 160,000

AUSTRIA
65,000
•
GREECE

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MURDER - D.

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ELGIUM
24,387
•

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HOLLAND
106,000
•

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POLAND

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MURDERED:

3,001,000

documents to relatives in Belgium, followed by a succession of orphanages and a
French castle. Through the efforts of Eleanor Roosevelt and the Society of Friends,
his journey concluded in the United States of America.
Participants also viewed the new exhibit of a German boxcar (like those used to
transport Jews to concentration camps) in the Weisberg gallery.
For more information on the Holocaust Memorial Center, call (248) 553-2400 or
visit www.holocaustcenter.org .

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CZECH

MIME

•

HUNGARY
570,000
•
RUMANIA
50,000

MURDERED

DENMARK
LADFREE, 77
•
ITALY
MURDHIM 8,
•
U.S.S.R.
311.1WhItED 1,500,

Docent Martin Sharp presents information during the tour of the museum.

Survivor Fred Findling speaks of his journey out of
Germany during WWII.

Brightening Lives

Aish Girls' Club celebrates Tu b'Shevat

by making centerpieces for JARC clients.

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n Jan. 20, a few days before Tu b'Shevat, Girls' Club of the local Aish
HaTorah hosted Melissa Garrett from JARC, who gave a presentation
about what JARC does in the community to help people with develop-
mental disabilities. Then the girls (grades 5-8) fashioned home centerpieces out
of foam and flowers, which came out beautifully.
More than 10 pieces were donated to clients of JARC. To finish off the night in
the spirit of Tu b'Shevat, the girls created flowers on sticks out of fruit roll-ups
and decorated cookies shaped like flowers. All in all, it was a fun event!

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Admiring their centerpieces: Emily Findling, Sydney Knoll, Melissa Garrett, Shana
Millman, Chana Sobel, Emunah Hershfus, Amelia Gross and Kailey Egrin.

Sydney Knoll and Emily Findling with their fruit roll-up flowers

Melissa Garrett of JARC talks to the girls about the agency's work with people with

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developmental disabilities.

February 7 • 2013