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T
he Holocaust Memorial
Center in Farmington Hills
will welcome Amos N. Guiora,
University of Utah law professor,
at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 10. His
lecture, “The Crime of Complicity:
The Bystander from the Holocaust
to Today,” will examine the role of
bystanders during the Holocaust and
in contemporary society.
Drawing on lessons from the
Holocaust, such as the death marches
and the German occupation of
Holland and Hungary, and how they
were dependent upon bystander non-
intervention, Guiora will share his
own family’s experiences as well. He
also will bring the issue into current
perspective, citing examples such as
sexual assaults on campuses, along
with other crimes where bystanders
chose to act or not, and the resulting
consequences.
He asserts that a society cannot
rely on morals and compassion alone
in determining responsibility to help
another in danger. Furthermore, he
believes that ultimately it ought to
be a legal issue and the obligation to
intervene must be made a law, with
non-intervention becoming a crime.
“If you are a bystander and witness
a crime, should intervention to that
crime be a legal obligation or is moral
responsibility enough? These are some
of the poignant questions and topics
Professor Guiora will address,” said
Rabbi Eli Mayerfeld, HMC CEO.
“The comparisons to the bystand-
ers of today to those who stood idly by
during the Holocaust are striking. This
will be a thought-provoking, moving
discussion and we are honored to
have Professor Guiora speak here.”
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Guiora is a widely cited expert and
author on the legal aspects of count-
erterrorism and international law.
A native of Israel, he served for 19
years in the Israel Defense Forces as a
lieutenant colonel and held a number
of senior command positions, includ-
ing commander of the IDF School of
Military Law and legal adviser to the
Gaza Strip.
The event is supported by Michelle
and Mitchell Bleznak, Rozie and
Bernie Friedman, Lisa and Robert
Gittleman, Sandra Seligman and
Gilbert Glassberg, Nancy and James
Grosfeld, Sandra and William
Lefkofsky, Michael Liebowitz, Uriel
Barron Manrique, Stewart Shear, Sara
Guyer and Scott Straus, Malke and
Gary Torgow, Anita and Ken Volk, and
Lori and Michael Wayne.
Community partners include
the Sigmund and Sophie Rohlik
Foundation, Jewish Federation
of Greater Ann Arbor, Michigan
Humanities Council (an affiliate of
the National Endowment for the
Humanities) and the PNC Foundation.
A signing for Guiora’s most recent
book, The Crime of Complicity: The
Bystander in the Holocaust, will follow
the presentation, along with a dessert
reception.
Admission is $10 and $5 for mem-
bers and college students. To RSVP,
contact Laura Williams at (248) 536-
9605 or email rsvp@holocaustcenter.
org by Sept. 6. •
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