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political influence it had to try
and rescue as many Jews as
possible from the Nazis and
their collaborators. Through
the new exhibit, we are able
to share the story of how our
community continued to
respond to the needs of refu-
gees — many who ultimately
settled in the Detroit area.
”
This exhibit follows
last year’
s presentation of
“The Holocaust Unfolds,
”
which covered the events
that became known as the
Holocaust or Shoah. It will
be on display Jan. 27-May at
the University of Michigan-
Dearborn, co-sponsored by
the school’
s Voice/Vision
Holocaust Survivor Oral
History Archive under the
direction of Jamie Wraight.
“We are proud to partner
with the Jewish News on
both exhibits,
” says Rabbi
Eli Mayerfeld, CEO of the
Holocaust Memorial Center.
“The second exhibit provides a
deeper understanding of how
the local Jewish community
supported the Jewish diaspora
post-war.
“The HMC believes it is
important to share localized
stories. Articles in the exhibit
show how the local Jewish
community supported refu-
gees and displaced persons
because they understood the
importance of helping those
in need, an important Jewish
value.
”
Content in both exhibits is
taken from the DJN’
s William
Davidson Digital Archive of
Jewish Detroit History, which
contains more than 330,000
pages of content beginning in
1916 and spanning more than
100 consecutive years.
“It is important to show
that in addition to capturing
countless stories about Jewish
Detroiters and their families,
content in the digital archive
tells broader and deeper sto-
ries that have educational and
scholarly merit,
” Horwitz says.
“From our own experiences,
the Jewish community is sen-
sitive to the plight of refugees.
With millions of people across
the globe displaced by vio-
lence and genocidal actions,
this exhibit reminds us not to
turn a blind eye to hatred and
to soberly recognize our col-
lective responsibility to assist
those who have endured it.
”
Arts&Life
One of the main exhibit themes
is that Jewish Detroiters did
their part to help displaced Jews.
— MIKE SMITH
DJN Foundation archivist Mike Smith with
Mark Mulder, HMC exhibits manager, and
Joanne Loney, HMC exhibits assistant
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