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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 
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