32 | MARCH 12 • 2020
O
akland County Sheriff
Michael Bouchard
brought his senior com-
mand staff from the Oakland
County Sheriff’
s Office to visit
the Holocaust Memorial Center
(HMC) in Farmington Hills
March 2.
Bouchard and his senior staff
members have visited the HMC
in the past but decided to coor-
dinate a tour for new staff mem-
bers with HMC CEO Rabbi Eli
Mayerfeld.
“I personally have been to
the HMC numerous times
and have also visited the U.S.
Holocaust Memorial Museum
in Washington, D.C., and Yad
Vashem in Israel,
” Bouchard said.
“I have always found this oppor-
tunity to be impactful. Each time
I walk away with a deeper under-
standing of the Holocaust.
“I wanted to expose some of
the new lieutenants and captains
to this experience,
” Bouchard
said. “I want my senior com-
mand staff to understand the his-
tory of the Holocaust so we can
better prepare ourselves to not let
history repeat itself.
”
The 35 staff members took a
tour of the museum and explored
a special exhibit on the capture
and trial of Adolf Eichmann. The
group also listened to Holocaust
survivor Edith Maniker.
“One of the most penetrating
messages I got from the muse-
um were the images of German
police who not only stood by,
but participated in rounding up
Jewish people,
” Bouchard said.
“So my message to my senior
staff is that we have to always
hold paramount that we are the
line that stands between the evil
and their potential victims.
”
Mayerfeld encourages local law
enforcement to come for tours
and participate in deeper educa-
tion about the Holocaust.
“With the rise of anti-Sem-
itism both internationally and
nationally, but also with the rise
of hate, these are important steps
for law enforcement to take to
learn these lessons,
” Mayerfeld
said. “People must understand
that anyone is capable of doing
horrible things, but we are also
capable of doing amazing things.
It is up to us to make those
choices.
”
Jews in the D
Understanding the
Dangers of Anti-Semitism
Why Sheriff Bouchard brought new
offi
cers to the Holocaust Memorial Center.
CORRIE COLF STAFF WRITER
COURTESY OF LESLIE PARDO
DAVE PARKER VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
LEFT: The Holocaust Memorial Center
.
RIGHT: Sheriff Bouchard with
Rabbi Mayerfeld.
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