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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