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“It was not an ongoing con-
versation” between her and 
her husband. “No, no, we tried 
to build a life in this country, 
tried to get Americanized and 
tried to build a good life for 
our two children,” referring 
to her daughter Lori Klisman 
Ellis, 62, and son Mark 
Klisman, 64, both of West 
Bloomfield, who were standing 
by her side at the HMC exhibit.

TOGETHER AT HMC
I met Sophie at the HMC last 
month, along with Lori, Mark, 
their spouses, Jeff and Anne, 
and WWII veteran Doug 
Harvey of Sterling Heights 
and some of his family mem-
bers. Lori has authored a book 
Mark Mulder, manager of curatorial affairs at 
the HMC, leads the group through the exhibit. 

Sophie Tajch Klisman 
and her daughter Lori 
Klisman Ellis

