Holocaust Memorial Center



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Leslie Pardo/Glenn OswaldMarx Layne & Company248-855-6777Holocaust Memorial Center Observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day with January 27 ProgramsFarmington Hills, Mich. – Dec. XX, 2018 – The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus will host programs to comemmorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, January 27, including a presentation by a Holocaust survivor; a docent-led tour of the museum; and the screening of new documentary film about the Warsaw Ghetto, Who Will Write Our History.The mission of the Holocaust Memorial Center has remained the same since its founding more than 30 years ago: to engage, educate and empower people of all backgrounds through teaching about the senseless murder of millions during the Holocaust.“The most important lesson we teach is that history is made through a series of choices and that every choice has a consequence. Choices by individuals have power,” said Holocaust Memorial Center CEO Rabbi Eli Mayerfeld. “We are proud to be part of the global screening of Who Will Write Our History, a new documentary about courageous resistance fighters in the Warsaw Ghetto who used the power of pen and paper to tell their harrowing story.”Holocaust Survivor PresentationAt 12:15 p.m., Paula Marks-Bolton, a Holocaust survivor from Ozarkow, Poland, will share her memories and experiences during a 45-minute presentation. The program is free with museum admission or membership.“We are honored to have local Holocaust survivors who share their personal story with visitors at our museum. Hearing the testimony of a survivor provides a special kind of understanding of the Holocaust,” said Mayerfeld.Docent-Led TourAt 1:30 p.m., there will be a one-hour docent-led tour of the HMC's 20,000 square foot core exhibit spaces. Visitors are encouraged to ask questions. Tours are recommended for children ages 12+. The tour is free with museum admission or membership.The Holocaust Memorial Center permanent exhibit includes artifacts such as an authentic WWII-era boxcar, text panels, photos, video testimonies, films, paintings and sculptures. On the campus is a tree grown from a sapling of the tree located outside Anne Frank’s hiding place window that is described in her diary. Screening of Documentary Film, Who Will Write Our HistoryThe Holocaust Memorial Center will host a screening of new documentary film Who Will Write Our History at 3:15 p.m. The event is part of a global screening of the documentary that includes a growing list of locations throughout the United States as well venues in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Israel, Poland, South Africa and the United Kingdom.Who Will Write Our History is a documentary that takes place in November 1940, days after the Nazis sealed 450,000 Jews inside the Warsaw Ghetto. Led by historian Emanuel Ringelblum and known by the code name Oyneg Shabes, a clandestine group of journalists, scholars, and community leaders in the Warsaw Ghetto vowed to defeat Nazi lies and propaganda, not with guns or fists, but with pen and paper. The Oyneg Shabes members detailed life in the Ghetto from the Jewish perspective, which resulted in a diaries, essays, jokes, poems and songs, as well as documents detailing Nazi atrocities with eyewitness accounts. Who Will Write Our History combines the writings of the Oyneg Shabes archive with new interviews, rarely seen footage and dramatizations that transport the viewer inside the Ghetto and the lives of these courageous resistance fighters. This is the first time their story is told in the documentary written, produced and directed by Roberta Grossman and executive produced by Nancy Spielberg. The film features the voices of three-time Academy Award? nominee Joan Allen and Academy Award? winner Adrien Brody. The screening of Who Will Write Our History is free with museum admission or membership. RSVP for the film to 248-536-9612 or HistoryHMC. Who Will Write Our History is generously supported by the PNC Foundation.For more information, please call 248-553-2400. About the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family CampusThe Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus is a 55,000 square foot museum and Library Archive in Farmington Hills that teaches about the senseless murder of millions and why each of us must respect and stand up for the rights of others if we are to prevent future genocide and hate crimes. The lessons of history are used to create a call to action, teaching visitors through the examples of those who risked their lives to save others, and asking our guests to react to contemporary challenges such as racism and prejudice. Exhibits include artifacts such as an authentic WWII-era boxcar, text panels, photos, video testimonies, films, paintings, sculpture, and a sapling from the tree located outside Anne Frank’s hiding place window that is described in her diary. Public tours are available daily on a walk-in basis at 1:30 pm. These tours, led by a docent, last approximately 1.5 hours.?As often as possible, a Holocaust survivor will speak from 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm daily. Visitors can call in advance to verify that a Holocaust survivor will be speaking. Located on the second floor above the museum, the Library Archive is an important resource for academics, the media and families researching their heritage.?Hours: Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9:30 am to 5 pm (last admission at 4:00 pm), Monday 9:30 am – 8:30 pm (last admission 7:30 pm) and Friday 9:30 am to 3 pm (last admission 2:00 pm). Wheelchair accessible. Free parking. For additional information, visit or call 248-553-2400.### ................
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