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Impactful Exhibits
Eternal Flame & Memorial Wall
Eternal Flame & Memorial Wall In Jewish practice, a twenty-four-hour candle is lit on the anniversary of the death of a parent or child. For many, there is no known…
The Boxcar
The Henrietta and Alvin Weisberg Gallery tells the horrors of deportation by rail to the ghettos, death camps, and concentration camps of Europe. The centerpiece is a Holocaust-era boxcar, much…
Anne Frank Tree & Garden
In 2009, The Zekelman Holocaust Center was selected as one of only eleven sites in the United States to receive a sapling from the tree that grew outside Anne Frank’s…
Portraits of Honor
Portraits of Honor: Our Michigan Holocaust Survivors Portraits of Honor was developed in 1999 by Dr. Charles Silow, the son of Holocaust survivors, and the Program for Holocaust Survivors and…
Genocide in the East
Featured in The New York Times, the Genocide in the East Gallery includes the latest historical research on mass shootings in Eastern Europe, known today as the “Holocaust by Bullets.”…
Heroism & the Hidden
The Heroism & the Hidden Gallery offers a distinct learning environment with multimedia case studies on hidden children and stirring stories of brave righteousness and personal sacrifice. Since most non-Jewish…
20th Century European Jewish Life
Pre-war European Jewish life was a thriving cultural tapestry. No matter where Jewish people lived, they built their lives around the universal and timeless fundamentals of work, education, home, religion,…
The November Pogrom & Kindertransport
The November Pogrom & Kindertransport The November Pogrom, also known as Kristallnacht, marked the first, state-sponsored violence against all Jews in German territory. One of the only successful attempts to…
The Camp System
Over its twelve-year existence, Nazi Germany and its allies established more than 44,000 camps and other types of prisons. These included concentration camps, forced labor camps, transit camps, ghettos, and…
Responsibility & Action
Responsibility & Action The history of the Holocaust forces us to grapple with our responsibility to fight against injustice and inhumanity anywhere. When antisemitism and other forms of hate arise,…
Local Survivor Stories
Barbara Cohen
Barbara (Schechter) Cohen was born in Bukaczowce, Poland (now part of Ukraine) in 1941. When Barbara was a baby, she and her parents were sent to live in a ghetto.…
George Erdstein
George Erdstein was born in Vienna, Austria in 1938 a few months after the Anschluss, the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany. At the time, his parents questioned if and…
Sophie Klisman
Sophie Teich Klisman was born in Lodz, Poland in 1929. After the Nazis invaded Poland, Sophie and her family were sent to live in the ghetto, where her parents and…
Hear first-hand experiences at Survivor Talk Sundays
Join us on Sundays at 12:00 PM to listen to personal accounts from Holocaust survivors who rebuilt their lives in Michigan.
Engaging Events
Friday Public Tours
Join us at The HC every Friday afternoon for a public tour of our new exhibit. Guided tours are led by knowledgeable docents who can provide additional details on artifacts,…
Kappy Family Art & Writing Competition Awards Ceremony
Join us at The Zekelman Holocaust Center for the Kappy Family Art & Writing Competition awards ceremony, a special day celebrating the creativity and courage of student participants from across…
Special Next Generation Speaker: Dr. Charles Silow, Child of Survivors
The HC proudly hosts a Next Generation Speaker program, inviting descendants of Holocaust survivors to tell the personal stories of their families during the Holocaust. This speaker program also shines…
Sunday Public Tours
Join us at The HC every Sunday afternoon for a public tour of our new exhibit following our Survivor Talk Sunday presentation. Guided tours are led by knowledgeable docents who…
Educator Workshops With The City of Adrian & Adrian Schools: Teaching Night by Elie Wiesel
How do we help students understand Night within its historical and human context? This workshop provides background on Jewish life and antisemitism in Eastern Europe and explores instructional strategies for teaching Wiesel’s…
Friday Public Tours
Join us at The HC every Friday afternoon for a public tour of our new exhibit. Guided tours are led by knowledgeable docents who can provide additional details on artifacts,…
Closed for Our Annual Member Thank You Event
The Zekelman Holocaust Center will be closed on Sunday, March 22, to host our annual event to thank members for their continued support. To attend “Vilna: A Resistance Story,” a…
VILNA: A RESISTANCE STORY
Exclusive Free Event for Members “Vilna: A Resistance Story” is a new musical that brings to life the extraordinary true story of Vitka Kempner, a 19-year-old Jewish woman who helped…
Women and the Holocaust: Spotlighting Underrepresented Histories
The Holocaust was not a gender-neutral genocide. Women experienced the Holocaust differently and were targeted specifically as women. Explore women’s particular experiences under Nazi control through the stories of Jewish…
Educator Workshop with the Institute for Curriculum Services: Exploring the History, Traditions, and Beliefs of Judaism
This educator workshop explores Judaism as one of the world’s oldest religions and as a living culture shaped by history, tradition, and resilience. Designed for Michigan educators, the session examines…
Friday Public Tours
Join us at The HC every Friday afternoon for a public tour of our new exhibit. Guided tours are led by knowledgeable docents who can provide additional details on artifacts,…
Special Sunday Talk: Hillary Glaser, Granddaughter of Survivors
The HC proudly hosts a Next Generation Speaker program, inviting descendants of Holocaust survivors to tell the personal stories of their families during the Holocaust. This speaker program also shines…
Sunday Public Tours
Join us at The HC every Sunday afternoon for a public tour of our new exhibit following our Survivor Talk Sunday presentation. Guided tours are led by knowledgeable docents who…
Friday Public Tours
Join us at The HC every Friday afternoon for a public tour of our new exhibit. Guided tours are led by knowledgeable docents who can provide additional details on artifacts,…
Sunday Public Tours
Join us at The HC every Sunday afternoon for a public tour of our new exhibit following our Survivor Talk Sunday presentation. Guided tours are led by knowledgeable docents who…
Friday Public Tours
Join us at The HC every Friday afternoon for a public tour of our new exhibit. Guided tours are led by knowledgeable docents who can provide additional details on artifacts,…
Sunday Public Tours
Join us at The HC every Sunday afternoon for a public tour of our new exhibit following our Survivor Talk Sunday presentation. Guided tours are led by knowledgeable docents who…
Unto Every Person There is a Name
The HC is proud to offer free admission on Tuesday, April 14, in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, known as Yom HaShoah. Each year, community leaders and friends of The…
Special Survivor Talk with Barbara Cohen for Holocaust Remembrance Day
Every survivor’s story is unique and provides a special, first-hand account of life before, during, and after the Holocaust. Hearing from local Michigan survivors helps us see all the victims…
Educator Workshop with the Institute for Curriculum Services: Jewish Immigration, Restriction, and Resettlement
This educator workshop examines Jewish immigration to the United States from 1880 through the post–World War II era within the broader context of American immigration history. Participants analyze primary sources…
Educator Workshops With The City of Adrian & Adrian Schools: Children and the Holocaust
This session explores the experiences of children during the Holocaust and offers guidance on how to teach this topic sensitively and responsibly. Educators will examine age-appropriate materials and strategies that…
Spreading Hate: Propaganda and the Holocaust
Many people chose to support the Nazi regime during the Holocaust, and propaganda played a significant role in their thinking. Propaganda is false or biased information used to mold the…
