Sparks of Glory: A Tribute to Composer Paul Schoenfeld
March 18 at 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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Survivor Talk Sundays: Irene Miller
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 of the Holocaust as real people who had–and lost–family, friends, and communities. Please join us on Sundays to listen to a survivor speaker. Irene Miller Irene Miller was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1932. When Germany invaded Poland, Irene’s family tried to flee to the Soviet Union and was stranded…
Survivor Talk Sundays: Rae Nachbar
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 of the Holocaust as real people who had–and lost–family, friends, and communities. Please join us on Sundays to listen to a survivor speaker. Rae Nachbar Rae Wygoda Nachbar was born in 1932 in Pultusk, Poland. Shortly after the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939, Rae and her family went to Bialystok,…
Survivor Talk Sundays: Irene Miller
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 of the Holocaust as real people who had–and lost–family, friends, and communities. Please join us on Sundays to listen to a survivor speaker. Irene Miller Irene Miller was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1932. When Germany invaded Poland, Irene’s family tried to flee to the Soviet Union and was stranded…
Unto Every Person There is a Name
Each year on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, we invite community members and friends of The HC to take part in Unto Every Person There Is a Name. This international memorial project pays tribute to the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust—including one-and-a-half million children—by honoring them as individuals through the public reading of their names. By participating, you help preserve their memory and restore their identity and dignity. If you would like to read names at The Holocaust…
Refuge and Resistance: The Role of Music During the Holocaust:
American flutist Christine Erlander Beard presents a poignant and informative lecture-recital exploring the role of music during the Holocaust. Highlighting flute works by European composers whose lives were tragically cut short by the Nazis, the program reflects on how music became a powerful form of resistance for prisoners. This moving tribute serves as both a memorial to those who perished and a reminder that hate and discrimination have no place in a civilized society. Thank you to our Lead Sponsor:…
Pieces of a Man: A comic one-man show about fatherhood, trauma, and joy
Exclusive Free Event for Members Globetrotting Londoner David is having a midlife crisis. He longs to grow up, but his dad keeps getting in the way. And he’s been dead 20 years. David’s father Marcello was a Libyan-Italian Jew who survived the Nazi concentration camps as a child. Larger-than-life, he lived through business success and failure, casinos and shady deals, an unexplained bomb, and a terrifying accident – hauling his loved ones along on his wild rollercoaster of life. In…
Yom HaShoah Commemoration
Please join us at The Zekelman Holocaust Center for a commemoration featuring stirring readings, music and a candle-lighting ceremony. Rabbi Blair Nosanwisch and Hazzan Daniel Gross of Adat Shalom will lead this year’s candle-lighting and commemoration. Holocaust survivors from our local communities will be joined by their friends, children, and grandchildren to light memorial candles. Poems and musical performances will help express communal grief for the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Following the event, all who wish to…
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, deepen your understanding of the Holocaust, and highlight stories of survivors who rebuilt their lives in Michigan. There is no additional cost to attend a public tour.
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, deepen your understanding of the Holocaust, and highlight stories of survivors who rebuilt their lives in Michigan. There is no additional cost to attend a public tour.
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, deepen your understanding of the Holocaust, and highlight stories of survivors who rebuilt their lives in Michigan. There is no additional cost to attend a public tour.