Community Events
Irene Miller: My Story of Survival
Oakland University 312 Meadow Brook Rd, Auburn Hills, MIIrene Miller, Holocaust survivor and one of The HC's cherished Survivor Talk Sunday Speakers, will discuss her journey of survival. Irene's journey included sleeping during the winter under an open sky, being a prisoner in a Siberian labor camp, foraging in Uzbekistan, and living on boiled grass before malaria set in. It is a story…
Unlocking the Archives: Hungarian Holocaust-Era Property and Cultural Restitution
The World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) and The Zekelman Holocaust Center would like to invite you to a special webinar announcing the launch of a new digital archive showcasing 180 microfilm reels detailing the persecution, looting, and deportation of Jews during the Holocaust in Hungary. This vast and newly accessible resource sheds light on stolen…
Sparks of Glory: A Tribute to Composer Paul Schoenfeld
This event is off-site and will take place at Oakland University's Varner Recital Hall located at 371 Varner Drive, Rochester, Michigan. Hear composer Paul Schoenfeld’s tribute to courageous Holocaust defiance, based on four true stories and their accounts of the heroic deeds of people too modest to recognize their own heroism. The piece is written…
A Blessing, Not a Burden: Combating Hate After the Holocaust
This is an off-site event and will take place in Banquet Room B at Oakland University's Oakland Center. A reception with light refreshments will begin at 6:15 PM followed by the program with Alex Kor and Graham Honaker at 7:00 PM. In 1941, Alex Kor’s father, Mickey, was sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp. Mickey…