SUMMER 2015

ST. LOUIS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & LEARNING CENTER

In this issue:1 A Note From Kent Hirschfelder1 Upcoming Events2 Armenian Genocide2 Save the Date3 An Evening with Ben Fainer3 Yom HaShoah Celebration4 Nazi Propaganda Exhibit 4 Rubin Feldman Memorial Lecture5 Educator’s Workshop5 Genocide Clock6 Reflections on a Visit to HMLC6 Call for Artifacts and Memorabilia

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As I look at my calendar of upcoming events and initiatives of the HMLC, I continue to be amazed at the depth andbreadth of all that we do, and how much we have matured as an organization since the Museum was created in1995. (Don’t forget to mark your calendars for August 20, when we hold our 20th Anniversary Gala at the Ritz-Carlton St. Louis).

There was a time when survivors were hesitant to tell their stories. Now, they are writing books about theirHolocaust experiences and speaking as frequently as they can to students that visit us, in addition to going out toschools in the region to talk in the classroom. And now we are fortunate that many second and third generations ofthese survivors are becoming involved at the Museum to tell their family members’ stories.

I look at the newly installed Genocide Clock, part of the “Change Begins with Me” exhibit, to help studentsunderstand and grasp the painful reality of ongoing genocide around the world. Every nineteen seconds this digitalclock upticks by one to reflect in real time how many people have been the victim of genocide worldwide since1945. The “Change Begins with Me” interactive exhibit which addresses bigotry, intolerance, lack of respect fordiversity, and much more, is now being viewed and used by many of our visitors and is a key component of student tours.

I sometimes follow the docent-led tour when we have a group of police officers who come to see the Museum aspart of their training. Ten years ago, the Anti Defamation League invited us to partner on what is known as the LawEnforcement And Society (LEAS) program and we have toured thousands of police officers from around the region.We have a full schedule of films and lectures, with frequent standing-room-only crowds to see powerful films frominternational sources, and listen to important and informative talks from experts brought in from around the country.

We are in the middle of a partnership with the United States HolocaustMemorial Museum on propaganda, on display at the Missouri HistoryMuseum, and our own exhibit, “Capturing Hearts and Minds: Images ofNazi Propaganda and Disinformation,” derived from our own localarchival collection.

Finally, our staff has been proactively involved in a wide variety ofdiscussions, dialogues and initiatives, some held at the Museum, on race,tolerance and diversity, stemming from the events of last August inFerguson.

Recently, HMLC was honored to have been chosen by FOCUS St. Louisas one of its 2015 recipients of the What’s Right With the Region!award given to organizations that exemplify “the tremendous work theydo in the community”. I think they got it right! We do tremendous work.We have an outstanding professional staff, a dedicated group ofsurvivors, and a real “team” of volunteers.

Thank you for helping us achieve tremendous community-widerecognition and respect and furthering our Mission and Vision goals. I look forward to your continued support.

Sincerely,

Kent HirschfelderChair, Holocaust Museum & Learning Center

A Note From Kent Hirschfelder

Upcoming EventsSandra and Mendel RosenbergSunday Afternoon Film SeriesThe Gray ZoneMay 31, 2015 • 1:00 PMVerbotene KlangeJune 28, 2015 • 1:00 PMTisha B’av Film: Special Film (yet to be decided)Sunday, July 26, 2015 • 2:00 PMHitler’s ChildrenSunday, August 30, 2015 • 1:00 PMX-Men First ClassSeptember, 27, 2015 • 1:00 PM

Other EventsAugust 20, 2015Remember, Honor, Act: Make A DifferenceHMLC’s 20th Anniversary DinnerSeptember 20, 2015Capturing Hearts and Minds: Images of NaziPropaganda and Disinformation Exhibitclosing lectureOctober 18, 2015Marilyn (of blessed memory) and Arthur GaleFamily Lecture Series

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Museum Holds Educational Forum Highlightingthe 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide Several months ago, Lisa Bedian Kurtz,Chairman of the Metro St. LouisCommemoration of the Armenian GenocideCentennial Committee, approached HMLC staffmembers Jean Cavender and Dan Reich aboutcollaborative programming. It becameimmediately apparent that educating ourcommunity about the Armenian genocide andmarking its 100th anniversary was extremelyconnected with the HMLC’s mission. Thesediscussions culminated in a lecture, “ACentenary of Survival: Enduring Lessons andLegacies of the Armenian Genocide,” presentedat Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ KopolowBuilding on March 19. The speaker, Dr. Nicole E.Vartanian, Acting Executive Director of theChildren of Armenia Fund (COAF) and notededucator, clearly and powerfully presented thehistory and legacy of the genocide perpetratedby the Turks, which occurred between 1915 and1923. The capacity crowd was clearly moved byDr. Vartanian’s presentation. Especially movingwas video testimony of the speaker’sgrandmother, survivor Zarouhi Norsigian, whodescribed her experiences as a seven-year old,nearly left for dead in the aftermath of aTurkish attack. Ms. Bedian Kurtz noted, “I’msure Dr. Vartanian’s grandmother would havebeen very proud of her presentation before thestanding-room-only crowd.”

Dan Reich and other audience members wereespecially impressed by the parallels Dr.Vartanian drew between the Armeniangenocide and the Holocaust. Reich, HMLCCurator and Director of Education, expressedthe hope that “this very successful programwould be only the first of many collaborationsbetween the local Jewish and Armeniancommunities.”

This program was co-sponsored by the MetroSt. Louis Commemoration of the ArmenianGenocide, the Jewish Community RelationsCouncil and the Rubin (of blessed memory)and Gloria Feldman Family Education Instituteof the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center.

Save the DateThursday, August 20, 2015 (Please note new date)HMLC will recognize its 20th Anniversary with a dinner event at The Ritz-Carlton St.Louis, and we are happy to announce that Ladue News has agreed to be our exclusivemedia sponsor. Our dinner theme will revolve around the words REMEMBER. HONOR.ACT. – MAKE A DIFFERENCE. These words embody the sentiment that we try to imparteach and every day through our programs, lectures and collaborations.

Bob Kurtz, Lisa Bedian Kurtz, Arthur Asadorian

Father Torkom Chorbajian and Dr. Nicole Vartanian

Gloria Feldman, Larry and Hannah Langsam

An Evening with Ben Fainer On Thursday, February 5, Holocaust survivor Ben Fainer addressed more than 200 educators and special guests atthe Holocaust Museum and Learning Center (HMLC). Ben spent the entire war as a Nazi prisoner, surviving for sixyears in six different camps. After losing his mother, three siblings, and more than 250 other relatives in theHolocaust, Ben was liberated by American soldiers while on a final death-march in the spring of 1945.

His memoir, Silent for Sixty Years, tells the story of how he survivedand then thrived after the war, built a family and had a career inthe ladies garment industry. Members of the audience were soinspired by Ben’s story that they formed a single file line and eachone of them shook his hand upon leaving the room. One educatorsaid, “I wanted to know what it was like to touch greatness.”

Ben’s dedication to his work on behalf of the HMLC is unwaveringand he travels to many speaking engagements throughout thecommunity to continue inspiring others to take action when theysee social injustice occur. After sixty years of silence, Ben ismaking up for lost time.

This program was graciously underwritten by the Staenberg FamilyFoundation.

Yom HaShoah Celebration Approximately 750 people attended the 2015 Yom HaShoah community-wideHolocaust commemoration on April 19 at Kol Rinah Congregation in University City.

Following the opening procession of Holocaust Torah scrolls and the candle-lighting ceremony, survivors and witnesses shared their memories of theHolocaust. Felicia Wertz spoke about her experience as a Jewish child who fled tothe Former Soviet Union from Poland. The children of Abe and Frances Gerstenshared their parents’ stories of survival in various camps, and how they rebuilt theirlives together. Walter Finke spoke about his experiences sorting documents to beused during the Nuremberg Trials. The theme of this year’s commemoration,“Liberation and Survival: Where Do I Go Now?” included a rousing tribute toveterans of WWII and all those who have served in the military.

Vera Emmons, Yom HaShoah committee chair, noted how much effort thecommittee put into this program, and how important this commemoration hasbecome—in memorializing the victims of the Shoah and honoring the survivors inour community.

Special thanks to Leo and Sara Wolf for their ongoing support of this annual event.

Ben Fainer with educators

Morris John Mandel, Yehuda andAnita Feigenbaum

Hilda Lebedun

Mike, Leo and Harvey WolfShelby Wolf Wilhelm, Sara Wolf

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2015 Exhibit atHMLC FeaturingNazi Propagandaand Disinformation A new exhibit, “Capturing Hearts and Minds:Images of Nazi Propaganda and Disinformation,”opened on Tuesday, April 14 at the HolocaustMuseum and Learning Center. Richard Weiss, St. Louis editor, writing coach and author,presented the opening remarks, “Reading, Writingand Media Literacy: Children Are the EasiestTargets for Propaganda.”

This exhibit, drawn from the archives of theHolocaust Museum and Learning Center,demonstrates the breadth of Nazi propagandaused to indoctrinate the German nation, vilify the Jewish population and spread disinformation throughout NaziGermany and the world.

Additional events will take place at the Museum during the exhibit, open through September 20, 2015. A closinglecture will be given on Sunday, September 20, by Jonathan Wiesen, Professor, History Department, Southern IllinoisUniversity, Carbondale. Dr. Wiesen will discuss “Advertising in the Third Reich: Corporate Self-Promotion or NaziPropaganda?”

Special thanks to Archivist Diane Everman, Intern Jodi Cox, HMLC Curator and Director of Education Dan Reich andGraphic Designer Penny Taylor for putting this exhibition together.

The exhibition and programs are generously supported by the Rubin (of blessed memory) and Gloria FeldmanFamily Education Institute of the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center, and the Larry and Hannah LangsamHolocaust Program Endowment.

If you want to see more on the subject of the use of Nazi propaganda, be sure and visit the Missouri History Museumfor the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s traveling exhibition, State of Deception: The Power of NaziPropaganda, currently on view through September 6, 2015.

HMLC and Aish St. Louis Present The AnnualRubin Feldman Memorial Lecture

The Holocaust Museum and Learning Center partnered withAish St. Louis to present The Annual Rubin FeldmanMemorial Lecture on Tuesday, February 17. The lecture,entitled “The Day the Rabbis Marched in Washington: The400 Rabbis Who Helped Change U.S. Policy Towards theHolocaust,” was given by Dr. Rafael Medoff, founding directorof The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies basedin Washington, D.C. Dr. Medoff spoke to a capacity crowdabout how the rabbis came from around the country toWashington, D.C. to plead for the United States governmentto take action to save Jews from Hitler. The event wasgraciously sponsored by Mrs. Gloria Feldman in memory ofher late husband, Rubin.Jean Cavender, Dan Reich, Cheryle Atkin, Gloria Feldman,

Dr. Rafael Medoff, Rabbis Greenwald and David

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HMLC Introduces the Genocide Clock as a NewTeaching Tool When HMLC Council Chair Kent Hirschfelder visited the Holocaust Memorial Center located inFarmington Hills, Michigan, he was struck by a digital clock ticking away in the exhibition. When heinquired about its purpose to Executive Director Stephen Goldman, the reply was “That’s ourgenocide clock.”

Kent was intrigued and inquired further. The clockwas designed by an exhibition company on the eastcoast and its purpose is to tick up by one everynineteen seconds to represent the number of peoplewho are victims of genocide all over the world.

Kent thought this was a great way to give tangibilityto what is happening in today’s world for studentstouring the Museum.

Students will be asked by our docents to look at thenumber when they enter the exhibition and look at itagain upon leaving. In the four or five minutesstudents are looking at the Change Begins with Meexhibition, they can see how many people’s liveshave been claimed as a result of genocide duringthat short period of time.

The numbers used are derived by calculations of theloss of life as a result of genocides since 1945 from the organization tracking this activity all overthe world–Genocide Watch.

The cost of the HMLC’s genocide clock was graciously underwritten by Mrs. Gloria Feldman.

Educator’sWorkshop On February 26, the HMLChosted a day-long workshop forapproximately 25 teachers fromthe area around Springfield,Illinois. Coordinated byJosephine Gon, ExecutiveDirector of the JewishFederation of Springfield, Illinois,a busload of educators touredthe HMLC permanent exhibition,learned about available museumresources and participated inseveral short workshop exercises. A highlight was listening to survivor Sara Moses who relayed her powerfulHolocaust testimony. Short presentations were delivered by HMLC Curator and Director of Education Dan Reich andthe exercises were facilitated by museum educator Dana Humphrey, based on her decades of classroom experienceand expertise teaching the Holocaust and developing curriculum.

Dan Reich acknowledged the generous support of the Rubin (of blessed memory) and Gloria Feldman FamilyEducation Institute, which allows the HMLC to educate teachers, who will then feel empowered to teach thisimportant material in their classrooms. As one workshop participant noted, “It is still relevant in today’s world;prejudice and hate affect our students daily, and teaching about the Holocaust can give them the courage to standup for what is right.”

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Call for Artifacts and MemorabiliaSurvivors, veterans and descendants: Please consider donating memorabilia relating to theHolocaust or pre-WWII life, documents, immigration papers, or artifacts brought back fromthe war. Those crumbling papers and military souvenirs, so important to a parent orgrandparent, would be a welcome addition to the HMLC’s archival collection. Documentsand artifacts would be respectfully preserved.

Some limitations based on size and volume. Call Dan Reich at 314-442-3714 or emailDReich@JFedSTL.org for further information.

Reflections on a visit to the HMLC By Ella Schmidt, 9th grader at John Burroughs School

The Wednesday our ninth-grade class went to the St. Louis Holocaust Museum, I woke upfeeling grateful that the day would serve as a break from pop quizzes, note-taking andcramming for Algebra midterms. The tired air–as sharp and unforgiving as it had been theday before–looked on bleakly as one hundred fifteen-year-olds arranged ourselves intofamiliar social factions, filling three groaning buses with absent-minded chatter. Ourconversation sounded routine, like we were reading off of a script–it felt weird to talkabout where we were going, even if it was wrong not to. In a word, it was normal; thekind of morning I would never remember if it weren’t for the day that followed.

I didn’t even realize how uneasy I felt until our tour guide asked the group if we werenervous. Not one person raised their hand. The nerves bubbling up inside me were soturbulent that the idea of no one else feeling nervous was laughable–I knew I wasn’t the only liar in the room. I wasnervous that I would say the wrong thing at the wrong time and nervous that it was wrong for me to be nervous atall. The deaths of millions of people is nearly impossible to wrap your brain around, which makes it hard to hear–andeven harder to talk about. I think that’s why I watched in awe as a Holocaust survivor spoke to one hundredadolescents and countless additional adults about this very subject. Without any form of notes or outline, this womanspoke to us candidly and openly about the horrors she experienced first-hand, while still managing to be one of themost eloquent speakers I’ve ever heard. While her personal story provided this era with a direct element of tangibility,it also forced us all to remember that not one survivor or witness of the Holocaust can ever act as a spokesperson forthe eleven million voices that the post-Holocaust world will never hear from. While we may often picture themamong a sea of indecipherable skeletal bodies and corpses, each one of these voices represents a life, a family and abrilliant mind of which the world was robbed.

Around every corner of the museum was another concentrated dose of what it was like to be a Jew living inGermany during the Holocaust. From the despicable instances of propaganda spewed out by the Germangovernment to poignant images of the mass torment endured by Jews in concentration camps, this museum madethe Holocaust much more palpable to a fifteen-year-old who was born in a different millennium than the one in whichthe largest hate crime in history occurred. This, I found, was the greatest value of experiencing the HolocaustMuseum: it disallowed me to distance myself from this great hate crime and forced me to instead bear witness. Asyoung people, we are too easily detached from a history that is on our shoulders as much as anyone else’s. With anti-Semitic incidents and hate crimes on the rise worldwide, this seemingly harmless mindset of forgetting the past inorder to “move forward” is in fact dangerous and hints at the recurrence of darker times. If anything, educatingtoday’s youth about the horrific events of the Holocaust is more important now than ever, as we are the lastgeneration who will ever have the opportunity to speak with a Holocaust survivor.

I woke up feeling grateful for a break from a typical school day and came home grateful for the life-alteringexperience with which my fellow ninth-graders and I were provided. The Holocaust Museum and Learning Center willplay an imperative role in altering the perspectives of generations to come, and I hope it will continue to expand thepublic’s understanding of the Holocaust. Rather than dissociating ourselves from the past, it is everyone’sresponsibility to understand the relevance of the Holocaust. Only then can we truly “move forward” to a worldwithout streets littered with hate crimes.

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Carole Glick WorthKenneth & Marlene Skaggs

Diane & Richard Schwartz

Rob LoewensteinBonnie & Norman Solomon

Kelli & Rick Conlow & Family

Gail Lapin & Barry Mandel

Marty ObermanMarvin & Marlene Rosengarten

Debbie & Dale Poslosky

Mrs. Fred ReichmanShirley & Harold Mosinger

Audrey MontagueRick & Mimi SchuchetLeonard FrankelSanford & Phyllis Goffstein

Allan & Joann Wachtel

Sheilah Gross & Sandy Wertheimer

Phyllis Goldberg & David Kean

Judy & Steve Wasserman

Fern & Gene WinterSid GoldsteinDiane & Toby GerberDorothy GoldsteinJoyce & Art MargulisSarah Duffy & Ed Smith

Dorothy BeamanEdith KleinLeo & Sara Wolf

Mildred KnizeHMLC Staff & Friends

Brainerd WilliamLaTourette, Jr.Buddy & MarilynCooper

Michael Lenga, DearNephew & CousinAnn LengaMargi & Michael KahnBobbie (Lenga), Mark,Justin & Elliot Gutman

Fred LevinPhyllis & MarvinSandweiss

Paula LiteHMLC Staff & FriendsDorothy Goldstein

Harold I. MosingerHMLC Staff & FriendsMimi KlamenMark Silvermintz &Donald Posegate

Paula MyersFran Poger

Melvin NewmanHMLC Staff & Friends

Ruth S. NewsteadHMLC Staff & FriendsPhyllis & HowardLoiterstein

James OgilvieMark Silvermintz &Donald Posegate

Rudy OppenheimStephen & DarienArnstein

Diana PerezHMLC Staff & Friends

Arthur L. PogerCarol & Brendan Ryan

Miriam PosterHMLC Staff & FriendsHoward & Sarah Berk

Irving RaderHMLC Staff & Friends

Les RichDonald Goldblum

Ellaine RochmanSteve & Marlene Bricker

Robert SalzmanLynn & Steve Spewak

Edward SchapiroHMLC Staff & FriendsRosemary Cooper

Jean SchoenfeldMiriam SchonfeldHelene Gottesmann

Gustav SchonfeldJosh, Suzanne, David,Brian & AaronSchonfeld

Irv SiegelWarren & MarciaGoldberg

Helen SilverbergMarci Rosenberg

Shirley SparksRob LoewensteinMarci Rosenberg

Bernard SteinbergHMLC Staff & Friends

Jeanette StudnaJerry & JoanKaskowitz

Annita SuffianHMLC Staff & FriendsMendel & Sandy Rosenberg

Maria SzapszewiczJoanne Szapszewicz

Bert TalcoffJudy Allen

Erwin "Wally" WaldmanPhyllis & HowardLoiterstein

Carl WeberDavid Kaplan & GloriaFeldman

Melvin WeinbergSusan LeeMartha Wastler

Bernard W. WeitzmanBuddy & MarilynCooper

Marilyn WernerHMLC Staff & FriendsJerry & Joan Kaskowitz

Arthur Gale, M.D.Marvin S. WoolHMLC Staff & FriendsMarci RosenbergDr. & Mrs. Marvin Levin (Barb & Marv)

Warren & MarciaGoldberg

Gene ZafftHMLC Staff & FriendsGloria Feldman

IN HONOR OF:

Thomas AdamsLinda HaleyThe Imster FamilyJoan LongDeborah Dubin

Ilse Altman’s 90thBirthdayRosalyn Borg

A Speedy & CompleteRecovery for StanleyBeckerIlse Altman

A Speedy & CompleteRecovery for Dr.Stephen BellIlse Altman

Herb & Marge Bilinsky’s60th WeddingAnniversaryRosalyn Borg

A Speedy & CompleteRecovery for CarolBlinderGloria Feldman

Szyfra Braitberg’sBirthdayHMLC Staff & FriendsJoyce, Jackie & Shari Schneiderman

Jean CavenderDeborah Dubin

Don Dutz’s 80thBirthdayHelane & Warner Isaacs

A Speedy & CompleteRecovery for HedyEpsteinHMLC Staff & Friends

Gloria FeldmanGail & Louis GlaserRosalie Franklin & Oscar Goldberg

Sylvia & Stuart Manewith

Richard & Dianna Fine:Happy Hanukkah-bestwishes for a wonderfulholiday seasonJim & Sherry Guidry

Susie Frank’s 65thBirthdayPhyllis & HowardLoiterstein

Judy Garfinkel’s 85thBirthdayLillian Deutsch

Gail GlaserMelissa, David, Bri,Danielle & Sam Rubin

Phyllis Goldberg’s 80thBirthdayGuenter & AnnGoldsmith

Devy & JerryGoldenbergSandra & JosephLehrer

Alberto Goldgaber’s80th BirthdayDan Reich

Lisa Hellman: May youenjoy good health!Ruthie Kiem

Lisa Hellman’s 90thBirthdayHMLC Staff & FriendsMarci Rosenberg

The Marriage of Joshua& Amanda Hertz Caryn Hertz, Larry,Noah, Sam & BenMarks

Kent Hirschfelder, ChairEdward & MarlaCohen

Helane & Warner Isaacs’Wedding AnniversaryDonald Goldblum

Debi Kahn’s BirthdayMichael & Margi Kahn

Margi KahnJoel & Maxine LipelesGoldstein

Margi Lenga Kahn &Michael Kahn: HappyChanukah!Michael Bien, JaneKahn, Ben, Max &Joey Bien

Margi Lenga Kahn’sBirthdayDeb Kahn, Matt, Asa &Jane Beal

Livia Kessler’s BirthdayNatalie & Al Kauffman

A Speedy & CompleteRecovery for GuntherKohnHMLC Staff & Friends

Joe & Sandy LehrerBruce Shapiro & LizGuthrie

Joy Lending: HappyChanukah!Donna Ray & Family

Laura (Lilly) Levi’sBirthdayBeni & Dianne Levi

Cyndee LevyIlse Altman

A Speedy and CompleteRecovery for Elsie LevyHMLC Staff & Friends

Mr. & Mrs. ArnoldLibanoff’s 60thWedding AnniversaryRob Loewenstein &Marilyn Schear

A Speedy Recovery forRoland LeviHMLC Staff & Friends

Phyllis Loiterstein’sBirthdayMonday Mahj

Don Marsh, on beingnamed a 2015 MediaPerson of the YearHMLC Staff & Friends

Dr. Jay Meyer’s 80thBirthdayHMLC Staff & Friends

Myrna Meyer’s 75thBirthdayHMLC Staff & FriendsDebbie, John, Jason & Lizzie Greenberg

David, Jen, Sol & Vincent Meyer

A Speedy & CompleteRecovery for GaryMorrisGloria Feldman

‘Sister’ & Ronnie Prince’s60th WeddingAnniversaryHMLC Staff & Friends

A Continued Recoveryfor Jerry RaskasLois Trembot

Daniel ReichJeanne HartzJoan Levinson

Mendel RosenbergStephen & DarienArnstein

Mendel Rosenberg being named an AgelessRemarkable St. Louisanby St. Andrew’s SocietyPhyllis & HowardLoiterstein

Mendel Rosenberg onthe 20th Anniversary ofthe Holocaust MuseumMerle & MargieHorowitz

HOLOCAUST MUSEUMLEARNING CENTER

In Memory of Gloria M. GoldsteinA DEPARTMENT OF JEWISH FEDERATION

*Of Blessed Memory

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Saul RozenMarcia & TimThomsen

A Speedy Recovery forSusan SaleHMLC Staff & Friends

Abigail Schachter’sEngagementIlse Altman

Carol Staenberg on theHolocaust Museum &Learning Center’s 20thAnniversaryMark & Nancy Kodner

The Community Work ofCarol StaenbergHarv & Barb Citerman

Karen Suroff beinginstalled as the newBoard Chair of JewishFamily & Children'sServiceHMLC Staff & Friends

Naomi & Joseph TaubFelice & Gerry Joyce

Marilyn WeinbergMartha Wastler

Harvey Wolf’s 60thBirthdaySimone & LeonardGoldbergHMLC Staff & Friends

Leo WolfStephen & DarienArnstein

Leo & Sara Wolf beinghonored at TempleIsraelHMLC Staff & FriendsMyrna Meyer

Leo & Sara Wolf: HappyBirthday to a veryspecial coupleSimone & LeonardGoldberg

Leo & Sara Wolf on theHolocaust Museum &Learning Center’s 20thAnniversaryDr. Harvey & FrancineCantor

Leo & Sara Wolf on theoccasion of YomHaShoahJoan Abrams

Doris Zinn’s SpecialBirthdayRita & Barry WorthMandy Rubenstein

Dr. Gary Zuckerman’sSpecial BirthdayGail Fischmann &Donald Goldblum

2015 Friends CampaignI want to join the FRIENDS of the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center as a:

q $1,000 Guardian of Remembrance q $125 Sustainer q $18 Studentq $500 Benefactor q $36 Young FRIEND (age 40 and under)q $200 Patron q $36 Educator (professionals in the field only)

q Check enclosed in the amount of $ ____________ (Make payable to FRIENDS of the Holocaust Center)q MasterCard q VISA q Discover? q I will cover the 2.5% processing fee

Name on account:______________________________________________________________

Account no.:____________________________________Exp. date:______ 3-digit code: _____

Signature:_________________________________________Email: ______________________

I want my/our name(s) listed in the FRIENDS Newsletter and other acknowledgments to read:

_____________________________________________________________________________I am interested in: q information about remembering the Museum in my estate plansq a tour of the Museum q volunteering at the Museum

HMLC Wish List New Lift—the current lift is 20 years old and weneed a new one to safely transport elderly anddisabled visitors.

New chairs for the museum theater—thecurrent chairs are not comfortable. Chairs arebeing made out of different material today thatwould allow our audiences to sit comfortablyfor longer programs.

New lighting in the Museum—after 20 years,we could use a more efficient lighting system inthe Museum to reduce cost.

Name the Oral History project—the Museumneeds an endowment to continue the workVida “Sister” Prince has devoted more than 30years of her life doing with our Oral Historyproject.

Name the Docent Lounge—an endowment ofthe Docent Lounge would allow this importantspace to be maintained throughout the yearsso our Docents can continue to comfortablyvolunteer for the Museum and support theannual volunteer luncheon.

If you have a desire to help us with our wish listor any questions about the projects listedabove, please contact Jean Cavender, Director,at 314-442-3715 or JCavender@JFedSTL.org.

Purchase a brick paver to beplaced in the Holocaust MuseumKopolow Memorial Garden

• Inscribe the name of a loved one• Honor special lifetime events• Memorialize family members

Please contact Jean Cavender at 314-442-3715 or JCavender@JFedSTL.org

Return this form along with your donation to: Holocaust Museum & Learning Center, 12 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146

MORE THAN

30,000visitors tour the museum annually, 99 percent of

whom are not Jewish; yet 99 percent of our funding

is from the Jewish community

schools in Missouri, Illinois and states such as

Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Wisconsin and

Mississippi

Most visitors are students from more than

500

700students have submitted

prose, poetry or a piece of art reflecting what they have learned about the Holocaust to be judged in HMLC’s Art

and Writing Contest

Each year since 2004, more than

in Holocaust education during the last seven years. Those teachers

reach more than 32,000 students every year

The museum trained more than

2,000MISSOURI TEACHERS

The museum has a self guided audio tour

available for visitors who want to stroll through the Museum at their own pace

sent to us by area law enforcement agencies.

The curriculum was developed in

collaboration with the Anti-Defamation League

The museum provides specialized training to

more than

3,000CADETS AND VETERAN

OFFICERS

Non-ProfitOrganizationU.S. Postage

PAIDPermit No. 178St. Louis, MO

HOLOCAUSTMUSEUM &LEARNING CENTERKent Hirschfelder

Chair

Carol StaenbergChair, Holocaust Center FRIENDS

Margi Lenga KahnImmediate Past Chair

Leo WolfChair Emeritus

Jean CavenderDirector

Daniel A. ReichCurator & Director of Education

Andrew GoldfederManager of Programs & Logistics

JEWISH FEDERATIONOF ST. LOUISPatty Croughan

Board Chair

Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D.President & CEO

12 Millstone Campus DriveSt. Louis, MO 63146-5776314-432-0020314-432-1277 Faxwww.HMLC.org

A DEPARTMENT OF JEWISHFEDERATION OF ST. LOUIS

12 Millstone Campus DriveSt. Louis, MO 63146-5776

2015 HONOREE