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Fall 2004

Admission Fee:
$5.00 (for Undergraduate students and Group Leaders*)
$5.00 (for Graduate Students and Faculty and Staff)

*Group leaders must be U-M faculty, staff, or GSIs.
How to book a group of 10 or more.
Group sales deadline for this event is: Monday, October 25.

The Holocaust (also called Shoah in Hebrew) refers to the period from January 30, 1933, when Hitler became chancellor of Germany, to May 8, 1945 (V-E Day), when the war in Europe ended. During this time, Jews in Europe were subjected to progressively harsh persecution that ultimately led to the murder of 6,000,000 Jews (1.5 million of these being children) and the destruction of 5,000 Jewish communities. These deaths represented 2/3rds of European Jewry and 1/3 of world Jewry. The Jews who died were not casualties of the fighting that ravaged Europe during World War II. Rather, they were the victims of Germany's deliberate and systematic attempt to annihilate the entire Jewish population of Europe, a plan Hitler called "the Final Solution" (Endlosung).

The Holocaust Memorial Center - America's first - vividly portrays the Holocaust. This docent-led tour will present a history of the Holocaust and provide valuable information and insights that augment the museum's exhibits. The tour culminates in a meeting with a Holocaust survivor. This part of the tour will give participants a unique opportunity to learn first-hand the experiences of a survivor and to freely ask any questions you might have.

For more info: http://www.holocaustcenter.org/