Docents now begin tours of the museum, including the World War II boxcar exhibit, which is named for Bloomfield Hills residents Henrietta and Alvin Weisberg.
The dedication Tuesday night of a new World War II-era boxcar exhibit at the Holocaust Memorial Center (HMC) in Farmington Hills marked "a new chapter in the history of this institution," museum president Gary Karp said. The Henrietta and Alvin Weisberg Gallery houses the artifact in a setting that resembles the places where Jews gathered before boarding the cars that took them to concentration camps, where 6 million perished. Extended family and more than 150 friends and museum supporters joined the Weisbergs at the event. Of Interest: Holocaust Survivor Funds New Boxcar Exhibit in Farmington Hills Executive director Stephen Goldman said while other museums house World War II boxcars, the HMC's positioning of it as an embarcation point …
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Henrietta and Alvin Weisberg of Bloomfield Hills will fund construction of the new gallery at the Holocaust Memorial Center.
Bloomfield Hills resident Henrietta Weisberg seemed in awe of the moment Wednesday night, as more than 50 guests gathered to break ground for the new Henrietta and Alvin Weisberg Gallery at the Holocaust Memorial Center (HMC) in Farmington Hills. The next exhibit is a permanent outdoor structure that will house an authentic World War II-era boxcar, like those used by Nazis to transport millions of European Jews to death camps during the Holocaust. "I never expected to be able to do something so wonderful," said Weisberg, who survived the Holocaust. She said she came to the U.S. 65 years ago "with only a Kleenex in my pocket". HMC president Gary Karp said the exhibit represents "an exciting new chapter" in the museum's history. The …
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