HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER INC
EIN 38-2402635 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A540)
What they do
WE EDUCATE ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST THROUGH EXHIBITS, LIBRARY, PUBLIC PROGRAMS and TEACHER TRAINING. IN 2024 WE HELD THE GRAND OPENING for A 9.6 MILLION RENOVATION of OUR PERMANENT EXHIBIT GALLERY, COMPRISING MUCH of OUR MUSEUM. OUR UPDATED EXHIBITS ARE HIGHLY IMPACTFUL, INCORPORATING BEST PRACTICES for MUSEUM EDUCATION and THE LATEST IN HOLOCAUST SCHOLARSHIP. VISITORS LEARN THE IMPORTANCE of TOLERANCE and FIGHTING ANTISEMITISM FROM THE STORIES of MICHIGAN HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS.
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They name their leaders28 people are listed in the latest report.
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RABBI ELI MAYERFELDCEO
CHERYL GUYERDIR OF DEVEL
GABRIELLA BURMANDIR OF COMMU
LISA KRAVITZDIR OF TALEN
RUTH BERGMANDIR OF EDUCA
KENNETH GOSSDIRECTOR
TAMARA GOROSHDIRECTOR
STEVEN R WEISBERGDIRECTOR
STEVEN D GRANTCHAIRMAN
SPENCER PARTRICHDIRECTOR
SHERRY SHANBOMDIRECTOR
SAM SHAMIEDIRECTOR
MINDI FYNKESECRETARY
MICHAEL TREBLINDIRECTOR
LEO EISENBERGDIRECTOR
LARRY KRAFTVICE PRESIDE
ADAM GRANTDIRECTOR
IRVIN KAPPYDIRECTOR
GARY KARPPRESIDENT
ELAINE SERLINGDIRECTOR
DAVID KRAMERDIRECTOR
BETTY CHUDIRECTOR
BERNIE KENTDIRECTOR
ARTHUR JAY WEISSDIRECTOR
ARIE LEIBOVITZDIRECTOR
ANNA GOTLIEBDIRECTOR
ALEX SHIFFMANDIRECTOR
ALAN ZEKELMANTREASURER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1982
- Location
- 28123 ORCHARD LAKE RD, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48334
- County
- Oakland
- In care of
- RABBI ELI MAYERFELD
- Primary officer
- RABBI ELI MAYERFELD, CEO
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- MKA ADVISORY LLC
- NTEE classification
- Arts, Culture & Humanities (A540)
- IRS tax category
- Museums