
Americans and the Holocaust: A Michigan Perspective
Exhibit open through Nov. 16, the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, 547 East Circle Dr.
During the spring 2025 semester, Kirsten Fermaglich, Professor of History and Jewish Studies, organized her HST 480
capstone seminar to develop this exhibit. Students created their own physical and digital exhibits, using items donated by
MSU faculty and students whose families survived the Holocaust, as well as items donated by the Zekelman Holocaust Center
and the Joan Meyers Jampel Center for Michigan Jewish Heritages. Students read scholarly texts about America and the
Holocaust, learned about museum work, and worked closely with the Broad Museum, as well as MSU’s Lab for Education and
Advancement in Digital Research (LEADR), and the MSU Libraries to develop their exhibits. The students’ physical exhibit will
be at the Broad Art Museum until Nov. 16, and the students’ digital exhibit is available indefinitely through LEADR. At a time
when extremism, antisemitism, and anti-immigrant sentiment are rising, the exhibit is more relevant than ever.