New Holocaust Memorial Center Exhibit Opens In Metro Detroit

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI —The Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills is featuring a new exhibit,“Operation Finale: The Capture & Trial of Adolf Eichmann.”

The exhibit runs Jan. 26 through mid-June and this is the last opportunity to see the exhibit in the U.S.

“Operation Finale: The Capture & Trial of Adolf Eichmann” reveals the secret history behind the capture, extradition and trial of one of the world’s most notorious escaped war criminals. Eichmann, a key perpetrator of the Holocaust, mysteriously disappeared after World War II. The multimedia exhibit includes photographs, films and recently declassified spy artifacts reveal the truth about his daring capture and historic 1961 trial.

The Holocaust Memorial Center is hosting the exhibit opening and Holocaust Remembrance Day program called "Creating Operation Finale" featuring: Avner Avraham, curator of Operation Finale and former Mossad agent; Patrick Gallagher, President of the exhibit design firm Gallagher & Associates; and Shulamith Bahat, CEO of Beit Hatfutsot of America. The program will be held at 3 p.m. Jan. 26. The opening program is $10 to attend.

A light dessert reception will follow. RSVPs are required by Jan. 22 to 248-536-9616 or online www.holocaustcenter.org/finale. Seating is limited, organizers said.