The Virginia Holocaust Museum Newsletter Volume 17, Number 2 December 2017
Our Voice | Samuel Asher Becomes New Executive Director of VHM Our Visitors in 2017 | Becoming Agents of Change | Uniform Added to Collection Updates in Myanmar | Highlights From Our 20th Year
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Contents
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Our Voice
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Samuel Asher as next VHM Director
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Who Were Our Visitors?
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Becoming Agents of Change
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Stories in the Stitching
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Escalation: Myanmar Update
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Volunteer Highlight
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My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me
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Highlights from 2017
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We Remember
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Member Thank You!
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What is a Malyene? In Yiddish, “de malyene” means a raspberry bush, but in the slang of Eastern European Jews, it also meant “a hiding place.” “De malyene” is where you would protect your most precious valuables– gold, jewels, a small child or yourself.
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Make a resolution not to hide, but come experience the Virginia Holocaust Museum with the many programs and events it has to share. Cover Photo: Richmond Symphony Violinist, Dr. Jocelyn Vorenberg and Richmond Symphony Executive Director, David Fisk perform during the VHM’s Anniversary concert in the Choral Synagogue Auditorium.
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ducation is an essential element of every museum. For museums, like the Virginia Holocaust Museum, to successfully educate the public, they strive to provide a complete context so visitors can comprehend the subject matter. And as the VHM continues to develop, and welcome an average of 45,000 visitors annually, we also continue to build an institutional voice.
About twelve years ago, this voice truly began to take shape with two pieces of legislation that shifted our relevance and potential. With VA House Joint Resolution 750, in 2005, the General Assembly designated the VHM as the official museum to commemorate the Holocaust within the Commonwealth of Virginia. Additionally, in 2009, the staff and members of the Legislature worked to pass House Bill 2409 which requires educational resources, based on grade level, to be available to teach the causes and ramifications of the Holocaust and genocide to every student within the state. The passage of these two bills has allowed the Museum to focus solely on our mission of education through the permanent exhibits and numerous programs. It has also ensured that educational materials are available, regardless of whether or not a school or class can visit the VHM. And as we continue to reach a wider audience, we strive to make the most significant impact possible. Over the past year, the VHM facilitated multiple programs that aimed to demonstrate parallels between the rise of the Nazi Party and the Holocaust, and more contemporary history. We attempt to cover topics ranging from specialized tours for police cadets that focus on how the German police system was used in WWII; to workshops which allow the examination of choices individuals can make in response to discrimination; to stu-
dents connecting with refugees to examine the consequences of potential travel restrictions. However, as the recent rallies in Charlottesville and Shelbyville (Tennessee) showed extremist beliefs, which were thought to have been in the past, have appeared back in the public eye. Notably with the demonstrations in Charlottesville, members of numerous hate groups along with disillusioned individuals marched, and chanted “Blood and Soil,” and “Jews will not replace us.” And after watching these events unfold, we, as an organization, realized that there was a need to further our educational outreach, not only to address this anti-Semitism but also this atmosphere of hatred and division. Moving forward, we are planning to hold several more essential programs in 2018 highlighted by Richard Cohen, the President of the Southern Poverty Law Center, who will be the keynote speaker during our Yom HaShoah services, in April. And once again partnering with Facing History and Ourselves to hold a teacher seminar entitled, “Difficult Conversations: Teaching the Lessons Of An Imperfect Past & Present.” Additionally, we will be continuing to update the permanent exhibits by chronicling the actions of the Final Solution and digitizing our collection to make it more accessible to the public. Everything that we have accomplished is the direct result of the individuals and groups who take tours, the educators we work with, and the ever-expanding local, state, and regional community support. With this growing amount of interest and overall awareness, participation and donations are essential to our existence. Our voice can become even stronger with your help.
Extend your support Ask about matching gifts A donation to the Virginia Holocaust Museum, a 501(c)(3) organization, could double in value if your employer has a matching gift program. Please ask your human resource office about the possibility of doubling your contribution. We are forever grateful for the support of our visitors, and to our friends in the Richmond area community and beyond. For more information about dontations you can visit www.vaholocaust.org/support-us or call us at 804 257 5400 ext. 243
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Introducing Samuel H. Asher as new Executive director of VHM Samuel Asher will be joining the team starting January 2, 2018!
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am very proud and honored to take the position of executive director of the Virginia Holocaust Museum. This comes at a perfect time in my career. After serving for many years in the Jewish Federation system, and as I complete my tenure as the CEO of the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond, I am energized by this new role. I want to help build on the successes that have already made the Virginia Holocaust Museum a great institution and make it even stronger. As Marcus Weinstein, chairman of the Board of Trustees, said in a recent letter to the Board of the Virginia Holocaust Museum: “As VHM enters its 21st year, the Board is energized by Sam’s enthusiasm and is confident in his abilities to take VHM to the next level. We are eager to work with him to grow and expand the Museum in new directions.” Weinstein continued, “Sam holds a Master’s Degree in Jewish history from the Baltimore Hebrew University and a Master’s Degree in social work administration from the University of Maryland. He also holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Michigan.” My father was a cantor/educator and my mother a Hebrew teacher. They pushed me to go on my first trip to Israel in 1971 as a high school foreign exchange student. Ever since that trip, I have been driven to help build strong communities at home and abroad, so we can respond to issues when and where help is needed. This thinking is still what drives me: building a strong community.
conscience. The Museum has the awesome responsibility of keeping the memory of this terrible tragedy alive and reminding us that we cannot stand by and allow the circumstances that bred the Holocaust to ever happen again. As per the mission statement of VHM: “The Virginia Holocaust Museum preserves and documents the Holocaust in exhibits and its archival collections. Through the permanent exhibits, educational programming, and outreach the museum employs the history of the Holocaust and other genocides to educate and inspire future generations of Virginians to fight prejudice and indifference.” It is more apparent to me that as the number of Holocaust survivors goes down, we need to keep their memories alive, and our role in educating the next generation(s) becomes more and more critical. That is why the exhibits at the museum, the Teacher Education Institute, and other programs are so vital. We need to raise the number of people who are aware of and educated about this terrible chapter in human history. And yes, we will need to raise a few more shekels to keep the light of remembrance burning bright. I am very excited to be joining the staff of the Museum. Please reach out to me at sasher@vaholocaust.org and let me know how we can build a stronger community and Virginia Holocaust Museum together.
The Virginia Holocaust Museum is part of the successful formula that makes a strong community. The Museum holds the place in the city dedicated to remembrance and D E M A LY E N E
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Who were our Visitors in 2017? Our visitors found out about us by: Online
Publications
Word of Mouth
Walk-Ins Vs. Groups
Other
Walk Ins 70% Student Groups
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28 Outreach Programs reached 3,228 people
Where Were Our Visitors From? Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky
Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio
Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Washington D.C. Wisconsin Wyoming
Argentina Belgium Brazil Canada China Columbia Czech Republic Egypt El Salvador
England France Germany Honduras India Israel Italy Japan Mexico
Nigeria Poland Scotland Spain Switzerland The Netherlands The Philippines Venezuela Wales
*Data gathered from January 1, 2017–November 15, 2017
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Non-Student Groups
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Scheduled Groups
Non-Student Groups Served Club/Organizations 10% Gov./Military 5% Church/Synagogue Members 4%
Special Event Attendance 54%
Chaperones 17%
Rental Attendance 10%
Increased since 2016
Walk-ins College Group Tours High School Group Tours Military/Gov. Group Tours
School Counties Served in Virginia
“...The Museum employs the history of the Holocaust and other genocides to educate and inspire future generations of Virginians to fight prejudice and indifference.”
Greene Albemarle
Virginia Holocaust Museum Mission Statement
Campbell
Rockbridge Lexington Botetourt Bedford Montgomery
Stafford King George Louisa Westmoreland
Fluvanna Hanover Buckingham Henrico Cumberland
Lynchburg Appomattox Prince Edward Nottoway
Richmond New Kent Chesterfield Petersburg Prince George Surry Dinwiddie Sussex Isle of Wight Southampton
Mecklenburg
Who were the students?
6,358 Students Served 72% Middle School Students
20% High School Students
Mathews York Newport News Hampton Norfolk Virginia Beach Chesapeake
129 Schools Served
5% College / University Students 2% Home Schoolers 1% Elementary Students
23% High Schools
60% Middle Schools
10% College/ Universities 6% Home School Groups 1% Elementary Schools
Other Regions Served in 2017 Washington DC
Florida
Maryland
A Visitor from Abroad
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
My family were all born and live in Haltern am See. Alexander Lebenstein’s house was on the same street as my wife’s parents house. We lived in that house until 2014. Alexander Lebenstein’s house has been torn down, but there is a little memorial stone in the pavement. We learned more about Alexander Lebenstein, when he came back to Haltern in 1994. There were many reports in our local press. One of our schools is called “Alexander-LebensteinRealschule”. In front of this school there is a freight car like the wagon in front of your museum to remember the Holocaust. We were very impressed by the Virginia Holocaust Museum and thoughtful after our visit. The museum shows very well how cruel and unjust the Holocaust was. It is important to remember people again and again to avoid a repetition. –Hans-Werner Saalmann of Haltern am See, Germany
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Becoming Agents of Change
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olocaust history and its grim images are complex and uncomfortable to confront and discuss. Because of the darkness and depravity, it can become easy to disassociate from this history and tell ourselves that it happened long ago and will never happen again. Historical evidence helps us to contextualize, but with Holocaust history, these answers usually present more questions. Despite the progress we have made since the Holocaust, by passing laws, holding perpetrators accountable and championing human rights, antisemitism and hate continue to exist. We are no longer just seeing swastikas in black and white photos and hearing the chants of the crowd gathered at a Nazi rally in 1930s Germany in a grainy film clip. It is 2017, and there are people in the world who revere the tenets of Nazism. We see these images and hear these hateful cries of “Jews will not replace us!� in news stories on our televisions and our social media accounts. We are watching hate and discrimination go unchecked and see how hate escalates to violence. Lessons associated with the history of the Holocaust (tolerance, individual decision making and standing up for others) need to be examined and practiced. We need to be having conversations and putting our words into action. It can be hard to think of oneself as an agent of change in the world. Maybe we don’t feel capable because we do not feel equipped to make a change. How can just one person make a difference? As we look at Holocaust history we see people, making a difference through their actions; of rescuing, resisting and speaking out against the Nazi regime. The actions of these people not only had an immediate impact but they also influenced future generations. Here are some steps and guidelines to become an agent of change:
Photo: Jerry Kiesewetter
Education 1. We need to be learning about the Holocaust and about cultures and religions that are different than our own. Knowledge leads to understanding. Read about other people, religions and cultures that you are unfamiliar with or do not know much about. 2. Make sure the information sources that you use to educate yourself are accurate and credible. If you are looking for information on the internet, reliable websites usually end in, .gov, .edu and .org. Ask a librarian for book recommendations.
Be an Ally 1. Speak out against injustice and discrimination. Report a hate crime to law enforcement if you see one occurring. 2. Educate others on identifying discrimination or bias within your community. Work together to create solutions to combat the issue. 3. Create or participate in a community wide dialogue at a forum or program.
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1. Bring about positive change through civic engagement. Vote, sign a petition, call or write your lawmakers. Be a part of the legislative dialogue. 2. Volunteer your time with an organization that serves as a community advocate.
The Holocaust shows us that choices, words and actions matter. What we choose to do or not do, affects not only ourselves but others around us. Hate makes us feel powerless, but through positive action and interaction, we can work together to make a difference.
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Stories in the Stitching I
n the 1930s Margot Caspary lived in Berlin, Germany with her husband and son, Henry. The details of Margot’s story are not entirely known. From information gathered from databases and Margot’s family, we know the Caspary family was deported from Berlin to Poland. We also know Margot was imprisoned in at least one concentration camp where she wore this prisoner uniform. Examining Margot’s uniform–a smock dress with the infamous blue and grey stripe pattern–provides some insight into Margot’s experiences. The uniform is made of a medium-weight fabric, which would not have offered much protection from the elements. Looking closer, it appears Margot’s uniform was altered in several ways, which was not uncommon considering uniforms were not tailored to the prisoners who wore them. The sleeves and the bottom of the dress were hemmed to shorten their length. Pleats were also added to both the front and the back of the dress. This was likely done to make the dress smaller and give it more shape. The pleats on the front also conceal two side pockets. Pockets were essential for prisoners as they allowed them to hide useful objects or extra rations. It is also interesting to note that Margot’s uniform is missing a prisoner number and a triangle patch. It is possible she did not receive either, or more likely, she removed them after liberation. The person who made these alterations and when they did so are not known. However, the changes present some interesting questions about Margot’s story. After the war, Margot and her son reunited in England before settling in the States. Margot’s husband perished just before liberation. Margot later remarried, and her step-grandchildren inherited her uniform. They donated it to the Museum this year on behalf of the Howard Irvine family.
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Margot Caspary Gift of the Howard Irvine family.
Pockets were essential for prisoners as they allowed them to hide useful objects or extra rations.
VHM Assistant Curator, Angela Rueda reveales the side pocket on the uniform. Gift of the Howard Irvine family. Margot Caspary’s Uniform Gift of the Howard Irvine family.
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Escalation Since August 25, over half a million Rohingya have fled Myanmar for the neighboring country of Bangladesh. The reason for the flight is increased tension and persecution from the Myanmar government on the Muslim Rohingya population. 12
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ike other instances of humanitarian crises we discuss at the Virginia Holocaust Museum, the driving force behind the conflict is simply discrimination. Myanmar, a predominately Buddhist nation, does not consider the Rohingya citizens and excluded them from the country’s 2014 census. This type of state-sponsored discrimination extends back decades. The human rights group Fortify Rights published a report in 2014 detailing how the Buddhist-controlled government, working off a fear that Muslims may eventually become the dominant religious group, established a variety of legal measures to prohibit the freedom of the Rohingya. These included a prohibition on travel; a cap in the number of children; and an expensive process to file for a marriage license. In 2012, Muslims in Rakhine rioted, and clashes with the military led to thousands fleeing. While the open clashes continued in a sporadic form for several years, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled Myanmar to settle in refugee camps in Bangladesh. A United Nations report released in February of this year described systematic crimes against humanity against the civilian population of Rakhine including murder, gang rape, torture, unlawful detention, and deprivation of food sources. Despite the transition from a military government to a democratic government earlier this year, Rohingya civil rights or conditions have not improved. In August of this year, the Rohingya Arsa militants attacked several dozen police posts. The attacks drew an immediate deadly response from the military who began destroying Rohingya villages throughout Rakhine.
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As of early October, satellite images show that the Myanmar government who often work in tandem with local Buddhist mobs have destroyed 288 villages. The pattern and scale of this offense led the United Nations to label it a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.”
Photo in Graphic: Several Bangladeshi Islamic party organize a demonstration in from of Baitul Mukkaram National Mosque against the recent attack on Muslim Rohingya community at Myanmar (SK Hasan Ali); Below: Newly arrived Myanmar’s minority Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, rest on the embankments after spending a night in the open as they have been prevented from moving ahead towards refugee camps by Bangladesh border guards at Anuman Para, Ukhiya, Bandladesh in October 2017 (ZUMA Press)
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Mony Aboul-Nour In an effort to make Holocaust education available to as much of the community as possible, the Virginia Holocaust Museum is routinely open seven days per week. Of course keeping the doors open on Saturdays and Sundays is only possible if we have staff and volunteers willing to work these extra hours. Fortunately, we do. Meet Mony Aboul-Nour. A native of Cairo, Egypt, Mony came to the States in 2012 and enrolled at U of R. While pursuing a degree in Healthcare and Psychology, she also volunteers at a local healthcare facility, acting as a translator, using her fluency in English, Arabic, and French to facilitate communication between doctors and patients. In 2016, she joined the VHM as a staff member, but the demands of studying took her away from us shortly before the 2016-2017 school year. Mony was back less than a month later as a volunteer through UR’s Bonner School program. Being a Bonner Scholar is a prestigious honor. Only 25 students are chosen to be part of the program in which students commit to four years of service in the community and volunteering at non-profits that fall within the student’s area(s) of interest. In addition to school, the related work, and working in the local medical community as part of her degree, Mony donates 12 hours a week to the museum. The VHM is very lucky to have her! Mony’s infectious laugh and vibrant personality make her a perfect asset to the VHM Guest Services Department. Next time you’re at the museum on the weekend, stop and say hi to Mony. You can be sure she’ll be ready to chat.
Introducing Hana Green My name is Hana Green, and I am from Orlando, Florida. I graduated from the University of Florida in 2014 with a BA in History, minors in Anthropology and Education and a certificate in Holocaust Studies. After completing my BA I served in the 2014 Teach for America Metropolitan Atlanta Corps. Currently, I am completing a master’s degree in Holocaust Studies at the University of Haifa and beginning my MA thesis. Apart from my studies, I am an avid reader and audiobook listener, and enjoy spending time with family and friends. I am thrilled about interning at the Virginia Holocaust Museum and am looking forward to beginning my tenure this spring. During the duration of my internship I hope to engage with the Museum’s archives and exhibits, work with the Museum’s educational outreach programs as well as develop my curatorial skills. I am very grateful for this opportunity and excited to begin!
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Recommended Reading It had to be fate that led Jennifer Teege to the discovery of a book that would change everything she once knew about herself and her family’s history. Growing up in Germany as an adopted bi-racial child, Teege yearned for a deeper connection to and more information about her birth family. In her moving memoir My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me, Teege confronts the knowledge that her grandfather was the notorious “Butcher of Plaszow,” Amon Goeth. Goeth, the villain of Steven Spielberg’s film Schindler’s List, was known for his cruel torment as commandant of the Plaszow camp in Poland where he routinely sent a shower of gunfire onto the prisoners from his adjacent villa’s balcony. The discovery ultimately leads Teege on a journey to reconcile with the actions of the grandfather she never knew, the complacency of the grandmother she remembered fondly, the relationship she futilely craved with her mother, and Teege’s own insecurities. Teege’s memoir has additions by the journalist, Nikola Sellmair, which provide more historical context and information about the Holocaust. There are also narratives from those closest to Teege including her adoptive family, husband, birth mother, and friends. Teege and Sellmair highlight the lasting effects the Third Reich and the Holocaust have had on the descendants of both victims and perpetrators. This book and many others are available for purchase in the Virginia Holocaust Museum’s Patricia R. Sporn Museum Shop.
Did you know the VHM has a Research Library? The Carole Weinstein Holocaust Research Library contains over 5,000 volumes on the Holocaust and modern genocide. Resources include an extensive number of scholarly works, as well as literature, documentary films, feature length films, and sound recordings. You may request an appointment to use the library by contacting Tim Hensley at thensley@vaholocaust.org.
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In case you Missed it
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03 01 Refugees from all over the world come to the VHM to talk to art students at Godwin HS about their experience. 02 Odette Cook, a Survivor from France, lights a candle with her daughter at Yom HaShoah. 03 Panel discussion after a special member preview of NOVA’s Holocaust Escape Tunnel featuring film Director, Kirk Wolfinger; lead archeologist, Dr. Richard A. Freund; Senior Executive Producer and Director of NOVA’s WGBH Science Unit, Paula S. Apsell; and Senior Historian of the VHM, Dr. Charles Sydnor. 16
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04 New exhibit was installed covering deportation in western and eastern Europe during WWII. 05 Teachers during a primary source activity during the Alexander Lebenstein Teacher Education Institute. 06 The Tibetan Monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery return to the VHM to create their famous sand mandala. 07 Board Trustee, Irving Blank, Esq., handing the Rule of Law award to US Circuit Judge, J. Harvie Wilkinson, III and the Civility in the Law Award to VA Supreme Court Chief Justice, Donald Lemons. 08 Violinist, Dr. Jocelyn Vorenberg, and Richmond Symphony Executive Director, David Fisk, perform the VHM’s 20th Anniversary Concert.
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Simone Schwarz (1927–2017) Simone Schwarz was born in Kreva, Poland on September 8, 1927. She was one of five children born to Moishe and Sara Golub, who owned and operated a shoe store in Kreva. In 1941 the family was forced to move to a local ghetto. From there, Simone was moved between Plaszow, Riga, a camp in Estonia, Stutthoff, Kaufering, Dachau, and Bergen-Belsen. Liberated from Bergen-Belsen in 1945, Simone and her sister Michla were the only surviving members of their family. Simone, her son Maurice, and her husband Kalman Schwarz in Germany (c. 1947) (Gift of Simone G. Schwarz)
After liberation, Simone and Michla stayed in a DP camp where Simone met her husband, Kalman Schwarz. The couple married in 1946 in Bayreuth, Germnay. They lived there until 1945, having two sons, Maurice and Harry. The family later moved to the States in 1951, settling in Richmond where they had their last child, Susie. Simone passed away February 2, 2017.
Nicole Hylton (1921–2017) Nicole Hylton was born March 7, 1921 in Paris, France. She was the daughter of Marie Jean-Pierre, Baron de Vizcaya, and Madeline Marie-Antoinette Henriet. After the Nazis invaded France in 1940, Nicole and her mother joined the French resistance, providing a safe house for those being moved by the resistance. The people Nicole and her mother sheltered were brought in at night. Once inside, they could clean up, eat, and sleep before meeting with the Resistance before sunrise. In total, Nicole and her mother saved about 200 people. Nicole Hylton giving her oral testimony in January 2002 (Virginia Holocaust Museum)
In 1944 Nicole met Thomas Preston Hylton, a military photographer in France with the Army. The couple married September 1, 1945. She moved with her husband back to the States, arriving in New York on April 2, 1946. The couple had five children together who they raised in Chester. Nicole passed away on August 27, 2017.
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We would like to recognize the generosity of the following individuals who have supported the Virginia Holocaust Museum over the past twenty years. With your continued support we are able to educate the community against hate. 5+ Years Membership Mr. Akiva Abramovitch Mr. Clifford Altschull Ms. Lora Anderson Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Artz Mrs. Elena Barr Baum & Mr. Gary Baum Charles Beorn, M.D. Mr. Mitchell Berliner Mr. Jonathan Blank, Esq. & Dr. Susan Blank Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bohrer Dr. Kathrin Bower Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Brodecki Ms. Arline Bronzaft The Hon. Betsy Carr Ms. Fern Cohen Mrs. Katheryn Curtis & Mr. Christopher Curtis Mr. Rutledge Dennis & Ms. Susan Carlton Mr. & Mrs. Alan Diamonstein Mr. & Mrs. Jim Dunham Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Dye Mr. & Mrs. R. Thomas Elder Mr. & Mrs. John Farmer, Jr. Mr. Stan Feuer & Ms. Eileen May Ms. Mary Flynt Mr. Larry Fuhrmann Mr. & Mrs. Paul Gaitanis Mr. Raymond Geary Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gillette & Mr. Martin F. Bonda Ms. Ronnie Goldman Mr. & Mrs. David Greenberg Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Gregory Ms. Barbara Hale Mr. & Mrs. Brenton Halsey Mr. & Mrs. William Hastings Jr. Mr. Jeff Hendler Ms. Vivian Hiedemann Dr. Deborah Josefson Mr. & Mrs. Martin Juergensen Ms. Sandra Kades Mr. & Mrs. Charles Kahn, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kastenbaum Dr. Jonas Katz Mr. Alan Kirshner & Ms. Deborah Mihaloff Mr. Philip Klaus, Jr. Ms. Janice Konier Ms. Dianne Lapkin Ms. Sandra Leibowitz Mr. & Mrs. S. Barry Lubman Mr. & Mrs. John McCann Mr. & Mrs. William McLarin
Mr. John McMahon & Ms. Ruth Zimm-McMahon Ms. Nancy Meyer Dr. & Mrs. Grayson Miller, Jr. Ms. Margot Miller Mr. & Mrs. Milton Miller Mr. & Mrs. Victor Moes Drs. William & Gail Moskowitz Ms. Wanda Musselman Ms. Gloria Neuman Ms. Helen Newpol Ms. Sandi Nogi Ms. Paula Nolin Mr. Christopher Novakoski Ms. Eileen Nyholm Mr. Al Opengart Mr. James Payne Mr. David Rogachefsky Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Rosenthal Mr. & Mrs. Elliot Schewel Mr. & Mrs. Warren Seay Mr. & Mrs. Richard Seward, III Mr. John Simek & Ms. Sharon D. Nelson Dr. & Mrs. Dean Simpson Mr. Charles Smith, Jr. Dr. C. Thomas Somma, Jr. Mr. James Stanley, II Lt. Col (Ret.) Shimon Stone, USMC Ms. Karen Sussman Ms. Sandra Thacker Mrs. Edel Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Treger Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ukrop Mr. & Mrs. Mel Wacks Mr. & Mrs. M. James Wallace Ms. Sharon Ward Mr. James Weinberg & Ms. Rosann Bocciarelli Ms. Adrienne Winkelmann & Mr. Benjamin Winkelmann Mr. & Mrs. Charles Witthoefft Mr. Franklin Wolf & Ms. Gini Blostein-Wolf Mrs. Rebecca Zimm-Parisier & Mr. David Parisier
10+ Years Membership Mr. & Mrs. Franco Ambrogi Ms. Hella Atkins Rev. & Mrs. Nicholas Bacalis Ms. Melanie Becker Amb (Ret.) & Mrs. Randolph Bell Ms. Meryl Bernstein Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Bernstein Mr. & Mrs. Ben Blumenthal
Ms. Edith Brenner Dr. & Mrs. Donald Brown Dr. & Mrs. David Burhans Mr. & Mrs. Larry Clark Mr. & Mrs. Rick Cohen Mr. James Cottrell, Jr. & Ms. Melissa Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Craghead Mr. & Mrs. Claude Davenport, Jr. Mr. Harry Deutsch Ms. Patricia Doniger Mr. & Mrs. Howard Elford Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Ellenbogen Ms. Toby Ann Friedman Mr. & Mrs. Frank Friedman Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Goldfine Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Goldman Ms. Zippi Goldstein Dr. & Mrs. Peter Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Jaffe Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kabik Mr. & Mrs. Khosrow Kashinejad Ms. Debra Keeling & Mr. Matt Mervis Mrs. Sidney Kessler Dr. & Mrs. Isaac Koziol Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Kutner Mr. & Mrs. John Lancaster Mr. Charles Larus, IV Mr. & Mrs. Eli Lesser Dr. & Mrs. Jay Levine Mr. Kenneth Levine Mr. & Mrs. Gary Lipkin Dr. & Mrs. Roger Loria Mr. & Mrs. Manoli Loupassi Dr. & Mrs. David Lowitz Mr. Henri Maizels Mr. & Mrs. Neal Menkes Ms. Margot Miller & Ms. Carol Ann Matuschek Dr. & Mrs. Allen Mollen Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Mutchnick Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Norman Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Nystrom Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Perry, Jr. Ms. Brenda Rabhan Mr. Steven Rabinowitz Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Rahal Ms. Monique Rauch Mr. Manfred Reinhardt Dr. Charles Rosenbaum & Dr. Carmela Picone Ms. Regina Sager Ms. Ada Salsbury Ms. Ada Salsbury Mr. & Mrs. John Jay Schwartz
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Segaloff Mr. & Mrs. Jack Shapiro Ms. Barbara Shocket Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Sperberg Mr. & Mrs. Donald Unger Ms. Gail Vanovitch Mr. & Mrs. Robert Von Gutfeld Stevie & Aubrey Watson Mr. S. Todd Weinberg & Ms. Kathryn Moore Mr. & Mrs. Alan Werner Mr. & Mrs. D. M. Westerhouse, Jr. Ms. Thelma Williams-Tunstall Mr. Marshall Wolf
15+ Years Membership Dr. Susan Albert Mr. Mitchell Appelrouth Mr. & Mrs. Richard Arenstein Mr. & Mrs. D. Eugene Atkinson Ms. Marian Axtelle Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Baer Ms. Nancy Beasley Rabbi & Mrs. Dennis Beck-Berman Mr. & Mrs. Charles Becker Mr. Bruce Beeber & Mrs. Linda Barash-Beeber Mr. & Mrs. Scott Belleman Mr. & Mrs. Irving Blank Ms. Selma Brown Mrs. Esther Bunzl Mr. Sidney Burnstein, Jr. Ms. Elizabeth Camp Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Davis Ms. Ginny Engler Dr. Steven Evens & Dr. Bonita Makdad Mr. & Mrs. Earl Ferguson Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Frank Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Genderson Dr. Stanley Goldman & Cantor Frances Goldman Mr. Saul Gorman Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Greentree Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hamlin Ms. Gaby Heller Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Hirsch Mr. & Mrs. Randy Howard Mr. & Mrs. Fred Itzkowitz Mr. Michael Katz Ms. Amy Krumbein Ms. Edith Levin Ms. Heidi Levinson Mr. & Mrs. Joel Lewis Dr. & Mrs. Steven Linas Arnold & Barbara Lowenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Sherman Lubman Ms. Pearl Markham Mr. & Mrs. Bari Novey Dr. & Mrs. John O’Bannon, III Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Perel Mr. & Mrs. Charles Perschetz Ms. Jackie Petroff Dr. Sara Pliamm Ms. Catherine Plotkin Mr. & Mrs. Harris Raskind Dr. Robert Rogers & Ms. Janet Goin Ms. Nancy Romans Schneider Mr. & Mrs. Robert Rosenbaum Mr. Gilbert Rosenthal Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Rosenthal Mr. & Mrs. Irving Scherr Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Schoenes Mr. Steven Schwartz Dr. & Mrs. Maurice Schwarz Drs. Irvin & Linda Seeman Mr. Ephraim Seidman & Ms. Bunny Wilks Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sesnowitz Ms. Carol Shapiro Mr. & Mrs. Randolph Shapiro Ms. Hattie Shocket Ms. Ann Silverstein Dr. & Mrs. Elliott Spanier Mr. I. Ronald Specter Ms. Jane Sper Col (Ret.) & Mrs. Francis Spera Mr. & Mrs. Howard Spielberg Ms. Gloria Starkman Mr. Ephraim Steinberg Dr. & Mrs. Charles Sydnor, Jr. Mr. Morton Thalhimer, Jr. Mr. Carson Tucker Dr. & Mrs. Brian Wasserman Ms. Arlyn Webber Mr. & Mrs. Jay Weinberg Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Weinstein Dr. & Mrs. Michael Wolf Ms. Sonia Zinder Brett Zwerdling, Esq.
20 Years Membership Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Davidow Ms. Inge Horowitz Mr. A. Cecil Jacobs Mr. Abby Moore Ms. Arlene Opengart Mr. & Mrs. Norman Radow Dr. I. N. Sporn Ms. Evelyn Windmueller Mr. & Mrs. Alan Zimm
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