communities, and orphaned Jewish children, emphasize the active and ongoing history of the Jewish community across the globe. Portraits of Honor Following the Postwar Period is the Portraits of Honor, honoring Michigan Holocaust Survivors. A ramp displays the portraits of survivors on the left and also emphasizes the life of survivors in metropolitan Detroit. The exhibit was developed under the guidance of Dr. Charles Silow, a son of Holocaust Survivors. The exhibit not only portrays the suffering and violence experienced by survivors of the Holocaust, but their triumph in overcoming one of mankind's greatest atrocities. The exhibit also emphasizes the cultural hurdles faced by survivors in diaspora, and the way Michigan's social and cultural landscape effected their journey. The Portraits of Honor reminds that despite genocide and wanton violence, Jewish people have fought, rebuilt, and created lives for themselves across the world. The Viola & Garry Kappy Anne Frank Tree Exhibit and Garden In 2009, the HC was selected as one of the eleven sites in the united States to receive a sapling from the tree that grew outside of Anne Frank's hiding place in Amsterdam. The exhibit emphasizes that as she was in hiding for almost two years, she could only see out of a single window, where she would gaze at this white chestnut tree. The tree blooms outside behind the exhibits signage which details the diary of Anne Frank and the contributions of her history to a larger understanding of the Holocaust. The Harry & Wanda Zekelman International Institute of the Righteous The International Institute of the Righteous (IIR) provides visitors with a look at the people and institutions who performed acts of altruism in history in the face of evil or great danger. The IIR pays tribute to those who have rescued and supported their fellow human beings, even at great risk to themselves and their families. Exhibits include portraits and individual biographies together with governmental and organizational histories that highlight altruistic acts. Kindertransport Memory Quilts "In 1988, Anita Grosz, the daughter of Kindertransport survivor Hanus Grosz, conceived the idea of preserving the memories of Kindertransport experience the art of quilting." The exhibit displays the work of these "Kinder," who are now adults, through quilting which share the experiences of repressed memories. It is an exhibit which emphasizes collective memory portrayed through art and community, and the HC emphasizes the difficulty of verbalizing memories of trauma