Thanks to the generosity of the Maria and Bernie Pargh Family Foundation, Belmont University premiered the special exhibit “Some were Neighbors.” The exhibit, which was created by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, aims to both clear up the misconception and explore the ways friends and neighbors displayed courage and complicity in the face of the unimaginable. Belmont is the first university nationwide to host the exhibit.
Bernie Pargh said, “Because of the over 100 Jewish students on campus, I felt it was a great thing that Belmont wanted to do, and Maria and I wanted to support it.” He was also pleased to provide the opportunity to share this with some people who might not otherwise see it. “We’re going to get 1,000 people through it who might not have ever seen anything in Washington or Yad Vashem, and it’s time to educate people as much as we can.”
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