October 21, 2019
Sara M. McDonald, Special Projects Coordinator On October 27, 2018 antisemitism and hatred reared its ugly head in the form of the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the United States, when a gunman entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and left eleven members dead and six injured. In the hours […]
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October 2, 2019
The Florida Holocaust Museum is saddened by the recent passing of Holocaust Survivor Philip L. Gans. Philip Gans was born in Amsterdam, Holland on January 23, 1928. His father owned a successful textile business and Philip was the youngest of three children. Following the defeat of the Dutch and the subsequent occupation by German forces in 1940, […]
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September 17, 2019
The Florida Holocaust Museum is saddened by the recent passing of Marietta Sobel Drucker. Marietta left her homeland of Vienna, Austria at the age of nine on the Kindertransport. After arriving in Great Britain, she was greeted by the first of six foster families that she was placed with over the next six years. Both her mother […]
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August 7, 2019
The Florida Holocaust Museum’s mission is to honor the memory of millions of innocent men, women and children who suffered or died in the Holocaust. The Museum is dedicated to teaching the members of all races and cultures the inherent worth and dignity of human life in order to prevent future genocides. In order to […]
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August 6, 2019
The Florida Holocaust Museum has been nominated for two Arts & Entertainment awards for the Best of the Bay 2019! The FHM has been nominated for Best Museum and Best Exhibition, for the recent exhibition, Bill Graham and the Rock and Roll Revolution. Creative Loafing Tampa Bay hosts the Best of the Bay 2019 Readers […]
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July 29, 2019
Loss and Affirmation: Illustrations and Drawings by William Pachner is now open at The Florida Holocaust Museum! The exhibition is open from July 27 through January 5, 2020. Loss and Affirmation: Illustrations and Drawings by William Pachner tells the story of American artist William Pachner. He was born in Moravia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (later Czechoslovakia) in […]
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July 25, 2019
Zoe Wright, Public Relations Intern Deborah E, Lipstadt once said, “The press may not determine what the public thinks, but it does influence what it thinks about.” The influence of the press and media has always shaped discussion. In addition, without the press, it would be very difficult to know what goes on halfway across […]
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July 24, 2019
Zoe Wright, Public Relations Intern The Courageous Twelve were a group of Black police officers from the St. Petersburg Police Department who took a stance against racism and injustice in the 1960s. For them, becoming police officers allowed them to make a difference in St. Petersburg, Florida. Leon Jackson, member of the Courageous Twelve, visited […]
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July 15, 2019
The Florida Holocaust Museum invited the community to enjoy the 3rd Annual “Rays Up Night” with the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, July 5! Holocaust Survivor and current Board member, Lisl Schick threw out the first pitch. Lisl Schick was born in Vienna, Austria. In 1939, at the age of eleven, her parents bravely sent […]
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July 11, 2019
Zoe Wright, Public Relations Intern The Florida Holocaust Museum is excited to announce the opening of the exhibition, Loss and Affirmation: Illustrations and Drawings by William Pachner. The exhibition is opening on July 27, 2019 and will be open to the public through January 5, 2020. This collection was donated in 2016 by Pachner’s children, […]
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