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An Action-Oriented Conversation & “Newtown” Film Screening
AN ACTION-ORIENTED CONVERSATION ABOUT BUILDING STRONGER & SAFER COMMUNITIES Join fellow community members for a conversation about building stronger & safer communities, following a special viewing of "Newtown," a documentary on the sense of community after the scathing mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Film Screening of “Newtown” at 6:00 p.m. Community Discussion at 7:45 p.m. Free and open to the public! Light refreshments and appetizers will be served prior to the film screening. To reserve your seat, please…
Find out more »Exhibition Opening: The Holocaust and the Book of Fire by Murray Zimiles
On display September 2, 2017 – December 31, 2017 The paintings, drawings, prints, and artist's books by Murray Zimiles are graphic statements meant to engage and propel the viewer into a whirlwind of fire and devastation. In these powerful works, Zimiles deals with issues like the absence of God during the Holocaust and the absence of civilization. Zimiles is the stepson of Holocaust Survivor and felt obligated as an artist to deal with the subject. Murray Zimiles was born in…
Find out more »A Former Skinhead Speaks Out Against Hate
Frank Meeink, author of Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead, will share his personal story at Eckerd College on Thursday, September 7, 2017. Frank Meeink was a skinhead at age 13. By age 17, he had his own cable-access TV show, "The Reich" and he was roaming the country as a skinhead leader and Neo-Nazi recruiter, with gangs that would beat people indiscriminately. At age 18, he was finally arrested and convicted of kidnapping and beating a member of a rival…
Find out more »Exhibition Opening Reception & Performance with Keep St Pete Lit
Opening Reception & Performance for The FHM’s new exhibition The Holocaust and the Book of Fire. The Florida Holocaust Museum is pleased to present the exhibition The Holocaust and the Book of Fire by Murray Zimiles. The exhibition opening reception will take place on Saturday, September 9th at 5:30 p.m. and in conjunction with Keep St Pete Lit and the Second Saturday ArtWalk, nine writers will perform their short stories, poems, and imaginings inspired by this exhibition. The paintings, drawings, prints, and…
Find out more »“Operation Finale: The Capture & Trial of Adolf Eichmann” Exhibition Opening
The Florida Holocaust Museum is thrilled to announce the blockbuster exhibition Operation Finale: The Capture & Trial of Adolf Eichmann is coming to the Museum in February 2018! “Operation Finale: The Capture & Trial of Adolf Eichmann is an extraordinary exhibition. It engages your intellect at the start and tears your heart out by the end.” -Cleveland Jewish News “A Holocaust Museum smash.” -Chicago Tribune Operation Finale: The Capture & Trial of Adolf Eichmann is the first exhibition in the United States to fully…
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