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Statements from The FHM

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Response to Antisemitic Violence in Amsterdam

Nov 08, 2024
The Florida Holocaust Museum is outraged by the abhorrent antisemitic violence in Amsterdam on Israeli soccer fans early this morning. Let us be clear: these morally reprehensible acts – provoking anti-Jewish chants, being pelted with fireworks, riots and mobs, verbal and physical abuse – are the ingredients of bigotry. It is anti-Jewish animosity that often stems from a place of age-old ignorance...
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13 actions in honor of the 8th yahrzeit of Professor Elie Wiesel

Jul 01, 2024
Beginning tonight through tomorrow, we commemorate the anniversary of the passing of Elie Wiesel, known as a ‘yahrzeit’ in the Jewish tradition. In the eight years since Professor Wiesel’s passing, the lessons he lived to teach have only grown more important; his unique brand of personal, passionate humanitarianism will always be valuable. We are preparing to house The Wiesel Collection, which...
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Statement of Solidarity: Seattle’s Holocaust Center for Humanity

Jun 28, 2024
The Florida Holocaust Museum proudly joins our colleagues across the country in support of Seattle's Holocaust Center for Humanity. Please read our statement of solidarity below. Education and action are critical and we invite everyone to visit The FHM and access our online resources to learn more about the lessons of the Holocaust and how they can compel all of us to take action in the fight...
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Press Releases

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The Florida Holocaust Museum Announces Kristallnacht Commemoration Event with Yad Vashem Speaker

Nov 07, 2024
[St. Petersburg, FL – 7 November 2024] – The Florida Holocaust Museum will host its annual Kristallnacht commemoration on November 10 at 2:00pm at Congregation Beth Shalom in Clearwater. The event is free and open to the public. The commemoration will begin with a short service of prayer and song from Rabbi David Weizman, followed by a special candle lighting by Holocaust Survivors and their...
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The Florida Holocaust Museum Announces Adam Stanfield as Chief Development Officer

Oct 29, 2024
[St. Petersburg, FL – 28 October 2024] – The Florida Holocaust Museum is proud to announce Adam Stanfield as its new Chief Development Officer. Operations are continuing unabated during the Museum’s ongoing renovation and expansion project, and Stanfield will support efforts to increase the Museum’s reach, impact, donor base, and revenue as it builds toward a grand reopening in spring 2025. Most...
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The Museum is Closed through Spring 2025 for Construction

Jul 11, 2024
[St. Petersburg, FL – updated November 14, 2024] The Florida Holocaust Museum will temporarily close through spring of 2025 as part of the first phase of its transformative renovation and expansion project. Once complete, the expanded gallery will include space for the Danish rescue boat, Thor, which will arrive at the Museum this Fall, and will accommodate even more of the Museum’s 22,000 artifacts. With...
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The FHM in the News

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Safety gelt: Gov. DeSantis proposes $18M for Jewish school security, education services

| Florida Politics
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Hiding in Plain Sight: How two holocaust survivors fooled the Nazis

| ABC Action News
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Holocaust Remembrance Day

| WMNF
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Executive Director of Museum of the Moving Image Exits After 12 Years

| New York Times
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