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Yom HaShoah Commemoration and Free Admission
May 2, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
This year’s commemoration will include free admission from 10 am – 5 pm and the reading of Holocaust Victims’ names continuously throughout the day. The day will culminate with a memorial service at 5:30 p.m. followed by a special Holocaust Survivor talk. Short memorial services and Survivor talks will also take place at 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm.
As valued members of our community, we invite the public to participate in an annual Names Reading Commemoration. From 10 am – 5 pm, members of our communities will read aloud names of Holocaust victims in 5-minute intervals.
To reserve your reading time, please select a specific one of the available time slots on this page: https://bookwhen.com/floridaholocaustmuseum. Should you have any questions or require assistance, please contact our special events line at: 727-820-0100 extension 301 or by emailing us at: rsvp@thefhm.org.
Additionally, all Museum visitors on Yom HaShoah will receive a special daffodil sticker, designed by Izabela Gabrielson.
The shape and color of the daffodils represent the Yellow stars that Jews were forced to wear during the Holocaust. Yellow is the color of remembrance. Daffodils represent our poignant hope for the future. They are resilient and return with a burst of color each Spring, signifying hope, renewal and beauty. The daffodils also honor those who survived the Holocaust and went on to build new lives after this dark and difficult period.
Izabela Gabrielson is a Seattle based artist and illustrator. She received her art and art history education in Poland and New York City and holds both MA and PhD degrees. She specializes in watercolor and her work has been exhibited in many individual and group shows. She has taught illustration and art history as well as watercolor workshops. She has a line of greeting cards printed from her original watercolor paintings. For more information, please visit her website at www.sklepikartstudio.com.
Thank you to Wells Fargo for sponsoring The FHM’s 2019 Genocide and Human Rights Awareness (GHRAM) Programs!