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September 2021
Smithsonian Magazine Museum Free Day
Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian Magazine. Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket. Free tickets must be reserved in advance here. Please be aware masks are required.
Find out more »Book Talk: “A Woman’s Story of Survival: Franci’s War”
The FHM is pleased to welcome prize-winning 2G journalist and author Helen Epstein for a virtual presentation about her mother’s book: FRANCI'S WAR. Available in paperback, e-book and audio format, it is a powerful and compelling read by a Czech Jew who survived the war as a dressmaker and electrician. This program is held in association with The FHM’s newest exhibition Stitching History from the Holocaust. Franci Rabinek Epstein wrote her Holocaust memoir in the 1970s but after it was rejected by several publishers, gave it to…
Find out more »Panel Discussion: Babi Yar and Shostakovich’s 13th Symphony
Panel Discussion: Babi Yar and Shostakovich’s 13th Symphony. September 29, 2021 at 6:30 pm. Virtual program via our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheFHM Please join us as we remember the 80th anniversary of the massacre at Babi Yar. On September 29 and 30, 1941 almost 34,000 Jewish men, women, and children were murdered in ravine just outside of Kiev, Ukraine. This massacre was one of the largest mass killings during the Holocaust. During a virtual panel discussion, panelists will discuss the history…
Find out more »October 2021
Dimensions in Testimony℠ Members Progress-Style Open House
Dimensions in Testimony℠ Members Progress-Style Open House: Sunday, October 10th Museum members will hear the latest news about The FHM from Museum leaders, get an exclusive ‘sneak peek” at The FHM’s newest exhibit – Dimensions in TestimonySM, and see Stitching History from the Holocaust with a Museum docent. Because of the open house format and to allow for social distancing, reservations are required. Get your free timed tickets HERE. For more than 70 years, Holocaust survivors have recounted their stories…
Find out more »The Richard Rappaport Family Antisemitism Lecture Series with Yair Rosenberg
The Richard Rappaport Family Antisemitism Lecture Series with Yair Rosenberg: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 6:30 pm Virtual program via our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheFHM This year, the Florida Holocaust Museum’s Richard Rappaport Family Antisemitism Lecture Series features Yair Rosenberg. Rosenberg is a senior writer at Tablet Magazine, where he covers the intersection of politics, culture, and religion. His work has also appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and The Guardian, and his writings have received awards from the…
Find out more »November 2021
Kristallnacht Commemoration
Kristallnacht Commemoration (admission free day): Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 6:30 pm at The Florida Holocaust Museum and virtually via our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheFHM The Florida Holocaust Museum’s Annual Kristallnacht Commemoration features a commemorative service and candle lighting followed by our keynote speaker and author Rachael Cerrotti. Cerrotti is an award-winning photographer, writer, educator and audio producer. Her work explores the intergenerational impact of war and memory. She is currently the Inaugural Storyteller in Residence for USC Shoah Foundation where…
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