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SUMMARY:Every Face Has A Name
DESCRIPTION:The Florida Holocaust Museum in partnership with the White Bus For Better Futures Program Presents: \n \nNovember 1\, 2016 @ 7:00 P.M.\n USF St. Pete Campus University Student Center (Ballroom #3)\n 200 6th Ave South St. Petersburg\, FL \nOn April 28\, 1945\, life begins again. As hundreds of Holocaust Survivors from concentration camps arrive in the harbor of Malmö\, Sweden\, news teams capture and televise their images. Seventy years later\, those same Survivors view the archival footage of their arrival to Sweden\, re-experiencing the emotions of the day and sharing their stories. \nThe group of Survivors include Jews from all over Europe\, Norwegian prisoners of war\, Polish mothers and children\, members of the French resistance and British spies – and perhaps unique among them\, Elsie Ragusin\, a young Italian-American who was visiting her grandparents in Italy when she was accused of being a spy and deported to Auschwitz. As the Survivors study the images\, they are surprised to recognize family members\, friends and themselves\, sparking personal and shocking revelations about the war. \nAfter the film\, director Magnus Gertten and Survivor Elsie Ragusin will speak. \nThis program is free and open to the public. \nPresented by The FHM in partnership with the White Bus For Better Futures Program and The University of South Florida St. Petersburg\, with additional support provided by the Jack Chester Foundation. 
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/every-face-name/
LOCATION:USF St. Pete Campus University Student Center\, 200 6th Ave South\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
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SUMMARY:"An Evening of Conscious Conversation" with Author Dr. Charles B. Dew
DESCRIPTION:“An Evening of Conscious Conversation” is a discussion with author Dr. Charles B. Dew of his book:  The Making of a Racist: A Southerner Reflects of Family\, History and the Slave Trade \n \nNovember 3\, 2016 @ 6:00 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.) at The Florida Holocaust Museum \nThe Florida Holocaust Museum has partnered with St. Petersburg Preservation\, along with YWCA\, USF St. Petersburg\, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital\, and Florida Print Solutions\, Inc. to present Dr. Charles B. Dew\, one of America’s most respected historians of the South\, an award winning author whose books have helped to shape the conversation on the history of race in this country and a Williams College professor. Dew was born & raised in St. Pete. His most recent book\, The Making of a Racist: A Southerner Reflects on Family\, History\, and the Slave Trade is in part an autobiography of life in the South in the 1950’s\, allowing readers to understand just how deeply racial thinking saturated white southerners who were otherwise admirable people.  \n“An Evening of Conscious Conversation” with Dr. Charles B. Dew is presented as part of the ongoing YWCA of Tampa Bay’s Conscious Conversation Series.  \nThis program is free and open to the public. Registration is required to attend. For additional information\, please call 727-222-2091 or visit www.stpetepreservation.org/event-2348634
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/evening-conscious-conversation-author-dr-charles-b-drew/
LOCATION:The Florida Holocaust Museum\, 55 5th Street S\, Saint Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20161109T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20161109T200000
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CREATED:20161006T183853Z
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SUMMARY:Kristallnacht Commemoration
DESCRIPTION:The Florida Holocaust Museum’s Annual Kristallnacht Commemoration takes place at the Museum on Wednesday\, November 9th at 6:30 p.m. The program commemorating Kristallnacht\, also called the Night of Broken Glass\, features a commemoration ceremony\, and includes prayers and candle-lighting with Holocaust Survivors. \nAfter the ceremony\, author Russel Lazega will discuss his book\, Managing Bubbie\, a family memoir that recounts the trials of one Jewish family in Miami Beach as they try to oversee the care of the elderly\, unmanageable Lea Lazega. Managing Bubbie revisits the Holocaust period to mine the love\, hope\, and humor that emerged from the deepest despair. \n\nThe FHM’s Annual Kristallnacht Commemoration is free and open to the public. \n\n \n\n 
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/kristallnacht-commemoration-2/
LOCATION:The Florida Holocaust Museum\, 55 5th Street S\, Saint Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20161213T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20161213T200000
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SUMMARY:GHRAM lecture by Ira N. Forman “Global Antisemitism in 2016: What the U.S. Government is Doing to Combat It“
DESCRIPTION:Upcoming GHRAM event at The Florida Holocaust Museum. Open to the public\, free to all.\nDecember 13\, 2016: “Global Antisemitism in 2016: What the U.S. Government is Doing to Combat It“ \nGHRAM lecture by Ira N. Forman\n 6:30 p.m. at The Florida Holocaust Museum \n  \nThe Florida Holocaust Museum presents a Genocide and Human Rights Awareness Movement (GHRAM) lecture by Ira N. Forman titled\, “Global Antisemitism in 2016: What the U.S. Government is Doing to Combat It.” This program is free and open to the public. \nMr. Forman currently works for the U.S. Department of State as the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. Antisemitism is discrimination against or hatred toward Jews and the Special Envoy develops and implements policies and projects to support efforts to combat antisemitism. Mr. Forman will be speaking to attendees about his involvement in advancing U.S. Foreign Policy on antisemitism.  \nSome contemporary examples of antisemitism include: calling for\, aiding\, or justifying the killing or harming of Jews; making mendacious\, dehumanizing\, demonizing\, or stereotypical allegations about Jews; and accusing Jews as a people of being responsible for real or imagined wrongdoing committed by a single Jewish person or group\, the state of Israel\, or even for acts committed by non-Jews.  \nThe Special Envoy was established by the Global Antisemitism Review Act of 2004. The Bureau of Democracy\, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) produces the State Department’s annual reports on Human Rights Practices and International Religious Freedom\, and the Special Envoy provides input on antisemitism for these reports. Mr. Forman was sworn in as Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism on May 20\, 2013.  \nMr. Forman received his B.A. from Harvard University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in Government. He received his M.B.A. from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. \n***Please RSVP to 727-820-0100 ext. 301
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/ghram-lecture-ira-n-forman-global-antisemitism-2016-u-s-government-combat/
LOCATION:The Florida Holocaust Museum\, 55 5th Street S\, Saint Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Sarasota GHRAM lecture by Ira N. Forman “Global Antisemitism in 2016: What the U.S. Government is Doing to Combat It“
DESCRIPTION:December 14\, 2016: “Global Antisemitism in 2016: What the U.S. Government is Doing to Combat It“ \nGHRAM lecture by Ira N. Forman\n 10:00 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El \n***Please note: The time of this program has changed and will now be taking place at 10:00 a.m.  \nThe Florida Holocaust Museum presents a Genocide and Human Rights Awareness Movement (GHRAM) lecture by Ira N. Forman titled\, “Global Antisemitism in 2016: What the U.S. Government is Doing to Combat It.” This program is free and open to the public. \nMr. Forman currently works for the U.S. Department of State as the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. Antisemitism is discrimination against or hatred toward Jews and the Special Envoy develops and implements policies and projects to support efforts to combat antisemitism. Mr. Forman will be speaking to attendees about his involvement in advancing U.S. Foreign Policy on antisemitism.  \nSome contemporary examples of antisemitism include: calling for\, aiding\, or justifying the killing or harming of Jews; making mendacious\, dehumanizing\, demonizing\, or stereotypical allegations about Jews; and accusing Jews as a people of being responsible for real or imagined wrongdoing committed by a single Jewish person or group\, the state of Israel\, or even for acts committed by non-Jews.  \nThe Special Envoy was established by the Global Antisemitism Review Act of 2004. The Bureau of Democracy\, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) produces the State Department’s annual reports on Human Rights Practices and International Religious Freedom\, and the Special Envoy provides input on antisemitism for these reports. Mr. Forman was sworn in as Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism on May 20\, 2013.  \nMr. Forman received his B.A. from Harvard University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in Government. He received his M.B.A. from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. \nTo RSVP\, please visit https://jfedsrq.org/community-calendar/featured/global-anti-semitism-in-2016-what-the-us-government-is-doing-to-combat-it \nPresented by The Florida Holocaust Museum in partnership with Temple Emanu-El. 
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/sarasota-ghram-lecture-ira-n-forman-global-antisemitism-2016-u-s-government-combat/
LOCATION:Temple Emanu-El\, 151 McIntosh Rd\, Sarasota\, 34232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170220T235500
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SUMMARY:To Life Chance Opportunity Drawing: Donate For Your Chance To WIN!
DESCRIPTION:To Life: Chance Opportunity Drawing \nThe Getaway Package     The Game Package         The Jewelry Package \n            \nDuring To Life: The FHM’s 25th Anniversary Celebration event on February 25\, 2017\, The Florida Holocaust Museum will hold a drawing for three prize packages – the Getaway\, Game\, and Jewelry packages. Tickets can be purchased any time between now and February 20\, 2017\, either online through www.TheFHM.org/to-life-annual-benefit or by calling The FHM at 727.820.0100 ext. 251. \n***Please note: There are only 250 chance opportunity tickets available for each package. Since no more than 250 tickets will be sold for each package\, every ticket has at least a 1-in-250 chance of being a winning ticket! \nChance Opportunity Package Descriptions: \nThe Getaway Package includes a seven-night stay in the Presidential Suite at the Orleans Waterfront Inn in Cape Cod\, MA. A $200/day dining voucher and whale watching cruise is included\, with luggage from AAA. \nThe Game Package includes a one-night stay at the Hard Rock Casino in Tampa\, FL\, including food certificate and spa services\, as well as a Tampa Bay Rays Suite\, which includes 16 tickets\, food and beverage services\, and parking. The Game Package also includes Tampa Bay Buccaneers tickets\, Tampa Bay Lightning tickets\, David Yurman cufflinks\, and a $50 gift certificate to Shapiro’s Gallery in St. Petersburg\, FL. \nThe Jewelry Package features a Gold & Diamond Source 18K white gold Dangle Drop necklace (1.0 TW round brilliant diamonds) and 14K gold diamond oval drop earrings (.25TW round brilliant pave diamond). The Jewelry Package also includes a one-night stay at the Ritz Carlton in Sarasota\, FL\, with breakfast included\, as well as two tickets to the Sarasota Opera and a $50 gift certificate to Shapiro’s Gallery in St. Petersburg\, FL. \nThe suggested donation for all packages starts at $100 per ticket\, and all packages are approximately $5000 in value. Purchase any three tickets to receive a $50 discount! \nPurchasing a Chance Opportunity ticket supports The Florida Holocaust Museum’s educational programs for students and teachers\, exhibitions\, outreach programs like Speak Up Speak Now!® and the Anne Frank Humanitarian Award\, the Genocide and Human Rights Awareness Movement\, and all speakers and programs. \nA full list of contest rules and details can be found here. \n \n 
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/life-chance-opportunity-drawing-donate-chance-win/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:25th,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170101T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170131T170000
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SUMMARY:Membership Event: Free Admission to The Dali Museum!
DESCRIPTION:During the month of January\, The Florida Holocaust Museum members will receive free admission to the Dali Museum!  \nEach month\, Dali Museum members receive free admission to a different area museum or attraction as a benefit of their Dali Museum membership and The Florida Holocaust Museum has been chosen as the reciprocal Museum for the month of January! During the entire month\, members of The Florida Holocaust Museum are invited to visit the Dali Museum for free and members of the Dali Museum are invited to visit The Florida Holocaust Museum for free.  \n  \nDetails of The Florida Holocaust Museum’s membership program \nWith a Membership to The Florida Holocaust Museum\, you can receive member benefits at participating institutions through our two Reciprocal Museum programs.  \nUpon presentation of your membership card you will receive: \n\nFree/member admission during regular museum hours\nMember discounts at museum shops\, and discounts on concert/lecture tickets\nGuests are not included unless they present a current membership card validated with accepted identification \n\n  \nAbout the Dali Museum \nThe Dali Museum shares an expertly curated collection of Salvador Dali works to delight and educate our visitors and provide unique inspiration for events\, programs and special exhibits that allow us to serve as an active resource in the cultural life of our community and the world at large. Please visit thedali.org for additional information.  \nFor additional Membership information\, please visit The Florida Holocaust Museum’s Membership Reciprocity Program Page.
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/membership-event-free-admission-dali-museum/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:25th,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170111T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170111T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20161122T174842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T234416Z
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SUMMARY:GHRAM lecture "They Were Neighbors" by Jan T. Gross and showing of the film "Aftermath" in Tampa
DESCRIPTION:The Florida Holocaust Museum in partnership with Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival Presents: \n“They Were Neighbors” \n \nJanuary 11\, 2017 @ 6:30 P.M.\n Bryan Glazer Family JCC\n 522 N Howard Ave\, Tampa\, FL 33606 \nThe Florida Holocaust Museum presents a Genocide and Human Rights Awareness Movement (GHRAM) lecture by Jan T. Gross titled “They Were Neighbors” in conjunction with the showing of Aftermath with the Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival. Aftermath is a 2012 Polish film inspired by Mr. Gross’ historical book Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne\, Poland. The film Aftermath is about a Polish man who returns home after the death of his father and unearths a secret about the now-deceased Jewish residents of his village. \nNeighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne\, Poland tells the story of one summer day in 1941. In Nazi-occupied Poland\, half of the population of the town Jedwabne murdered the other half—some 1\,600 men\, women\, and children. Only seven of the town’s Jews survived. \nIn this shocking and compelling study\, historian Jan Gross pieces together eyewitness accounts as well as physical evidence into a comprehensive reconstruction of the horrific July day remembered well by locals but hidden to history. Revealing wider truths about Jewish-Polish relations\, the Holocaust\, and human responses to occupation and totalitarianism\, Gross’ investigation sheds light on how Jedwabne’s Jews came to be murdered-not by faceless Nazis\, but by people who knew them well. \nAftermath was written and directed by Polish director Władysław Pasikowski. The inspiration for Pasikowski to write and direct the film was the controversy in Poland surrounding the 2000 publication of Gross’ Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne\, Poland. According to Gross’ historical research into the 1941 Jedwabne pogrom\, Polish gentiles had murdered the hundreds of Jewish residents of Jedwabne\, contrary to the official history which held the Nazi occupying force accountable. \n*This program is $5.00 to attend. \nTo register\, please visit: https://www.jewishtampa.com/jewish-federation-events/jangross or you may pay at the door.  \n  \nPresented by The FHM in partnership with the Tampa Jewish Federation and the Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival.  \n  
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/ghram-lecture-neighbors-jan-t-gross-showing-film-aftermath-tampa/
LOCATION:Bryan Glazer Family JCC\, 522 N Howard Ave\, Tampa\, FL\, 33606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170112T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170112T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20161122T180108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T234417Z
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SUMMARY:GHRAM lecture “They Were Neighbors” by Jan T. Gross and showing of the film “Aftermath” in Sarasota
DESCRIPTION:The Florida Holocaust Museum in partnership with The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee and Temple Beth Sholom Presents: \n“They Were Neighbors” \n \nJanuary 12\, 2017 @ 6:30 P.M.\n Temple Beth Sholom\n 1050 S Tuttle Ave\, Sarasota\, FL 34237 \nThe Florida Holocaust Museum presents a Genocide and Human Rights Awareness Movement (GHRAM) lecture by Jan T. Gross titled “They Were Neighbors” in conjunction with the showing of Aftermath\, a 2012 Polish film inspired by Mr. Gross’ historical book Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne\, Poland. The film Aftermath is about a Polish man who returns home after the death of his father and unearths a secret about the now-deceased Jewish residents of his village. \nNeighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne\, Poland tells the story of one summer day in 1941. In Nazi-occupied Poland\, half of the population of the town Jedwabne murdered the other half—some 1\,600 men\, women\, and children. Only seven of the town’s Jews survived. \nIn this shocking and compelling study\, historian Jan Gross pieces together eyewitness accounts as well as physical evidence into a comprehensive reconstruction of the horrific July day remembered well by locals but hidden to history. Revealing wider truths about Jewish-Polish relations\, the Holocaust\, and human responses to occupation and totalitarianism\, Gross’ investigation sheds light on how Jedwabne’s Jews came to be murdered-not by faceless Nazis\, but by people who knew them well. \nAftermath was written and directed by Polish director Władysław Pasikowski. The inspiration for Pasikowski to write and direct the film was the controversy in Poland surrounding the 2000 publication of Gross’ Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne\, Poland. According to Gross’ historical research into the 1941 Jedwabne pogrom\, Polish gentiles had murdered the hundreds of Jewish residents of Jedwabne\, contrary to the official history which held the Nazi occupying force accountable. \n*This program is free and open to the public\, with donations welcome.   \n  \nPresented by The FHM in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee and Temple Beth Sholom.  \n       \nSponsored by the Boxser Diversity Initiative Program at Temple Beth Sholom.
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/ghram-lecture-neighbors-jan-t-gross-showing-film-aftermath-sarasota/
LOCATION:Temple Beth Sholom\, 1050 S Tuttle Avenue\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34237\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170115
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SUMMARY:Opening of "Courage and Compassion: The Legacy of the Bielski Brothers"
DESCRIPTION:An original\, award-winning FHM exhibition\, Courage and Compassion: The Legacy of the Bielski Brothers chronicles the Bielski brothers’ story. This exhibition\, presented nationally by Bank of America\, is a multi-media presentation showcasing the heroic efforts of three brothers who helped save more than 1\,200 people while living in the forest during World War II. \nThree brothers\, Tuvia\, Asael and Zus Bielski\, took refuge from the Nazis in the forests surrounding Novogrudok\, Belarus. In the forest\, they formed a community of men\, women and children that numbered more than 1\,200 by the end of the war. The brothers led the group in acts of sabotage and defense against the Nazis. It is through the brothers’ leadership that the group survived starvation\, harsh winters and the threat of the Nazis and their collaborators. \nDuring World War II\, three of the Bielski brothers ran a Jewish partisan unit in Western Belorussia that saved close to 1\,200 Jews from the ghettos of Novogrudok and Lida and the surrounding countryside.  Their unit or otriad\, as known in Russian\, was unique.  While the great majority of partisan groups in World War II sought to fight the Germans in their midst\,  the Bielski brothers cared more about preserving the lives of as many Jews as possible than they did about attacking the German forces that occupied Western Belorussia.  For more than two years the brothers commanded their partisan unit in the Belorussian forests.  Their acts of rescue during extremely dangerous times stands as a monument to courage and compassion.  The Bielski brothers may be called Upstanders\, individuals willing to put their own lives in danger on behalf of others. This exhibition tells their story.  \nOn display January 14\, 2017 – June 18\, 2017 at The Florida Holocaust Museum.
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/courage-compassion-legacy-bielski-brothers/
LOCATION:The Florida Holocaust Museum\, 55 5th Street S\, Saint Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:25th,Exhibits
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170129
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20160701T200733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170120T172107Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of "The Greatest Crime of the War: The Armenian Genocide During World War I"
DESCRIPTION:The Greatest Crime of the War: The Armenian Genocide During World War I recounts the history of the genocide and the conditions which led to it as well as its legacy. The mass murder of the Armenian people in Anatolia\, now referred to by most historians and human rights organizations as “The Armenian Genocide\,” destroyed a civilization that had resided in Anatolia for thousands of years.  \nOn display January 28\, 2017 – June 25\, 2017 at The Florida Holocaust Museum.
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/greatest-crime-war-armenian-genocide-world-war/
LOCATION:The Florida Holocaust Museum\, 55 5th Street S\, Saint Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170212
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20160701T195910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170120T180059Z
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SUMMARY:Opening of "Holocaust By Bullets"
DESCRIPTION:Holocaust  By  Bullets  features  ten  years  of  field  investigations  in  the  former  Soviet  Union  by  Yahad – In  Unum. Yahad – In Unum\, founded by French Catholic Priest Father Patrick Desbois\, presents its painstaking research in a succinct yet approachable manner that enables the visitor to uncover\, step‐by‐step\, the crime committed against Jews and Roma by the Nazi killing units.  \nKnown as the “Holocaust by Bullets”\, the systematic  killing  of  all  Jews  started  before  the  creation  of  concentration  camps  and  continued  until  WWII‘s end throughout the ex‐Soviet Union from 1942 to 1944.  The exhibit gives viewers a chance to learn about this lesser‐known side of the Holocaust\, through eyewitness testimonies\, photographs\, and maps.  The  exhibit  presents  Yahad’s  identification  of  five  steps  of  the  crime  that  took  place  almost  systematically for every mass killing throughout Eastern Europe leading up to the executions—the arrest\, the road\, the undressing\, the shooting\, and after the executions\, the looting. \nYahad – In Unum is a Paris-based organization dedicated to collecting testimonies of eyewitnesses\, and identifying and documenting sites of mass crimes committed against Jews and Roma by the Germans and their collaborators during World War II in Eastern Europe. Stemming from the initiative of its founder and president\, French Catholic priest Father Patrick Desbois\, since 2004 the organization has identified over 1\,400 execution sites and interviewed close to 4\,000 eyewitnesses in 8 countries. \nFather Desbois has spent his life researching the Holocaust\, fighting antisemitism\, and furthering relations between Catholics and Jews. The exhibition focuses on Father Desbois and Yahad – In Unum’s research in Eastern Europe. \nThe form of genocide detailed by Yahad – In Unum’s exhibition is unlike any other study of genocidal activity ever conducted and presented. \nIn the exhibition\, Yahad – In Unum presents its painstaking 10 years of research in a succinct yet appropriate manner allowing the visitor to uncover\, step-by-step\, the crime committed against Jews and Roma by the Nazi killing units\, their Axis supporters\, and local collaborators in Eastern Europe. \nMass killings in places such as Cambodia\, Darfur\, the Balkans and Syria are modeled after what Yahad’s founder Father Patrick Desbois calls the archetype of these horrors – those village-by-village\, on site massacres – perpetrated by the Nazis and their collaborators. \nThe Florida Holocaust Museum’s Curator of Education & Director of Research Urszula Szczepinska was invited by Yahad – In Unum to create a study guide to be used worldwide in conjunction with the exhibition. Click here to read the entire study guide\, available online. \nOn display February 11\, 2017 – April 16\, 2017 at The Florida Holocaust Museum.
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/holocaust-by-bullets/
LOCATION:The Florida Holocaust Museum\, 55 5th Street S\, Saint Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170218
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170219
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20160701T201854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170120T180746Z
UID:6161-1487376000-1487462399@www.thefhm.org
SUMMARY:Opening of "Jehovah’s Witnesses: Faith Under Fire"
DESCRIPTION:Jehovah’s Witnesses: Faith Under Fire is an exhibition that focuses on Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Holocaust.  \nJehovah’s Witnesses\, a Christian community of 35\,000 in Germany and occupied lands\, refused to confirm to the Nazi ideology of hate. They suffered severely for their belief in nonviolence and their utter rejection of racism. Thrown into Nazi camps\, they became eyewitnesses of Nazi genocide. This exhibition documents the story of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Holocaust and provides an in depth look at ordinary people who followed their conscience in the face of tyranny. \nOn display February 18\, 2017 – July 16\, 2017 at The Florida Holocaust Museum.
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/jehovahs-witnesses-faith-fire-2/
LOCATION:The Florida Holocaust Museum\, 55 5th Street S\, Saint Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170225T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170225T220000
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20160912T163243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170215T221821Z
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SUMMARY:To Life: The FHM's 25th Anniversary Celebration!
DESCRIPTION:To Life: The FHM’s 25th Anniversary \n February 25\, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. \n The Renaissance Vinoy Resort \n 501 5th Ave NE\, St. Petersburg\, FL 33701 \n       \nTickets for To Life: 25th Anniversary are sold out. To be added to the waiting list\, please contact Terrie Maines at 727.820.0100 x249 or Alecia Trauscht at 727.820.0100 x251\nTo Life: The FHM’s 25th Anniversary is a celebration of the Past\, Present\, and Future of The Florida Holocaust Museum\, featuring Keynote Speaker David Eisenhower! \nEisenhower will be speaking and accepting a posthumous award on behalf of his grandfather general and President Dwight D. Eisenhower in honor of the pivotal role he played in liberating the Nazi concentration camps and documenting what was discovered to ensure that the Holocaust could not be denied nor forgotten. \nEisenhower is a historian and the Director of the Institute for Public Service at the Annenberg Public Policy Center. He serves as a senior research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School of Communication and is a fellow in the International Relations Department at the University. He has lectured widely to audiences across the United States on the Presidency\, foreign relations\, and World War II. \nEisenhower is the author of Eisenhower: At War\, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history in 1986. Eisenhower is also the author of numerous magazine articles and book reviews on the subjects of politics and history. His most recent book\, co-authored with wife Julie Nixon Eisenhower\, is Going Home to Glory\, which chronicles the post-Presidency years of his grandfather. \nAt the end of World War II\, general Dwight D. Eisenhower made the decision to personally visit as many Nazi concentration camps as possible so that he could document the camps and their appalling conditions. Anticipating a time when Nazi atrocities might be denied\, general Eisenhower also ordered the filming and photographing of camps as they were liberated.   \nAs we continue to hear news stories regarding the hatred and intolerance throughout our nation and the world\, The FHM’s commitment to preventing future genocides by teaching the lessons of the past through testimonies\, artifacts\, and lessons of the past is more important than ever. The annual To Life event provides the backbone of funding for The FHM’s educational programs in Tampa Bay and throughout Florida. \nThis grand celebration of The FHM’s 25th Anniversary\, featuring David Eisenhower\, will take place on Saturday\, February 25\, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at The Vinoy Renaissance. The Vinoy is located at 501 5th Ave NE\, St. Petersburg\, FL 33701. \nSponsorship opportunities are available\, please call (727) 820-0100 x274. For additional information\, please visit: www.TheFHM.org/to-life-annual-benefit. \nTickets to attend To Life: The FHM’s 25th Anniversary are on sale now! To purchase tickets\, please visit: www.TheFHM.org/to-life-annual-benefit or call (727) 820-0100. \nFor additional program information\, please visit: The FHM’s Official To Life Page or The FHM’s Official Facebook Event Page. \n  \nTHANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! \n  \nTo Life Sponsors \nThe Sembler Family \n  \nPhoenix Venture Philanthropy Foundation \nIn recognition of the work of: \nSt. Petersburg Downtown Partnership\, Inc. \nand the City of St. Petersburg \n  \nPresenting Sponsor \nNatan Rappaport Family Foundation and Richard Rappaport \n  \n25th Anniversary Sponsor \nTampa Bay Times \n  \nDiamond Sponsors \nJanie and Marty Borell \nDuke Energy \nAmy and Bruce Epstein \nJudy Genshaft and Steven Greenbaum \nGold and Diamond Source and Hands Across the Bay \nHeritage Property and Casualty Insurance Company \nLoebenberg Family Foundation \nMeg and Gary Moskovitz \nSchick\, Greenberg\, and Madow Families \nGladys Schutz \nRobin Warren\, Anita Treiser and David Bernstein \nRachael and Donald Worthington \n  \nPlatinum Sponsors \nDavid Abelson and Michael Sobel\, Morgan Stanley \nCarlton Fields \nCreative Contractors Inc.\, Lindsay and Joshua Bomstein \nSusan Heyman and Michael White \nNajla and Kamal Majeed \nJ.C. Newman Cigar Company \nLois and Peter Pardoll \nAnn Piccard and Charles Reischmann \nRaymond James \nJames and Amy Shimberg Charitable Trust\, Nancy and Ed Paikoff \nTampa Bay Rays \nIrene and Steven Weiss \n  \nSilver Table Sponsors \nA-1 HR \nAuld\, Conroy\, Lynn and Silverman Families \nBank of America \nBank of Tampa- Pinellas County \nBernstein Private Wealth Management \nBonefish Grill \nRenee and Brooks Dabbs \nDebbie and Nathaniel Doliner \nAlix Franzblau and Ron Sherman \nDiane I. Goldfeder \nNancy and William Greenberg \nGregory\, Sharer and Stuart CPAs \nIgel Family \nTammy and John Li \nLouis Orloff \nMarger Family \nRegions Bank \nRoal Group\, Gross Family \nAmanda and Steve Saft \nLily Salcman\, Robert Piplitz and Roger Swaine \nGeoffrey Simon and Andrea Graham Family Foundation \nSmith & Associates Real Estate \nUniversity of South Florida St. Petersburg \nRenée and Thomas Walter \n  \nSapphire Sponsors \nColleen Donovan-Aflac \nSheila and Richard Eatroff \nSandy and Jay Epstein \nEllie Fishman \nHelen Hameroff and Frantz Christensen \nDebbie Rinde-Hoffman and Fred Hoffman \nJackie and Barry Kanner \nMary Ann and Brad Morse \nJoan and David Nathan \nArlene F. Rothman \nShumaker\, Loop\, and Kendrick\, LLP \nCraig and Jan Sher Philanthropic Fund \nShelia and Todd Siegel \nSuncoast Hospice Foundation \nMarilyn and Bruce Smith \nDebbie and Jeff Supowit \nTrenam Law \nWainberg Philanthropic Trust \nMary Kay Vona \nWeather Tite Windows \nMary Wygodski \n  \nAnniversary Sponsors \nClearwater Cardiovascular Consultants \nNancy and William Greenberg \nBrenda and Harry Greenwald \nBarbara and Irvin Guterman \nHBO \nHaylie and Brian Katz \nJoan and Bruce Levine \nKathy and Evan Madow \nClaudia McCorkle \nLynne and Fred Merriam \nJoy and Loren Pollack \nToni and John Rinde \nBarbara and Robert Schick \nCindy and Kenneth Schick \nHilary Waldman and Beverly W. Rich \n  \nIn-Kind Sponsors \nJason Alpert\, Alpert Enterprises \nBreakthru Beverage Florida \nTracy Copes Creative \nSherry Keenan\, Best View Photography \nLynn’s Catering of Tampa \nAlyssa Rhoads\, Eventing Tampa Bay \nSterling Cleaners \nSWIM Digital Group \nThree Chairs Productions \nTito’s Handmade Vodka \nThe Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort and Golf Club \n  \nMedia Sponsors \n  \nJewish Press \nTampa Bay Magazine \n  \n  \n***Submitted Sponsorship Information as of February 03\, 2017 
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/life-fhms-25th-anniversary-celebration/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:25th,Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170309T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170309T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20170303T214714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T234425Z
UID:7317-1489084200-1489091400@www.thefhm.org
SUMMARY:Love Lives Here: No Place For Hate
DESCRIPTION:Community Plans “Love Lives Here” Event At The Florida Holocaust Museum \nMarch 9\, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.\n The Florida Holocaust Musuem \nMayor Kriseman\, community leaders\, and faith organizations are holding a “Love Lives Here” event at The Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg on March 9 to stand in solidarity with those who have been targeted by acts of hate. This event has a goal of encouraging a community-wide response by institutions and individuals to create greater understanding and connection rather than fear of differences. \nWe’re joining with other groups to convene “Love Lives Here: No Place For Hate” at The Florida Holocaust Museum on March 9th at 6:30 pm.The goals for the evening are pretty simple: We want to stand in solidarity with those who are being targeted by hate and make a statement that love is more powerful. We want to learn from each other how to help those in fear’s way stay safe. And we want to counter the fears we harbor within ourselves by meeting people who walk different walks than our own. \nThis evening is not about politics\, it’s about people. People across the political spectrum can agree that threats\, attacks and abuse are not the sign of a healthy society. This evening is not about identifying bullies for counterattack but standing together to show that Love Lives Here in our community\, that it is No Place for Hate. \nWe’ll start with a diverse panel of faith leaders discussing with the attendees what it means to show solidarity to those being targeted for their faith. Then we’ll do some things to help participants build bridges and break down barriers between themselves and people they might think of as “different.” Then we’ll leave with resources and ideas on how to carry this spirit outside of the room. Please join us! \nThis event is free and open to the public! To RSVP\, visit: EQFL.org/LoveLivesHere or Facebook.com/events/1846713022209812/
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/love-lives-no-place-hate/
LOCATION:The Florida Holocaust Museum\, 55 5th Street S\, Saint Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:25th,Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170316T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170316T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20170120T164233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T234425Z
UID:7189-1489689000-1489696200@www.thefhm.org
SUMMARY:“Stopping Genocide by Stopping the War Profiteers” GHRAM Lecture by John Prendergast
DESCRIPTION:“Stopping Genocide by Stopping the War Profiteers” GHRAM Lecture by John Prendergast \nMarch 16\, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.\n Stetson University College of Law (The Great Hall)\n 1401 61st Street South\, Gulfport\, FL 33707 \n \nInternationally renowned human rights activist John Prendergast will discuss the first genocide in the 21st century\, the Darfur Genocide\, which began in 2003 and still continues today. \nPrendergast is also a best-selling author who has focused on peace in Africa for over thirty years. He is the Founding Director of the Enough Project\, an initiative to end genocide and crimes against humanity. He is also the Co-Founder of the Sentry\, a new investigative initiative focused on dismantling the networks financing conflict and atrocities. \n \nLimited seating! To reserve your seat\, please call 727.820.0100 ext. 301. \n \nFree and open to the public.\nPresented by  \n \nin partnership with The Social Justice Advocacy Concentration Program of Stetson University College of Law \n  \nStetson University College of Law – Parking Map
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/darfur-genocide-ghram-lecture-john-prendergast/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:25th,Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170326
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170327
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20170213T224729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T234426Z
UID:7295-1490486400-1490572799@www.thefhm.org
SUMMARY:"Testimonies from the Rwandan Genocide" GHRAM Lecture by Karen Jungblut
DESCRIPTION:***POSTPONED UNTIL FALL 2017. STAY TUNED FOR FUTURE DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED. *** \nTestimonies from the Rwandan Genocide GHRAM Lecture by Karen Jungblut \n \nThe Florida Holocaust Museum’s Genocide and Human Rights Awareness Movement (GHRAM) lecture series brings Rwandan Genocide testimony expert Karen Jungblut to St. Petersburg! \nAs the Director of Research and Documentation at the University of Southern California Shoah Founation\, Jungblut oversees scholarship and research activities\, as well as a global network of partner sites with access to the Institute’s nearly 52\,000 testimonies. Jungblut is in charge of expanding the existing archive with video of Survivors of other genocides\, which will provide scholars and teachers with unprecedented research and teaching opportunities. \nIn 2013\, the USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive expanded beyond the Holocaust for the first time\, taking in 64 audiovisual testimonies of survivors and witnesses of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. That set of atrocities claimed as many as one million lives over the course of about 100 days in 1994 when government-backed militias of ethnic Hutus went on a mass killing spree targeting the country’s next largest ethnic group\, the Tutsis. The Rwandan government has since eliminated the official use of those ethnic terms in its census and on identity cards in hopes of fostering reconciliation. \nIn order to integrate testimonies recorded and owned by other organizations into the Visual History Archive\, the USC Shoah Foundation has initiated the Preserving the Legacy program\, in which The Florida Holocaust Museum is an active partner and a soon to be access point for the Visual History Archive. The Visual History Archive allows users to search through and view more than 54\,000 video testimonies of survivors and witnesses of genocide. In addition to Holocaust testimony\, the Visual History Archive includes testimonies from the Armenian Genocide that coincided with World War I\, the 1937 Nanjing Massacre in China\, the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda\, the Guatemalan Genocide of 1978-1996 and the Cambodian Genocide of 1975-1979. \n  \nThis program is one of many free programs to be offered by The FHM this year in celebration of its 25th Anniversary. For additional information about this program and to learn more about The FHM’s upcoming 25th Anniversary events and exhibitions\, visit the Museum online at www.TheFHM.org/25th. \n 
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/testimonies-rwandan-genocide-ghram-lecture-karen-jungblut/
LOCATION:The Florida Holocaust Museum\, 55 5th Street S\, Saint Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:25th,Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170326T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170326T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20170120T164432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170322T151134Z
UID:7191-1490536800-1490544000@www.thefhm.org
SUMMARY:Pass the Plate: The FHM’s 3rd Annual Spring Cook-Off featuring Michael Twitty
DESCRIPTION:Pass the Plate: The FHM’s 3rd Annual Spring Cook-Off featuring Michael Twitty\n March 26\, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.\n The Florida Holocaust Museum \n \nThe Florida Holocaust Museum (The FHM) invites the community to come together in a celebration of family\, history\, heritage\, and delicious recipes at the Museum’s 3rd Annual Pass the Plate: The FHM’s Spring Cook-Off on Sunday\, March 26th from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at The FHM.  \nThe FHM’s Spring Cook-Off is free and open to the public\, and honors the delicious recipes passed down from generation to generation. We invite the public to enter a family dish\, taste the traditional recipes of others\, or both! \nThe program will feature a cooking demonstration and sampling from Michael Twitty\, culinary historian\, food writer\, and Judaic Studies teacher. Twitty’s work is focused on African-American foodways\, culinary traditions of African diaspora\, and African influence on food culture in the American South.  \nThose in attendance will have a chance to sample dishes and vote on their favorites to award a People’s Choice Award\, so participants in the contest are encouraged to bring sufficient quantities for the public to taste. Local celebrity judges will present a Judge’s Choice Award. Few dishes can win\, but everyone will leave with an appreciation for the stories and recipes that connect us to the past and inspire us in the present. \nOur three confirmed celebrity judges are: \n1. Rhonda Shear (American television personality\, comedian\, actress\, and entrepreneur) \n2. Darden Rice (St. Petersburg City Council chair) \n\n3. Kanika Tomalin (Deputy Mayor of St. Petersburg) \n\nPrizes include:\n-Gift certificate to The Fresh Market\n-Gift certificate to Kalamazoo Olive Company\n-Gift box from Savory Spice Shop\n-Gift bag from Trader Joe’s St. Petersburg\, Fl \nTo submit your family dish and/or reserve your seat\, please call 727.820.0100 ext. 301 as soon as possible to ensure your spot. You must register your dish ahead of time. No fish\, shellfish\, or pork recipes\, please.  \nThis program is one of many free programs to be offered by The FHM this year in celebration of its 25th Anniversary. For additional information about this program and to learn more about The FHM’s upcoming 25th Anniversary events and exhibitions\, visit the Museum online at www.TheFHM.org/25th. 
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/pass-plate-fhms-3rd-annual-spring-cook-off/
LOCATION:FHM 3rd Fl.\, 55 5th Street S\, Saint Petersburg\, FL \, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:25th
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170330T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170330T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20170120T165027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170321T192502Z
UID:7194-1490871600-1490878800@www.thefhm.org
SUMMARY:The Debbie and Brent Sembler Florida Holocaust Museum Lecture Series at USFSP Presents: Tilar J. Mazzeo\, author of Irena's Children
DESCRIPTION:The Debbie and Brent Sembler Florida Holocaust Museum Lecture Series at USFSP Presents: Tilar J. Mazzeo\, author of Irena’s Children  \nMarch 30\, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.\n USFSP (Lynn Pippenger Hall)\n 700 4th Street South\, St. Petersburg\, FL 33701 \n\n New York Times bestselling author Tilar J. Mazzeo’s latest book Irena’s Children tells the incredible true story of Irena Sendler\, who risked her life to save 2\,500 children from death and deportation in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. \nSendler’s story will be recounted by author Tilar J. Mazzeo as part of The Debbie and Brent Sembler Florida Holocaust Museum Lecture series at USF St. Petersburg. \nFree and open to the public.
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/author-tilar-j-mazzeo-speaks-usfsp/
LOCATION:USFSP (Lynn Pippenger Hall)\, 700 4th Street South\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:25th
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170424T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170424T183000
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20170213T225346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170418T155303Z
UID:7299-1493028000-1493058600@www.thefhm.org
SUMMARY:Yom HaShoah Commemoration
DESCRIPTION:Yom HaShoah Commemoration\n April 24\, 2017 at The Florida Holocaust Museum \n*Free Museum Admission from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. \n*Memorial Service at 5:30 p.m. \n \n This year’s commemoration will include free Museum admission from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and the reading of Holocaust victims’ names throughout the day. There will be a Holocaust Survivor talk at 12:00 p.m. with John Rinde and at 2:00 p.m. with Jerry Rawicki. The day will culminate with a memorial service at 5:30 p.m. followed by a special program featuring Holocaust Survivor Mary Wygodski and her daughter Charlene Wygodski. \nMembers of the public who would like to participate in the reading of Holocaust victims’ names\, call Terrie Maines 727.820.0100 x249. \nFree and open to the public. RSVP required\, please call 727.820.0100 x301. \n  \nThank you to the Pinellas County Board of Rabbis and Tampa Rabbinical Association for their support. \nAbove image credit: Permanent collection of The FHM\, photographer Jason Schwartz.
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/yom-hashoah-commemoration-2/
LOCATION:The Florida Holocaust Museum\, 55 5th Street S\, Saint Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:25th
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170430T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170430T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20160701T213655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170516T143903Z
UID:6163-1493546400-1493571600@www.thefhm.org
SUMMARY:Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals: 1933‐1945 Exhibition Opening
DESCRIPTION:On display at The Florida Holocaust Museum: April 30 – July 2\, 2017 \nNazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933–1945 examines the Nazi regime’s attempt to eradicate homosexuality\, which left thousands dead and shattered the lives of many more. \n \nBetween 1933 and 1945\, the Nazi German regime promoted racial health policies that sought to eliminate all sources of biological corruption to its dominant “Aryan” race. Among the groups persecuted as threats to the national health were Germany’s homosexual men. Believing them to be carriers of a “degeneracy” that weakened society and hindered population growth\, the Nazi state arrested and incarcerated in prisons and concentration camps tens of thousands of German men as a means of terrorizing them into social conformity. \nPresented locally by Wells Fargo. \n  \nNazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945 was produced by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. \n  \nImage credit: US Holocaust Memorial Museum\, courtesy Schwules Museum\, Berlin. 
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/nazi-persecution-homosexuals-1933%e2%80%901945/
LOCATION:The Florida Holocaust Museum\, 55 5th Street S\, Saint Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:25th,Exhibits
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170504T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170504T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20170330T173426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170426T143507Z
UID:7671-1493922600-1493929800@www.thefhm.org
SUMMARY:"Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals: 1933-1945" Exhibition Opening Event\, featuring Erik Jensen
DESCRIPTION:The Pardoll Family Lecture Series Presents:\n Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals: 1933-1945\n Exhibition Opening Event\, featuring Erik Jensen \n \n The exhibition’s opening event will include a lecture by Erik Jensen\, a specialist in the history of Germany and of gender and sexuality. Jensen is an Associate Professor of History at Miami University in Oxford\, Ohio\, where he teaches courses in German history and directs the Honors Program. He has written numerous articles about the pink triangle\, which was used by the Nazis in concentration camps to identify and shame homosexuals\, and on how the Nazis persecuted homosexuals during the Holocaust. \nFree for Members of The FHM. $9 General Admission. Please RSVP by calling 727.820.0100\, extension 301.  \n  \nImage credit: US Holocaust Memorial Museum\, courtesy of Landesarchiv\, Berlin.
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/nazi-persecution-homosexuals-1933-1945-exhibition-opening-event-featuring-erik-jensen/
LOCATION:The Florida Holocaust Museum\, 55 5th Street S\, Saint Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:25th
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170517T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170517T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20170501T161023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170501T161023Z
UID:7852-1495047600-1495054800@www.thefhm.org
SUMMARY:Honoring the Memory of Raoul Wallenberg & Presentation with Author\, Morris Wolff
DESCRIPTION:  \n                \nThirty-four years ago\, when Morris Wolff was practicing international and trial law in Philadelphia and was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School\, he was asked by the half-brother of Swedish diplomat\, Raoul Wallenberg\, to sue the Soviet Union and force them to release his brother.   Raoul Wallenberg\, who was not Jewish\, was instrumental in saving tens of thousands of Jewish lives in Nazi occupied Hungary. Kidnapped by the Russians\, he disappeared into the Soviet Gulag. Much of the mysteries surrounding Wallenberg’s imprisonment\, the circumstances of his death\, and his possible ties to US intelligence remain unsolved. Wallenberg’s many courageous actions earned him many honors\, including the titles of Honorary Citizen of the United States\, and “Righteous Among the Nations” by the State of Israel.   \nWolff has written a book about his pro bono effort to rescue Wallenberg from a Soviet prison\, and he will be the featured speaker at an interfaith event on Wednesday\, May 17th\, 7:00 PM\, at the Bryan Glazer Family JCC\, 522 S. Howard\, Tampa. The program will include a presentation and book signing by Wolff and a commemoration honoring the work and memory of Wallenberg provided by area clergy. A dessert buffet will follow the program.   \nWhile the event is free and open to the Tampa Bay community\, those who wish to become Patrons will receive VIP reserved seating for two (2) at the presentation\, an autographed copy of Wolff’s book\, a private pre-event meet-and-greet session with Wolff at 6:00 pm\, and recognition in the event program. \nThe Florida Holocaust Museum is a Community Partner for this event. This evening is sponsored by the Tampa Jewish Book Festival and Tampa Ameet Chapter of Hadassah\, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America. \nFor reservations\, sponsorships\, or more information about the event\, please contact Brandy Gold at the Tampa JCC at brandy.gold@jewishtampa.com – 813-769-4725.
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/honoring-memory-raoul-wallenberg-presentation-author-morris-wolff/
LOCATION:Bryan Glazer Family JCC\, 522 N Howard Ave\, Tampa\, FL\, 33606\, United States
CATEGORIES:25th,Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170621T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170621T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20170330T173941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170615T173845Z
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SUMMARY:The FHM Film Series:  Paragraph 175
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the exhibition Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals: 1933-1945\, The FHM presents a special showing of the film Paragraph 175. \n \nThe Florida Holocaust Museum invites the community to attend a special showing of the film Paragraph 175 followed by a panel discussion\, featuring St. Pete/Clearwater Film Commissioner Tony Armer\, Department Head of Film at Ringling College of Art and Design Bradley Battersby\, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Tampa Dr. Christopher Boulton\, President of the Gasparilla International Film Festival Rachel Feinman\, and Tampa-based Casting Director Rose Rosen\, CSA with Casting by Rose Rosen! \n  \nParagraph 175 is a documentary film released in 2000\, directed by the Academy Award-winning producing/directing team Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman\, and narrated by Rupert Everett. Between 1933 and 1945\, 100\,000 men were arrested for homosexuality under Paragraph 175\, the sodomy provision of the German penal code dating back to 1871. Some were imprisoned\, others were sent to concentration camps. Of the latter\, only about 4\,000 survived.  \n\n \nThis epic story is told through personal accounts of men and women who lived through it: the Jewish gay resistance fighter who posed as a Hitler youth member to rescue his lover from a Gestapo transfer camp; the Jewish lesbian who escaped to England with the help of an older woman she had a crush on; the photographer and loyal German citizen who was arrested and imprisoned for homosexuality\, then joined the army on his release because he “wanted to be with men.”\n \n\nParagraph 175 has received numerous awards\, including Best Documentary Jury Prize for Direction at Sundance 2000 and the Teddy Award for Best Documentary at the 2000 Berlin Film Festival. \n \n\nThe screening of Paragraph 175 is presented in conjunction with the traveling exhibition Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945\, on loan from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and currently on display at The Florida Holocaust Museum. Presented locally by Wells Fargo\, this exhibition examines the Nazi regime’s attempt to eradicate homosexuality\, which left thousands dead and shattered the lives of many more.\n \n\n\n\n\nThe screening of Paragraph 175 and panel discussion is free and open to the public and will take place on Wednesday\, June 21 at 6:30 p.m. at The Florida Holocaust Museum. Please RSVP by calling 727.820.0100\, extension 301. \n \n\nA special thank you to The FHM Film Series Media Sponsor\, Sunscreen Film Festival!\n\n  \n“Not to be missed… Elegant and powerful!” David Ansen\, Newsweek\n \n“Heart-stopping! Imbued with humanity and unexpected humor.” Jan Stuart\, Newsday\n \n“Exquisite and powerful.” Mick LaSalle\, San Francisco Chronicle\n \n“Illuminating\, poignant and heartening.” Kevin Thomas\, Los Angeles Times\n \n 
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/fhm-film-series-paragraph-175/
LOCATION:The Florida Holocaust Museum\, 55 5th Street S\, Saint Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:25th
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170706T191000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170706T220000
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20170522T144949Z
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UID:7875-1499368200-1499378400@www.thefhm.org
SUMMARY:The FHM's "Rays Up Night" with the Tampa Bay Rays!
DESCRIPTION:      \nThe Florida Holocaust Museum and the Tampa Bay Rays invite the community to come to Tropicana Field in support of The FHM on Thursday\, July 6 at 7:10 p.m. when the Rays take on the Boston Red Sox! For just $25 ($36 value)\, your ticket includes a discounted seat in the lower level and $5 from each ticket donated back to The Florida Holocaust Museum. \nThe FHM will be recognized preceding the game with a check presentation on the field\, video showcase\, and community corner. In addition\, Holocaust Survivors John and Toni Rinde will throw out the first pitch! \n\nJohn Rinde was four years old when the war began and initially lived under Stalin domination in Lvov. In 1941 when the war between Russia and Germany started\, he was herded into the Lvov ghetto. He escaped from the ghetto and moved to Lublin\, surviving the war by using an assumed name and masquerading as a Catholic. \nToni Rinde was born to Jewish parents and hidden by a Polish family when she was 16 months old. The family named her Marisha\, provided her with false papers\, and raised her as a Catholic from 1941-1944. When World War II ended\, she was reunited with her parents. \nThe Rindes met in New York in 1957 and have resided in the Tampa Bay area for many years. They have two children and three grandchildren\, one of whom is a pitcher for Emory University’s softball team. \nFor additional information or to place your ticket order\, please call 727.820.0100 ext. 301. The deadline to purchase tickets is June 30th. Tickets are LIMITED. 
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/fhms-rays-night-tampa-bay-rays/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170813T131000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170813T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20170720T135315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170720T140446Z
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SUMMARY:Discounted Seats to Rays vs. Indians on August 13th!
DESCRIPTION:The Florida Holocaust Museum’s Executive Director\, Elizabeth Gelman will sing the National Anthem at the Tampa Bay Rays game on Sunday\, August 13th at 1:10 p.m. when the Rays take on the Cleveland Indians! \n For just $25 ($36 value)\, your ticket includes a discounted seat in the lower level and $5 from each ticket donated back to The Florida Holocaust Museum!  \n To place your ticket order\, please call 727.820.0100 ext. 301.
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/discounted-seats-rays-vs-indians-august-13th/
LOCATION:Tropicana Field\, 1 Tropicana Drive\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33705\, United States
CATEGORIES:25th
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170831T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170831T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20170719T173004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T234417Z
UID:8018-1504202400-1504211400@www.thefhm.org
SUMMARY:An Action-Oriented Conversation & "Newtown" Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:AN ACTION-ORIENTED CONVERSATION ABOUT BUILDING STRONGER & SAFER COMMUNITIES \n 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. \n Film Screening of “Newtown” at 6:00 p.m.\n Community Discussion at 7:45 p.m. \n Free and open to the public! Light refreshments and appetizers will be served prior to the film screening. \n To reserve your seat\, please email NewtownRSVP31@gmail.com \n This event will take place on Thursday\, August 31st at 6:00pm at the University of South Florida\, St. Petersburg (University Student Center).  \n Community Partners:\n The Florida Holocaust Museum\, USF St. Petersburg\, Community Tampa Bay\, Sandy Hook Promise\, and Temple Beth-El.
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/action-oriented-conversation-newtown-film-screening/
LOCATION:USF St. Pete Campus University Student Center\, 200 6th Ave South\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170902T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170902T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20170809T132333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170815T195205Z
UID:8130-1504346400-1504371600@www.thefhm.org
SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening: The Holocaust and the Book of Fire by Murray Zimiles
DESCRIPTION:On display September 2\, 2017 – December 31\, 2017 \n \nThe 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. \nMurray Zimiles was born in 1941.  He received his BFA in Painting and Printmaking from the University of Illinois and his MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Cornell University.  He received further art training at the Atelier Clot-Bramson and the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Paris\, France.  His work has been exhibited internationally and is included in many private and public collections such as the Brooklyn Museum; the Jewish Museum\, NY; the Museum of Modern Art\, NY; the Museum of Modern Art\, Haifa; and the National Collection\, Washington DC. \n        
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/exhibition-opening-holocaust-book-fire-murray-zimiles/
LOCATION:The Florida Holocaust Museum\, 55 5th Street S\, Saint Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:25th,Events,Exhibits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170910T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170910T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20170823T143328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170906T194907Z
UID:8202-1505052000-1505059200@www.thefhm.org
SUMMARY:Retrieving Identities of the Holocaust by Bullets Victims
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: In preparation for Hurricane Irma\, the program “Retrieving Identities of the Holocaust by Bullets Victims” scheduled for this Sunday\, September 10\, 2017 at The Florida Holocaust Museum has been postponed. Stay tuned for a future date to be announced.  \n  \nJOINT MEETING \nThe Florida Holocaust Museum & Jewish Genealogical Society of Tampa Bay \nRetrieving Identities of the Holocaust by Bullets Victims \nby Urszula Szczepinska\, Curator of Education & Director of Research\, The FHM \nSunday\, September 10\, 2017 \n  \nThe September 2017 meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Tampa Bay will be hosted by and held at The Florida Holocaust Museum on Sunday\, September 10\, 2017.  Registration is at 1:30 p.m.\, and the program starts at 2:00 p.m.  An optional docent-led tour of The Florida Holocaust Museum will take place following the program.  Members of both organizations as well as anyone interested in Jewish Genealogy and Holocaust research may attend the program at no charge.  The optional tour of The FHM will be at no charge to members of both organizations.  Non-members may join the tour at a reduced charge of $9.00. Advanced Registration for the tour is requested.  Please RSVP to Sally Israel\, 727-343-1652. \nUrszula Szczepinska\, Curator of Education and Director of Research at The Florida Holocaust Museum will discuss the Holocaust by Bullets – the mass shootings of over two million Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators during the Holocaust.  She will present online resources that have the most updated information based on the latest historical research.  She will also demonstrate how to use archival databases to look for information about individuals who perished in the Holocaust by Bullets. Retrieving identities of individual victims is one of the most significant memorial projects for the post-Holocaust generations. \nUrszula Szczepinska received the 2011 “Outstanding Achievement Award” from the Florida Association of Museums for her contributions to Yad Vashem’s Shoah Victims’ Names Recovery Project.  Prior to joining The FHM 13 years ago\, she worked at the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw and at the State Museum at Majdanek in Lublin\, Poland.  Urszula is responsible for the Shoah Victims’ Names Recovery Project at The FHM in cooperation with Yad Vashem.  She has collected and submitted over 700 Pages of Testimony from local survivors. Urszula is the author of a 155-page study guide for Yahad – In Unum’s traveling exhibition on the Holocaust by Bullets. She has taught about the subject matter to various audiences\, including Honors classes at USF Tampa. \n  \nFor additional information about: \n\nThis program\, call Urszula Szczepinska at (727) 820-0100\, Ext. 241\nThe Florida Holocaust Museum\, call (727) 820-0100\, www.thefhm.org\nJGSTB\, call Bruce Hadburg\, (727) 796-7981\, www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fljgstb
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/retrieving-identities-holocaust-bullets-victims/
LOCATION:The Florida Holocaust Museum\, 55 5th Street S\, Saint Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20170923T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20170923T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T094759
CREATED:20170922T135841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T234418Z
UID:8380-1506160800-1506182400@www.thefhm.org
SUMMARY:Visit The FHM for FREE on Saturday\, September 23rd
DESCRIPTION: \n\n \nThe Florida Holocaust Museum will open its doors free of charge on Saturday\, September 23rd as part of St. Petersburg’s Arts Alive! Free Museum Day and Smithsonian magazine’s thirteenth annual Museum Day Live! The FHM will be open on Saturday\, September 23 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.\, with last admission at 4:00 p.m.\n\n\n \nAll of the Museum’s exhibitions will be open for viewing\, including the permanent exhibition History\, Heritage\, and Hope\, and its newest exhibition\, The Holocaust and the Book of Fire by Murray Zimiles.\n \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.thefhm.org/event/visit-fhm-free-saturday-september-23rd/
LOCATION:The Florida Holocaust Museum\, 55 5th Street S\, Saint Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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