The exhibition focuses on two recent series "Ner Ot" and the "Art of Chance" produced by Holocaust survivor and artist Samuel Bak. The title of the former, "Ner Ot" is presented as two words. In Hebrew the word ner means candle and nerot means candles (plural). When divided into two words, ot alone means symbol. …
Join us online for a special lunch and learn as we observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Auschwitz-Birkenau survivor Helen Kahan will recount her experience during the Holocaust. Mrs. Kahan will be featured in the interactive Dimensions in Testimony (SM) exhibition later this year. Admission to The FHM on January 27 will be free all day. …
To Life 2022 will mark 30 years for The Florida Holocaust Museum and our mission has never been more important. Along with a sharp increase in antisemitic incidents, Holocaust denial and distortion continue to rise at alarming rates. In May 2021 the Museum itself was targeted by acts of hatred, as were many in our …
Hear from Bernie Pucker and artist Samuel Bak as they talk about The FHM's newest exhibition "Ever Present: Candles and Chance in the Art of Samuel Bak". Pucker is the long-time owner of Pucker Gallery in Boston and has represented Bak since 1968. Virtual program via our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheFHM
Presented bilingually in English and Spanish The FHM is honored to share a story of love between two friends who were miraculously reunited after 80 years, Betty Grebenschikoff and Ana María Wahrenberg. The last time Grebenschikoff saw Ana María Wahrenberg was in the spring of 1939, when they were 9 years old. They shared a …
The Florida Holocaust Museum in partnership with Boxser Diversity Initiative will host two interactive discussions featuring International Selling Author, Jennifer Teege on both Tuesday, March 22 Live at The Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Wednesday, March 23 Live at Temple Beth Sholom in Sarasota, Florida, at 6:30 PM. My Grandfather Would Have …
The Judy Genshaft Honors College at USFSP, in collaboration with The Florida Holocaust Museum, present: “We Share the Same Sky” by International Best Selling Author, Rachael Cerrotti, Monday, April 4th, 3:00 – 4:15 pm at the USF St. Petersburg campus, Lynn Pippenger Hall Auditorium (LPH 101). Rachael Cerrotti is an award-winning author, photographer, educator, and audio producer as well …