The Florida Holocaust Museum
55 5th Street S, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States
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.
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 …
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.
The Florida Holocaust Museum
55 5th Street S, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States
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.
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.
The Florida Holocaust Museum
55 5th Street S, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States
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.
The Book of Remembrance Holocaust Photo Restoration Project by Chicago-based photographer and artist Stewart Cherlin was started October 2020 through May 2021. The images are primarily of ordinary extraordinary men, women, and children who were victims of the Holocaust, a few recognizable individuals are also included. The source material is from the Yad Vashem online …