Alexi C. Cardona, Naples Daily News Even on her last day at the Holocaust museum in North Naples, Lorie Mayer captivated a crowd. Mayer visited the museum in April to say goodbye to the place and the people with whom she had spent nearly two decades. A group of middle schoolers were taking a tour. […]
Read MoreBy ANDREA PERDOMO The Naples Holocaust Museum and Education Center is hosting an exhibit of violins once owned and played by victims of Nazi concentration camps. This week a performance featuring the restored instruments will honor their stories. The exhibit is called Violins of Hope and has been on display since Nov. 14. It tells […]
Read MoreBy Jennifer Beeson, Naples Daily News The Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Naples is relocating to a new space after receiving a million-dollar donation. In early December, the museum, currently located in the Sandalwood Square Plaza off U.S. 41, started a capital campaign to reach a goal of $3.5 million toward finding a new […]
Read MoreNaples, Florida, — The Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida has received a pledge of $1 million from Janet Guttman Cohen towards its $3.5 million Capital Campaign for the purchase and renovation of a new building on U.S. 41 in Naples. In recognition of this gift, the Museum will name its new building […]
Read MoreThe article below appeared in the February 2018 issue of Old Naples News announcing the featured speaker, David Eisenhower, of Triumph 2018.
Read MoreJoin us for a special evening linking past, present and future with Featured Speaker, David Eisenhower. Source: LifeInNaples.com
Read MoreThe Holocaust Museum & Education Center has been listed on Must Do’s Top 10 Naples Attractions! Must Do Visitor Guides provides Southwest Florida visitor information through its printed publications and its website MustDo.com. View the Museum’s listing on MustDo.com
Read MoreThe Holocaust Museum & Education Center was recently mentioned in a Florida Weekly article about volunteers for local non-profits. Thousands of volunteers set to work every day through Southwest Florida, lending their time and talents for everything from mentoring students of migrant families and visiting with hospice patients to collecting food from restaurants and grocery […]
Read MoreBy Susan Suarez, Executive director, The Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida On Jan. 27, 1945, the Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated by Soviet forces. In 2005, the U.N. General Assembly proclaimed Jan. 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. More than 11 million people were killed in the Holocaust. The number is so […]
Read MoreBy Joan Hogan The following article appeared in the January 2018 issue of Neopolitan Family magazine In November 2005, the United Nations designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It marks the day in 1945 when the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp was liberated by the advancing Red Army. Read Full Article
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