Holocaust Survivor Bella Altura recently spoke at the Holocaust Museum and other locations in Southwest Florida about her new memoir, Golden America.  Now living in Estero, Mrs. Altura is passionate about young people knowing about the United States Constitution and understanding the power of the vote.  After her family’s experience in the Holocaust, this is […]

The Holocaust Museum has opened a new exhibit for the summer: The Faktor Investigation: Finding the Story in the Details. Using a collection of documents related to Stanislaus and Sala Faktor (later Stanley and Sally Factor), the Museum has created its first interactive exhibit that encourages visitors to be “citizen historians” and trace the experiences […]

2015 marks the 70th Anniversary of the end of World War II and the liberation of the concentration camps.  The United Nations determined that January 27th each year will be recognized as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.  It was on this date in 1945 that the most well-known death camp, Auschwitz, was liberated by the Russian […]

We’ve been getting great coverage of the new exhibit Dearest Pauline: A World War II Healer Writes Home.  Check out these stories, then come on in! WGCU Radio    Dearest Pauline Florida Weekly    War Letters Tell Story of Love and Liberation Naples Daily News    Letters from the Edge of Hell

Summer 2014 Naples, FL – The Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida announces a cool new exhibit for the hot summer months. “Hollywood’s Who’s Who in World War II” highlights the wartime contributions and experiences of many popular personalities from the entertainment, sports and music fields. On display through August 16th, the exhibit […]

This article was originally published in the Naples Daily News in April 2014 Naples, FL – The Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida is exposing a secret from World War II.  Artists of Deception: The Ghost Army of World War II is currently on display and shares the story of the 23rd Headquarters […]

Originally published in the Naples Daily News on Monday, January 13, 2014 Written by Amy Snyder On January 27, 1945 the Soviet Army liberated the Nazi death camp called Auschwitz.  Although several camps had been liberated before this, and certainly after, this event is the one that stands out in the minds of the public […]

Originally published in the Naples Daily News on August 23, 2013 Article written by Amy Snyder, Executive Director If we had a dollar for every time someone has said “I didn’t know we had a Holocaust Museum in Naples”, we wouldn’t have to do any fundraising!  That comment has decreased over the past two years, […]

Originally published in The Naples Daily News on August 4, 2013 Written by Amy Snyder, Executive Director Ft. Myers – In early June, I was invited to participate in a very personal and significant event.  The family of Dorothy Paulson Carlson invited me to attend a short ceremony held at Health Park Rehab in Ft. […]