by yjxb9 | Aug 6, 2022 | Newsletter
A group of Nazi demonstrators seeking media attention generated from a statewide political event took their hate-fueled voices to Tampa. Calling it “an indefensible act of hatred,” The Florida Holocaust Museum condemned the demonstration and shined a bright light on...
by yjxb9 | Aug 6, 2022 | Newsletter
Hitler took away all of our worldly belongings, anything we owned. But the one thing nobody can ever take away from you is your education. That is the most important thing.” — Lisl Schick Ms. Schick, who died in June, was a Holocaust survivor who, according to The...
by yjxb9 | Jul 6, 2022 | Newsletter
HERC’s Annual Remembrance Dinner on Oct. 25 will honor former U.S. Ambassador Allan Katz for his lifetime of service. A former Tallahassee’s City Commissioner, Katz served as U.S. Ambassador to Portugal. The keynote speaker for the event is Dr. Ethan Katz, associate...
by yjxb9 | Jul 6, 2022 | Newsletter
Florida’s new state budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 that took effect July 1 dedicates $300,000 for HERC’S educational mission. The Florida Legislature approved and Gov. Ron DeSantis in June signed the state’s $110 billion budget, passed during the 2023 Legislative...
by yjxb9 | Jul 6, 2022 | Newsletter
As a summer community-engagement project, 15 area students arrived at HERC on a hot July morning to put in a week of life-changing service and learning about the Holocaust. Topped off by a visit to Florida’s Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg, the students spent the...
