The Holocaust Museum & Janet G. and Harvey D. Cohen Education Center recently announced its reopening following its summer move to a new location, 975 Imperial Golf Course Blvd., Suite 108, Naples. Its previous site closed in June to allow staff and volunteers time to pack and relocate the museum’s collection of more than 1,000 unique … [Read more...] about Naples’ Holocaust Museum reopens in new facility
Museum of the unimaginable in a place you wouldn’t imagine
By NEIL SILVER You might question my idea of “fun” when I’m on holiday, but nothing beats taking my kids to visit a Holocaust museum wherever I am in the world. It’s been easy to enrich my children’s education in big cities such as New York, Washington and San Francisco, so I was very pleasantly surprised on my recent trip to Naples, Florida, … [Read more...] about Museum of the unimaginable in a place you wouldn’t imagine
Southwest Florida’s Holocaust museum to open soon in its first true home
Photos: Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center of Southwest Florida gets a new home Click here to view the photo gallery. … [Read more...] about Southwest Florida’s Holocaust museum to open soon in its first true home
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day event at the Museum
On January 27, the Museum hosted a lecture and musical performance to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Museum Docent Ellaine Rosen presented "Witness to Goodness" presentation Holocaust heroes, which was followed by a moving performance by Jack Solomon on the restored Violins of Hope Project Klezmer violin on special loan to the … [Read more...] about International Holocaust Remembrance Day event at the Museum
Violins of Hope project brings reminder of Holocaust to Southwest Florida
By Sean Martinelli NAPLES, Fla. - Violins recovered from concentration camps during the Holocaust are on display for the public at the Naples Holocaust Museum and Education Center. The instruments are part of the "Violins of Hope" project and were played during the museum's December luncheon. "Music brought hope," the project's founder … [Read more...] about Violins of Hope project brings reminder of Holocaust to Southwest Florida
Lorie Mayer, a founding member of Holocaust museum in North Naples, dies
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. Museum president Susan Suarez asked if Mayer … [Read more...] about Lorie Mayer, a founding member of Holocaust museum in North Naples, dies
Instruments Onced Owned By Concentration Camp Prisoners Will Be Played In Upcoming SWFL Performance
By 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 the story … [Read more...] about Instruments Onced Owned By Concentration Camp Prisoners Will Be Played In Upcoming SWFL Performance
Save the Dates … 2018-2019 fundraising events
Please mark your calendars and support our major 2018-2019 fundraising events: The Luncheon 2018 Series: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 An Evening with Dr. James Grymes, author of Violins of Hope 7:00pm - 8:30pm at Temple Shalom, Naples Thursday, December 13, 2018 Patron Reception with Violins of Hope Project violin maker Avshalom Weinstein … [Read more...] about Save the Dates … 2018-2019 fundraising events
Naples Holocaust Museum relocating to new space after receiving $1 million donation
By 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 home for … [Read more...] about Naples Holocaust Museum relocating to new space after receiving $1 million donation
