The Naples Daily News spent the day on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 speaking with Holocaust Survivors, Liberators and Museum staff regarding the news coverage of the annual conference of the National Policy Institute held in Washington, D.C. This organization has been in existence since 2005 and has...
Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida curator Lorie Mayer was honored on June 24, 2016 with a Daily Point of Light Award. Points of Light is the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service. READ THE FULL STORY [caption id="attachment_433" align="alignleft" width="526"] Lorie Mayer speaks with...
As a former Board member of the Holocaust Museum and continued event patron, I recently attended the Triumph Awards and celebration of the museum’s 15th Anniversary. This sold out event was engaging as well as inspirational. The honorees this year were Jack and F. E. Nortman. The...
The unique origin of the Museum was a Naples, Florida middle school classroom exhibit created by students and teachers studying the Holocaust. In 2001, the exhibit was transformed into a museum and educational center, operating as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. With our focus on education, our...
The students and instructors at iTECH Technical College in Immokalee and getting an opportunity for "hands on history". For the past month, they have been restoring the Museum's iconic WWII-era boxcar, on loan to the Museum from Jack & F.E. Nortman, the Nortman Family and...
January 28, 2016 | WinkNews.com IMMOKALEE, Fla. – An important piece of Holocaust history is being restored by students at Immokalee Technical College. A box car from Germany was created in 1919 and probably used for the sinister goals of Nazis, said Executive Director of the Holocaust...
From Life in Naples Magazine "The Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida is excited to share the story of Audrey Hepburn’s teenage years in Holland during WWII at its annual ladies luncheon. Breakfast at Tiffany’s will be held in The Artisan Room at the...
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...
Naples Municipal Airport invites the public to visit the Museum of Military Memorabilia during August. Throughout the month, the Holocaust Museum’s boxcar, which likely was used for deportation during the Holocaust in World War II, will be on display at the airport’s Commercial Airline Terminal. A...
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...