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HOLOCAUST MUSEUM
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Holocaust Museum and continued
event patron, I recently attended Text Copyright 2016 all rights reserved.
the Triumph Awards and celebration of the No part of this publication may be reproduced in any
museum’s 15th Anniversary. This sold out form by any electronic or mechanical means without
event was engaging as well as inspirational. permission from the publisher. Life in Naples regrets that
The honorees this year were Jack and no responsibility can be accepted for unsolicited material.
F. E. Nortman. The Nortman family is Opinions expressed by contributors or advertisers are not
responsible for the Boxcar Foundation and loaning it to the
museum. The Boxcar is an iconic symbol used as a visual aid necessarily those of the publisher.
in sharing the history of the Holocaust and evoking a visceral
response to its significance. The Boxcar can be viewed at the publisher reg buxton
museum but it is also transported to various schools locally and marketing consultant joel kessler
beyond. Additionally there is a small portable traveling exhibit batya maman
from the museum’s collection that is taken to schools, libraries, contributing writers mayor bill barnett
and other community locations. dr. allen weiss
graphic design paula allia
Established over 10 years ago the museum’s oral/visual history jeff bohr
project has recorded the personal stories of over 85 Holocaust diana jarrett
survivors and World War II liberators residing in Southwest sandra lee buxton
Florida. The newest educational initiative is the “5-8-10 lois bolin
Program”which partners with the Collier County Public School sue huff
System. By featuring an age appropriate curriculum the plan is kelly g. cooper
to connect with students at the 5th, 8th and 10th grade level. claudia polzin
Museum programs are designed to educate visitors about the
consequences of hate and how one person can alter the pattern opus studio, inc.
of intolerance and apathy.

The significance of the Holocaust Museum and the educational
programs are not that a history lesson is told, as it’s much bigger
than that. It is about turning our backs to ugly realities and
doing nothing, it is about the human spirit never giving up and
the desire to survive. This isn’t “just” a Jewish history lesson it is
a human history lesson which has affected all of us past, present
and if we’re not careful, in our future. If you haven’t visited the
museum you should, if you haven’t supported their educational
programs, you can. Call Amy Snyder their Executive Director at
239.263.9200 and ask how you can sponsor a child or a teacher.

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