Florida Holocaust Museum Inc

HONORING THE MEMORY OF MILLIONS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE WHO SUFFERED OR DIED IN THE HOLOCAUST AND DEDICATED TO TEACHING ALL RACES AND CULTURES TO RECOGNIZE THE INHERENT WORTH AND DIGNITY OF HUMAN LIFE TO PREVENT FUTURE GENOCIDES.

AN AVERAGE OF 150,000 PEOPLE ARE REACHED ANNUALLY INSIDE THE MUSEUM AND THROUGH ITS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS. SINCE REOPENING TO IN-PERSON VISITORS FIVE DAYS A WEEK IN THE SPRING OF 2020, WE REACHED MORE IN PERSON VISITORS IN ADDITION TO ONLINE USERS. THROUGH ITS WORLD-CLASS EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS, THE FLORIDA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM (THE FHM) SPREADS AWARENESS ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST, GENOCIDE AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN BOTH HISTORIC AND CROSS-CULTURAL CONTEXTS. USING PERSONAL STORIES, ACADEMIC LECTURES, HISTORY, ART AND PHOTO EXHIBITIONS AS WELL AS EXPLORATIONS OF CURRENT EVENTS, THE MUSEUM'S PRISMATIC APPROACH AIMS TO CREATE A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) (CONTINUED FROM PART III, 4.A.) MORE THAN 2,000 POLICE OFFICERS TRAINED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT & SOCIETY:AT A TIME WHEN COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT RELATIONS ARE FRAGILE, THE FHM HAS STEPPED UP TO OFFER THIS IMPORTANT INITIATIVE TO FLORIDA. THIS PROGRAM ENABLES LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO EXAMINE THE ROLE THEIR PROFESSION PLAYED IN THE HOLOCAUST AND CHALLENGES THEM TO REFLECT UPON THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN A DEMOCRACY TODAY. TRAININGS FOR BRADENTON, GAINESVILLE, MIAMI-DADE, ST PETERSBURG, AND TAMPA POLICE DEPTS, PASCO AND POLK COUNTY FIRE DEPTS, AND NATIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY HAVE TAKEN PLACE BETWEEN 2015 TO PRESENT.200 HOURS OF SURVIVOR TESTIMONY CAPTURED AND DIGITIZED:SINCE THE HOLOCAUST WAS A SERIES OF ATROCITIES INFLICTED BY PEOPLE ON PEOPLE AND A MATTER OF GREAT MORAL AND ETHICAL SIGNIFICANCE, IT IS CRUCIAL THAT THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE OF THE VICTIMS BE TOLD IN THE FIRST PERSON SO THAT IT MAY BE AT LEAST PARTLY UNDERSTOOD. THE MUSEUM'S COMMITMENT TO FILMING AND DIGITIZATION WILL KEEP THE STORIES OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, LIBERATORS AND RESCUERS ALIVE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. 1 OF 3 ACCREDITED HOLOCAUST MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED STATES:THE FHM'S COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONALISM, STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES ALLOWS IT TO HOST NUMEROUS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS, ATTRACTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS EVERY YEAR AND REINFORCING THE IMPORTANT ROLE THE MUSEUM AND FLORIDA HAVE AS INTERNATIONAL TOURIST DESTINATIONS. FIRST ACCREDITED IN 2003, THE MUSEUM ONCE AGAIN COMPLETED THE ARDUOUS PROCESS OF SCRUTINY BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS AND RECEIVED REACCREDITATION IN 2018.ONCE IT REOPENED TO VISITORS DURING 2020-2021, AND ALONGSIDE ART AND HISTORY EXHIBITIONS CENTERING ON FLORIDA-BASED HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, THE MUSEUM ALSO HELD THE TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS OF ANNE FRANK: LET ME BE MYSELF AND JUSTICE, JUSTICE: YOU SHALL PURSUE: THE ART AND POLITICS OF ARTHUR SZYK. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM CREATED AN OUTDOOR EXHIBITION CALLED BEAUTIFUL QUESTIONS: THE ART OF SAMUEL BAK INSTALLED ON THE OUTSIDE OF ITS BUILDING. THE MUSEUM'S BEACHES, BENCHES, AND BOYCOTTS TRAVELING EXHIBITION WAS ON VIEW AT THE LARGO PUBLIC LIBRARY IN JUNE 2021. THE FHM HAD WORKED WITH 12,553 STUDENTS THROUGH TEACHING TRUNKS AND INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS LIKE SPEAK UP SPEAK NOW! EXPOSING STUDENTS TO THE CONCEPTS OF UPSTANDER BEHAVIOR, THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LIVING IN A DEMOCRACY, AND SPEAKING OUT AGAINST INJUSTICE. EVEN AFTER REOPENING IN JANUARY 2021, THE FHM CONTINUED TO OFFER ITS DIGITAL PLATFORM TO BETTER AID SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE STATE. THE NUMBERS BELOW REFLECT UNIQUE URLS RATHER THAN UNIQUE PEOPLE WHO VISITED AND ENGAGED WITH THE FHM VIRTUALLY. MANY STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC EXPLORED THE FHM RESOURCES WITH FAMILY MEMBERS SO, WHILE THE NUMBERS REPORTED BELOW ARE LIKELY ONLY A FRACTION OF THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, THEY DO ILLUSTRATE THE IMPACT THE FHM HAD ON ITS VIRTUAL PLATFORM. FOR JULY 2020 THROUGH JUNE 2021: - 3,753 STUDENTS AND 95 TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN "CONVERSATIONS WITH A SURVIVOR" VIRTUAL LESSONS - 3,634 VIEWS OF THE FHM VIRTUAL RESOURCES WEB PAGE - 492 VIRTUAL TOURS OF THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT EXHIBITION- 11,360 OBSERVED THE YOM HASHOAH COMMEMORATION AS 113 NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL DIGNITARIES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS READ THE NAMES OF VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST FROM 10AM-6PM ON APRIL 8.PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR:TEACHER TRAININGS:THE FHM WORKED WITH 454 TEACHERS THIS YEAR, TOUCHING THE LIVES OF MANY MORE STUDENTS THROUGH THE EDUCATION OF THEIR TEACHERS AND ASSISTING WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STATUTORILY REQUIRED INSTRUCTION ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST (CHAPTER 1003.42). THE MUSEUM HAS EMPOWERED TEACHERS THROUGH TRAININGS ON TOPICS INCLUDING: * THE TWO-DAY SUMMER INSTITUTE * ARMENIAN GENOCIDE EDUCATION WORKSHOP * IN-SERVICE TRAINING ON TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES THROUGH HOLOCAUST LITERATURE, DIARIES AND FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNTS. * USC SHOAH FOUNDATION IWITNESS WORKSHOP WITH LESSONS FEATURING THE MUSEUM'S TESTIMONY AND ARTIFACTS * "ECHOES AND REFLECTIONS" CURRICULUMDISTANCE LEARNING AND RESOURCES ACCESSED 80,952 TIMES:THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO OFFER VIDEOCONFERENCING SURVIVORS AND HOLOCAUST EDUCATORS INTO CLASSROOMS AND LIBRARIES ACROSS FLORIDA. WE OFFER ONLINE CURRICULUM INCLUDING LITERATURE-BASED LESSON PLANS FOR GRADES 2-12, INTERACTIVE STUDY GUIDES ALIGNED WITH FLORIDA STANDARDS, IWITNESS; AN INTERACTIVE FLORIDA STANDARDS-BASED LESSONS USING EYE-WITNESS TESTIMONIES AND OBJECTS IN THE FHM'S COLLECTION, AND REGULARLY PROVIDE CURRICULUM AND LESSON PLANS TO THE ONLINE TOOLBOX OF FLORIDA TEACHING STANDARDS, CPALMS. OUR MOST RECENT ADDITION IS A DYNAMIC VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE FHM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION. CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA LIBRARY, THE VIRTUAL TOUR BEGAN ITS PILOT TESTING SPRING OF 2018 TO OFFER EDUCATOR AND DOCENT-LED TOURS TO SCHOOLS TOO FAR AWAY TO VISIT THE MUSEUM.TEACHING TRUNKS:THE FLORIDA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM SENDS TEACHING TRUNKS CONTAINING GRADE-APPROPRIATE SETS OF BOOKS, CDS, DVDS, LITERATURE-BASED CURRICULUM, LESSON PLANS AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL AIDES TO FLORIDA SCHOOLS UPON REQUEST AT NO CHARGE. THE TEACHING TRUNKS HAVE REACHED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS IN COUNTIES THROUGHOUT FLORIDA.