The Florida Holocaust Museum

Save The Re-Opening Date! We're excited to announce that The Museum will officially re-open on September 9, 2025. Here's what's new: 🔶 A modern, mission-centered The FHM experience 🔶 Re-Imagined Core Exhibition: History, Heritage, and Hope 🔶 Thor—a Danish fishing boat used…

This isn’t just a statistic—it’s a call to action.  Our Teaching Trunks equip educators to teach the Holocaust with care and accuracy—helping students understand the consequences of hate and the importance of empathy.  One trunk = one informed classroom.  This is why it…

The Florida Holocaust Museum is proud to share that our longtime docent and speaker, Harry Heumann, spoke at the Kiwanis Club of Pinellas Park on June 12. Harry shared his personal story and his family’s connection to the Holocaust, offering a powerful and moving testimony about…

With deep gratitude and great anticipation, we mark a leadership transition at The Florida Holocaust Museum. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Josh Bomstein for his exceptional leadership and service as Board Chair over the past year. A dedicated member of the Board for more…

In the 2024-2025 School Year, our education programs impacted over 380,000 students across Florida and beyond!  From in-person discussions with Holocaust Survivors to virtual curriculum resources,  The FHM is committed to teaching the lessons of the Holocaust and empowering…

The FHM has been nominated for Best Museum in Creative Loafing Tampa’s 2025 Best of the Bay! Vote for us and your other local favorites at vote.cltampa.com! Voting ends August 20. Want to help us continue our work? Visit thefhm.org/donate to make a gift.

COMING SOON: "I Say the World Should See Them: 80 Years Since Liberation" "I Say the World Should See Them: 80 Years Since Liberation" is a new temporary exhibition inspired by a letter that liberator Rowland Wood wrote to his parents during World War II. He tells of the…

The 2025 Teaching Trunks of Hope Campaign has launched—and you can help bring Holocaust education into even more classrooms. These trunks provide teachers with accurate, age-appropriate resources to teach truth, empathy, and history that must not be forgotten. With antisemitism…

“Holocaust education is not only a tool for preserving memory – it’s a call to action.” – Eric B. Stillman, President & CEO of The Florida Holocaust Museum In his first month at The FHM, Eric Stillman shares his heartfelt reflections on leadership, community, and our mission. As…

Mark your calendar for one of Tampa Bay’s most inspiring evenings. To Life 2026: Act & Inspire Saturday, February 7, 2026 The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, St. Petersburg Join us for a powerful night of remembrance, resilience, and community as we gather in support of The Florida…

Happy 4th of July from all of us at The Florida Holocaust Museum! Today we celebrate freedom and reflect on the importance of equality, justice, and resilience. As we honor our nation’s independence, we remain dedicated to building a more just and compassionate world. Wishing…

A quiet transformation. Before it became The Florida Holocaust Museum, this building was a bank. That changed in 1998, when Elie Wiesel cut the opening ribbon and the doors revealed something entirely new. Since then, The FHM has served as a space for memory, education, and…

Let the World Listen to Elie Wiesel Today, Newsweek published a powerful op-ed written by Michael A. Igel, Board Member and Chair of Elie Wiesel Archive and Legacy Council at The Florida Holocaust Museum. In a time of rising antisemitism and increasing distortion of Holocaust…

Let today be the day the world truly listens. Listening to Elie Wiesel – A Global Day of Reflection & Action The Florida Holocaust Museum invites you to do more than remember—we invite you to listen, reflect, and act. Wiesel’s voice still speaks powerfully through his books,…

Boxcar #113 069-5. Some things will be new. Some things will stay the same. As we prepare to reopen this September, moments like this remind us why the work matters. This original Boxcar—used by the Nazis to transport Jews and others to concentration camps—is one of the most…

Re-Member | Re-Connect | Re-Imagine Did you know The FHM is Re-Opening this September? Starting on September 9th at 2pm, you'll be able to see all the amazing things we've been working on, including: - A Modern, Mission-Centered Museum Experience - Re-Imagined Core Exhibition:…

On June 15, The Florida Holocaust Museum was honored to host a stop on the North America Holocaust Museum Tour—a journey of remembrance organized by members of the Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance. These riders are traveling to 21 Holocaust museums across the United States and…

☀️ Today is the Summer Solstice — the longest day of the year and a moment to reflect on light, renewal, and resilience. As the sun reaches its peak, we’re reminded that even after the darkest seasons, light returns. At The Florida Holocaust Museum, we carry forward the stories…

On World Refugee Day, we honor the resilience of those forced to rebuild their lives after unimaginable loss. This black-and-white photograph shows the Quittner family— Magda, Mickey, and their son George — smiling at the Wasseralfingen Displaced Persons Camp in Germany in…

From all of us at The FHM, Happy Juneteenth! Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, news of emancipation finally reached the last enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas. This moment in history serves both an opportunity to…

Thank you to everyone who joined us for "CyberWell: Holocaust Education in the Digital Era"! This powerful three-part speaker series explored strategies to recognize and combat misinformation and antisemitism online. All three sessions are now available on YouTube: Session 1:…