Summer Hours

1:00 - 4:00 pm

Guided Tour at 1:30 pm

Memorial Day Weekend Program

Sunday, May 27th at 4:00 pm

Join us at the Museum to learn from local historian, Darren Moran. 
He will share about his recent trip to Iwo Jima and the heroes of
that battle.

Please RSVP by Friday, May 25th
239-263-9200

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9th Annual Summer Teacher Institute

June 11 - 15, 2012

Holocaust Studies for Educators:
Understanding the Holocaust Through Comics, Graphic Novels
and Political Cartoons

If you are currently teaching in grades 5 - 12 and want to learn more about
Holocaust history and engaging tools for the classroom, we invite you to attend this seminar.

Using the Echoes & Reflections multimedia curriculum, teachers will gain an
understanding of Holocaust History and innovative ways to engage their students in
this topic of study.  Focusing on the role of cartoonists in America,
teachers will use the exhibit American Cartoonists, Nazi Germany and
the Holocaust, to produce creative lessons for their students. 
 

Monday and Friday of the seminar will take place at the Holocaust Museum;
the middle days will take place on the FGCU campus.

Applications are available on our "Teachers" page and are due by May 25th. 

Presented by

Florida Gulf Coast University and
The Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida

With support from

The State of Florida Holocaust Education TAsk Force
The Jewish Federation of Collier County

In cooperation with

The Anti-Defamation League
The Shoah Foundation
Yad Vashem

American Cartoonists,
Nazi Germany and the Holocaust

June 1 - July 31, 2012

An Exhibit by The Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archives

American superheroes came on the scene in the 1940s as World War II was raging in Europe.  Superman, Captain America, Sub Mariner, the Human Torch and others, were created to fight Hitler and the Nazi Regime.  At the same time, the well-known Dr. Seuss was using his artistic talents to persuade the American public to support the Allies and to do more to save Europe from the Nazi threat.

Visit the Holocaust Museum during June & July to learn more about America's cartoonists during the 1930s and 1940s.

Related Events 

June 13th

Time and Location TBA

"Up, Up and Oy Vey!" book talk with Rabbi Simcha Wesinstein about the Jewish roots of many of the superhero creators.

 July 12

7:00 pm at the Museum

"The Political Dr. Seuss" film & discussion

July 26

7:00 pm at the Museum

Donald Duck vs. Adolf Hitler: The Progaganda films of Disney

RSVP required for all events

239-263-9200

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