By HARRIET HOWARD HEITHAUS | Naples Daily News Appeared in AUGUST 24, 2017 Neopolitan Sabine van Dam of Naples and her sister were 4 and 9 years old when their family put on all clothes they could wear, loaded their coat linings with valuables and slipped out the door of their Polish home forever. The […]

Harriet Howard Heithaus The photos have the color, detail and careful stitching of a grandmother’s quilt. But the story they tell is one of terror and flight, a young life disrupted and a family murdered, during World War II. Photographs of “Fabric of Survival,” a gripping series of fabric murals created by a Jewish survivor […]

BY CINDY PIERCE The Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida presents a unique photographic exhibit this summer on the theme of Holocaust memory. “Fabric of Survival: The Story of Esther Niesental Krinitz as Told through Her Needlework” has been displayed around the world and will be at the center in Naples through Aug. […]

The Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida teaches the history and lessons of the Holocaust. The museum provides educational programs and activities. View the Video on NaplesNews.com

Have you ever wondered about the story behind the story of that curious little monkey named George? Did you know that he was a World War II refugee and came to the United States with a different name? The Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida invites you to learn about George’s creators, H.A. […]

by Sandra Lee Buxton Some people cook with flair, some cook with family, yet others take pleasure in cooking with history, and now you can too. Yes, I did mean history. I suggest that you visit the Holocaust Museum and pick up the special cookbooks that make this possible. Grab a copy for yourself of […]

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 Nortman family is responsible for the Boxcar Foundation […]

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 programs have reached over 23,000 students in the 2008/2009 […]