NEWS RELEASE:
Media Contacts:
Sheldon
Kaye
Library
Director, Lee County Library System
(239)
533 -
4830
Terri Crawford
Deputy Director, Lee County Library System
(239) 533 - 4832
Holocaust - Era Boxcar Exhibit
The East County Regional Library, in
partnership with the Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida, is pleased to host
the Museum's authentic Holocaust-era Boxcar from November 22 through November 30, 2008.
Visitors are welcome to step into the boxcar
for a tour - which features 12 panels illustrating the devastation of the
Holocaust along with other past and present genocides. A flat screen TV shows a
two minute continuous loop of historic footage of deportations.
According to the Museum's website, www.hmswfl.org, "A rare artifact, this boxcar is an invaluable and
mobile educational tool to support the Museum's mission of 'promoting tolerance
and understanding by teaching the history and lessons of the Holocaust."
The boxcar will be available during regular
library hours of operation:
Saturday 11/22/08 9am - 6 pm
Monday 11/24/08 9am - 9
pm
Tuesday 11/25/08 9am -
9pm
Wednesday 11/26/08 9am -
5pm
Thursday 11/27/08 -
Closed
Friday 11/28/08 - Closed
Saturday 11/29/08 9am -
6pm
Student Volunteer Orientation
Saturday November 22,
2008 @ 10 am
Amy Macera, Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida
Education Director, will present a Volunteer Orientation for students ages 14
to 18 who are interested in volunteering as a tour guide for the Holocaust -
Era Boxcar Exhibit. Students must complete a volunteer application, signed by a
parent, or guardian before volunteering for the event.
History of the Holocaust - Era Boxcar as an
Artifact for Adults
Saturday November 22,
2008 @ 11 am
The Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida will present a program for adults on
the History of the Holocaust - Era Boxcar as an artifact following up with its
connection to the Holocaust.
History of the Holocaust - Era Boxcar as an
artifact for Students
Saturday November 22,
2008 @ 12:30 pm
The Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida will present an interactive program
for students on the history of the Boxcar as an artifact following up with its
connection to the Holocaust.