Jewish Press of Pinellas County

Museum kicks off fund campaign for Holocaust teaching trunks


Students with the museum’s teaching trunks.

Students with the museum’s teaching trunks.

The Florida Holocaust Museum launched its Fifth Annual Trunks of Hope online campaign recently to provide “teaching trunks” to educators nationwide free of charge to allow its message of hope to reach even more students.

The museum’s teaching trunks were developed to teach about the Holocaust and combat hate and prejudice today. The trunks, filled with carefully selected age-appropriate materials such as books, videos, maps, diaries, photos, artwork, guidelines, lesson plans to help teach students about the Holocaust, other genocides and character education.

Last year, the museum’s trunks traveled throughout Florida reaching approximately 10,000 students, along with six other states, reaching more than 1,000 additional students. To date, more than one million students have learned the importance of standing up against bigotry and hate through these trunks.

Although Holocaust education is required throughout the state of Florida, not all teachers have the proper materials to educate their students. In light of current events, the Florida Holocaust Museum’s goal to bring Holocaust resources to the state of Florida is more vital than ever before. The trunks ensure that teachers and students are receiving relevant, factual curriculum and updated resources about the Holocaust.

Those who would like to know more about the trunks or are a teacher who would like to request one for their classroom, should contact the museum.

To support the Trunks of Hope campaign, visit www.flholocaustmuseum.org/support/trunksof hope. Those making donations in August are eligible to win free box seat tickets (with dinner and beverage included) to attend the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox game on Sept. 20.

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