Press Release: Visit Virtually with the HMTC's Curator's Corner Virtual Programs this June

June 20, 2020

For Immediate Release

Contact: Deborah Lom

dlom@hmtcli.org

Visit Virtually with the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County’s Curator’s Corner Virtual Programs this June

Glen Cove, NY… The Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County (HMTC) presents the July lineup of Curator’s Corner programs, which will be provided through Zoom and will explore individual artifacts in our galleries.  HMTC has been hosting these short weekly programs for the past two months, providing a virtual visit to our museum at no charge while the building is closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Archived copies are available for viewing on HMTC’s YouTube channel. 

This month’s Curator’s Corners include:

“Curator’s Corner: A Window into the Voyage of the St. Louis” on Wednesday, July 1 at 11:00am.  Thorin Tritter, our Museum and Programming Director, will explore the voyage of the St. Louis, drawing on a photograph in our gallery that shows members of HMTC board member Howard Maier’s family boarding the ship in Hamburg.

“Curator’s Corner: A Child’s Shoe from Auschwitz” on Wednesday, July 8 at 11:00am.

Our Museum and Programming Director, Dr. Thorin Tritter, will talk about a child’s shoe in our collection that was found on the grounds of Auschwitz-Birkenau. 

“Curator’s Corner: The Daily News Covers the Death of Hitler” on Wednesday, July 15 at 11:00am. Thorin Tritter will focus this program on a copy of the Daily News, from May 2, 1945, that is displayed in our museum, emblazoned with the headline: “Hitler Dead.”

“Curator’s Corner: An Israeli Flag that Pre-Dates Israel” on Wednesday, July 22 at 11:00 am.  Our Museum and Programming Director, Dr. Thorin Tritter, will talk about a large Israeli flag in our galleries that was created in one of the Displaced Persons Camps of Europe a year before Israel became a state.

“Curator’s Corner: An Olympic Bell from the 1936 Games in Berlin” on Wednesday, July 29 at 11:00am. Thorin Tritter, HMTC’s Museum and Programming Director, will present a talk about a small porcelain bell in our collection that was issued to commemorate the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Although promoted by Hitler to highlight the strength of “Aryan” athletes, the games became more well known for the performances Jesse Owens, but they were also a tool used by Nazi Germany to obscure the treatment of Jews in the lead-up to the Holocaust.

Please email programs@hmtcli.org to register.  HMTC needs your help now more than ever. Your support helps us continue to provide Holocaust and Tolerance education programs virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Visit www.hmtcli.org/donate to make a donation today. 

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