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The Florida Holocaust Museum was vandalized last night with graffiti including swastikas and the words, “The Jews are guilty.” This act, part of an...

Swastika, 'Jews are guilty' message spray-painted on Holocaust Museum in St. Pete, police say By FOX 13 news staff Published  Dan Matics reports. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The words "Jews are guilty," along with a swastika, were spray-painted on the side of the Holocaust Museum in downtown St. Petersburg, police said. Officers who were on patrol noticed the graffiti around 4 a.m. Thursday along the 1st Avenue South side of the building. The message was spray-painted in black. City sanitation workers covered the graffiti with paint soon after. "As the grandson of Holocaust survivors, this attac...

'Jews Are Guilty': Antisemitic Message Spray-Painted Outside Holocaust Museum On 5/27/21 at 2:01 PM EDT The south side of the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, was found graffitied in black spray paint with a swastika and a message that read "Jews are guilty." Officers spotted the graffiti while on patrol around 4 a.m. on Thursday. According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, city sanitation officials have already painted over the message. #stpetepd investigating hate graffiti left overnight on the Holocaust Museum downtown. If you have info please call #stpetepd 727-...

Why we should discuss racism at Holocaust museums   What is a good museum? A good museum serves its entire community. A good museum speaks to society. A good museum challenges you, sparking a social and cultural conversation. That means that a good museum will, from time to time, face controversy. Are Holocaust museums an exception? Must they avoid tough conversations about contemporary society? Is their sole purpose to memorialize the past? Of course not. On Nov. 2, the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida, near Orlando, opened a new exhibit. “Uprooting Prejudice: F...