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Sunday, May 10, 2026

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Florida Holocaust Museum celebrates 20 years, honors Elie Wiesel

The Florida Holocaust Museum celebrated 20 years of life on Feb. 23 at the Mahaffey Theater, honoring Holocaust survivor, professor and author Elie Wiesel with its traditional Loebenberg Award. Sandy Mermelstein, daughter of the founder of the museum, stood to present Wiesel his award during the event. She shared how Wiesel’s book “Night” taught many