Frannie Sheridan: Comedian, Author, Actress, Playwright
FRANNIE SHERIDAN is the daughter of Jewish Holocaust survivors but was brought up as a Catholic in Canada to protect her from imagined antisemitism. Her father was a successful ophthalmologist with three practices but was tormented by his experiences during the Holocaust. She has had careers as a successful playwright, comedian, author, and actress.
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Merle Saferstein: Remarkable Educator + Journaler
As the director of educational outreach at the Holocaust Documentation and Education Center for twenty-six years, MERLE SAFERSTEIN worked closely with hundreds of Holocaust survivors helping them to pass along their Legacy of Remembrance to hundreds of thousands of students and teachers. She developed a course entitled Living and Leaving Your Legacy® and teaches and speaks to audiences locally, nationally, and internationally.
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Joshua M. Greene: Author, Filmmaker, Speaker
JOSHUA M. GREENE is a lecturer on Holocaust history, an author who traces the lives of spiritual seekers, and an entertaining communicator. His most recent book is “UNSTOPPABLE: Siggi B. Wilzig’s Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend.”
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Elizabeth Gelman: Keeping the Candles Lit.
ELIZABETH GELMAN was named Executive Director of The Florida Holocaust Museum in January, 2013. Also a published author and playwright, Gelman is married to composer Tom Sivak and the mother of two daughters.
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Murray Zimiles: The Holocaust and The Book of Fire
MURRAY ZIMILES is a painter, printmaker, curator, author, and educator. In October 2014 and 2017, he had major exhibitions of his Holocaust paintings, drawings, and prints at the Florida Holocaust Museum which recently acquired approximately 140 pictures executed from 1984-91.
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