History has been made in Naples, Florida, as a Holodomor exhibit opened at the Holocaust Museum and Cohen Educational Center of Southwest Florida in early September to run through December 17. The exhibit – the first ever Holodomor exhibit at a Holocaust museum in the Western Hemisphere – was curated in partnership with Naples Branch 136 of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America (UNWLA).
When we discovered that the mission of the Holocaust Museum in Naples was to educate not only about the Holocaust but also other genocides, we reached out to the museum curator. We were delighted to receive very positive feedback.

In Naples, Fla., for a lecture about the Holodomor (from left) are: Susan Suarez (CEO and director, Holocaust Museum), Halyna Traversa (committee chair, Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Branch 136), Prof. Timothy Snyder of Yale University, Natalka Santarsiero (UNWLA Branch 136 president), Steve Frome (chair of the Board of Directors, Holocaust Museum) and Natalia Pawlenko (member, UNWLA Executive Committee).