Florida SouthWestern State College to Host Annual Holocaust Memorial Events March 23–26

MARCH 23, 2026 – FORT MYERS, FLA. –  Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) will host its annual Holocaust memorial events March 23–26 on the Lee Campus, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Dr. Talbot Spivak Holocaust Memorial. Organized by the Dr. Talbot Spivak Holocaust Memorial Committee, the four-day program will feature guest speakers, faculty lectures, student research presentations and special exhibits honoring Holocaust remembrance and education.

The featured speaker will be Steen Metz, a 90-year-old Danish Holocaust survivor, who will share his story of survival in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) concentration camp during a virtual presentation. Additional guest speakers include Dr. Paul Baxa of Ave Maria University and Cody Rademacher of the Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center in Naples, along with a panel of second-generation Holocaust survivors.

The program will also include a pop-up museum exhibit and a World War II-era boxcar on loan from the Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center.

Most events will take place in Room U-102 on the FSW Lee Campus, with some sessions available on Zoom or YouTube Live.

The events are free and open to the public. For a full schedule, visit fsw.edu/holocaust.