Hate Ends Now Traveling Holocaust Cattle Car Exhibit to Visit West Shore Jr./Sr. High School

Traveling Holocaust classroom is a unique educational tool, set in a replica World War II cattle car

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Beginning on December 12, inSIGHT Through Education is partnering with State Senator Randy Fine (R-Melbourne Beach) and his son Jacob to bring the Hate Ends Now Cattle Car exhibit to Brevard County for the first time, visiting West Shore Junior/Senior High School.

This traveling Holocaust classroom is a unique educational tool.

Set within a replica World War II cattle car, with video on all four walls for a 360° effect, this immersive exhibit helps bring history to life. It teaches students about the Holocaust, the repercussions of unchecked hate, and where it can lead.

The powerful impact of The Hate Ends Now Cattle Car exhibit has reached thousands of students over the past two school years because of inSIGHT’s funding and the generous support of the Palm Beach Center to Combat Antisemitism and Hatred.

“The demand for this program has grown exponentially, especially since October 7, 2023. It’s imperative that we provide teachers with engaging ways to teach the Holocaust. This exhibit aligns perfectly with our mission,” said Kelly Warsaw, President and CEO of inSIGHT Through Education.

“We are excited to partner with State Senator Randy Fine and his son, West Shore Junior Jacob Fine, to bring this exhibit to Brevard,” continued Warsaw. “For the past eight years, no one has fought harder to ensure that Florida’s children understand that Never Again means Never Again, and it is our pleasure to introduce this to Senator Fine’s constituents.”

“This exhibit vividly shows guests the reality of what happens when hate goes unchecked,” shared Michael Hoffman, President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County.

“We hope that this unique exhibit can empower those of all faiths and backgrounds to stand in unity against antisemitism and all forms of hate.”

“The Holocaust is the worst event in human history – a worldwide effort by genocidal maniacs to wipe out an entire group of people, not just in one country, but wherever they lived,” said Fine.

“The entire reason they used cattle cars was to transport their victims long distances for one reason and one reason only – to kill them. The rise in antisemitism and support for Muslim terror since October 7 has shown us we have much more work to do to tell the story of the Holocaust. I am proud that Jacob has shown the leadership to work with his school, Brevard’s premier high school and one of the top 50 in the United States, to bring this exhibit to Brevard.”

“I’ve personally experienced antisemitism, driven by and irrational hatred of Jews and a failure to learn our history,” said Jacob Fine, a Junior at West Shore Junior/Senior High.

“Bringing the cattle car exhibit to my school will help my classmates take the lessons we learn only in books and make them real. I hope we all come away from it with an understanding of why the fight for tolerance and against hatred is so important.”

The traveling Holocaust classroom is generously sponsored by the Florida Department of Education, Ferd and Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service of Palm Beach County, Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Service, June Hirsch Jones Foundation, The Palm Beach Center to Combat Antisemitism and Hatred, the Jewish Women’s Foundation of South Palm Beach County, and the Admiral’s Cove Foundation.

inSIGHT Through Education is a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization with a mission to inspire and educate, encouraging kindness, acceptance, and respect for all.

It uses lessons learned from the Holocaust and other genocides to recognize and oppose antisemitism, hatred, and bigotry. inSIGHT is the backbone of Holocaust Education in Palm Beach County Schools, which is mandated in Florida, along with the study of antisemitism. inSIGHT knows that education is the key to change and is committed to opening the hearts and minds of young people, our future leaders.

Learn more at Insightthrougheducation.org.

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