Special Exhibitions
- Dr. Seuss Goes to War...and More!
- Fighting for Freedom: Georgia's Jews in World War II
- Upcoming Special Exhibitions
Dr. Seuss Goes to War...and More! Remarkable World War II Editorial Cartoons By Theodor Seuss Geisel
Through August 31, 2010
View a feature profile video on this exhibition at 11Alive News.
The Breman is presenting two original special exhibitions; each one reinforces the museum’s mission: to explore the universal themes of respect for difference, responsible citizenship, human dignity and community building through the lens of the Jewish experience.
Dr. Seuss Goes to War…and More highlights Theodor Seuss Geisel’s art during World War II when, as a political cartoonist, he sounded the alarm about the dangers of isolationism, racism and antisemitism. During the years before he became better known as “Dr. Seuss,” one of the world’s most famous and beloved children’s book authors and illustrators, Geisel, from a German-American Evangelical Lutheran family, began to voice his own deeply held personal convictions through his art and his writing. In his cartoons and many of the children’s books that followed, Ted Geisel advocated political and social change, attacked racism and discrimination, affirmed the value of every individual person, worked for literacy, ridiculed the arms race and fought to protect the environment.
See the Events Calendar for special Seussian events and programs!
Fighting for Freedom: Georgia's Jews in World War II
A companion exhibition to Dr. Seuss Goes to War... and More!, Fighting for Freedom: Georgia’s Jews in World War II, is presented as a tribute to the men and women of our community who served our country at home and abroad during World War II. Culled from The Breman’s Archives and strengthened by recent acquisitions, the exhibition presents individuals whose stories provide a glimpse of some of the experiences encountered by the brave people who safeguarded our democratic way of life and preserved the freedoms and privileges we in America hold dear.
View the professionally-produced video (in two parts) of Jewish veterans from Georgia and Alabama talking about their experiences during the Second World War.
Upcoming Special Exhibitions
Portraits of Resistance: a Two-Part Exhibition
September 19, 2010 – January 3, 2011
Courage and Compassion: The Legacy of the Bielski Brothers
In 1941, the Nazis initiated their murderous campaign against the Jews of Belarus. Three brothers, Tuvia, Asael, and Zus Bielski, refused to become victims and courageously fought back. They escaped to the forest and began rescuing relatives, friends and even complete strangers. Because of this compassion, over 1,200 Jews surved the Holocaust. Their story has been chronicled in Courage & Compassion: The Legacy of the Bielski Brothers, an original exhibition created by the Florida Holocaust Museum to coincide with the release of the feature film on the Bielskis, Defiance, directed by Ed Zwick.
This unique exhibit begins with an overview of the Bielski family and Jewish life in Belarus, and then recounts the brothers' escape and the formation of the Bielski partisan detachment. The exhibition outlines the rescue of thousands of Jews from the surrounding area and ghettos, the story of the longest escape tunnel ever built, the group's establishment of a small community in the forest, and their courangeous acts of sabotage against the Nazis. The exhibition features text and graphic panels, personal artifacts from the Bielski partisans, and presentations of Survivor testimony.
Pictures of Resistance: The Wartime Photographs of Faye Shulman
Born in Poland in 1924, Faye Schulman received her first camera from her brother when she was 13. It was that camera that ultimately saved her life and later allowed her to document Jewish partisan activity.
From 1942-1944, Faye Schulman was a member of the Russian Moltava Brigade, whose encampment was near her hometown. In addition to serving as a doctor's aide, Schulman also took photographs, developing and printing the two-inch negatives beneath blankets in the forest. She is the only known Jewish photographer to capture on film Jewish partisan resistance during the Holocaust.
This exhibit is produced by the Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation.
Torn from Home
September 17, 2011 – January 5, 2012
Today, more than 30 million people around the world have been displaced due to war and violence. Of that number, nearly 10 million refugees are children. Through this inspiring, hands-on journey, visitors of all ages can explore what it means to be a refugee, and better understand their hardships and hope for a brighter future.
The Bielski Partisans.