February 27, 2018 [St. Petersburg, FL] – The Florida Holocaust Museum’s Genocide and Human Rights Awareness Movement (GHRAM) lecture series is bringing author Barbara Rylko-Bauer to speak at the Museum.
Barbara Rylko-Bauer is a medical anthropologist whose writing focuses on health care inequalities, applied anthropology, political violence, memory, and the Holocaust. She holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Kentucky and is Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology at Michigan State University. She was Book Review Editor for Medical Anthropology Quarterly and has authored numerous chapters and articles. Her most recent books are Global Health in Times of Violence (2009) and A Polish Doctor in the Nazi Camps (2014), which won numerous awards, was a 2015 Michigan Notable Book and was shortlisted for the 2016 William Saroyan International Prize.
The “Reflections on My Mother’s Story of War and Immigration” lecture by Barbara Rylko-Bauer, will take place on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at The Florida Holocaust Museum. To reserve your seat, call 727.820.0100 ext. 301. This program is free and open to the public!
This program is presented in partnership with the USF St. Petersburg Honors Program, in conjunction with Duke Energy, The FHM’s 2018 GHRAM Program Sponsor.
The Florida Holocaust Museum is located at 55 5th Street S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
About The Florida Holocaust Museum
2017 marked a monumental milestone for The Florida Holocaust Museum (The FHM) as the Museum celebrated its 25th Anniversary. One of the largest Holocaust museums in the country, and one of three nationally accredited Holocaust museums, The FHM honors the memory of millions of men, women and children who suffered of died in the Holocaust. The FHM is dedicated to teaching members of all races and cultures the inherent worth and dignity of human life in order to prevent future genocides. For additional information, please visit www.TheFHM.org.