!Local Holocaust Survivor Lisl Schick to throw out the first pitch |
June 20, 2019 [St. Petersburg, FL] — The Florida Holocaust Museum (TheFHM) and the Tampa Bay Rays invite the community to Tropicana Field in support of the Museum on Friday, July 5 at 7:10 p.m. when the Rays take on the New York Yankees! For just $28 ($35 value), your ticket includes a discounted seat in the outfield and $5 from each ticket donated back to the Museum. Additionally, Holocaust Survivor Lisl Schick will throw out the first pitch! Lisl Schick was born in Vienna, Austria. In 1939, at the age of eleven, her parents bravely sent her and her seven-year-old brother on a Kindertransport train for England to escape the Nazis. She and her brother lived in England in several boarding schools and private family homes before being reunited with their parents. Her father escaped to England in June 1939 where he was classified as an enemy alien and spent two years in an internment camp on the Isle of Man. In May 1940, Lisl’s mother found passage on the last ship that sailed from Italy to New York City. Finally, after a six-year separation, the family was reunited in New York City in January 1945. The FHM’s “Rays Up Night” will take place on Friday, July 5 at 7:10 p.m. To place your ticket order please visit https://bookwhen.com/floridaholocaustmuseum or call 727.820.0100 ext. 301. The deadline to purchase tickets is Monday June 24, 2019. 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 or 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. |