Albuquerque Exhibit: NM Holocaust Museum: Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1...

Hi Tabbi,

I'd like to help get the word out about this immensely important exhibit. The following quote from the announcement sickens our family:

During World War II, thousands of homosexuals, primarily gay men, perished at the hands of the Nazis in concentration camps, along with six million Jews and five million other victims who included Roma (Gypsies), Poles, Jehovah's Witnesses, and the handicapped.

In our family we are aware that the depth and breadth of hatred by Hitler and Nazi Germany needs to continually be guarded against. We hope to keep our hearts and minds open to each person on the planet and invite everyone in the homeschooling community to join us in doing the same. I saw a bumper sticker the other day, "When God said to love your enemies, I think He meant to not kill them." It struck a deep chord in me.

There is great potential for homelearning studies related to this educational exhibit: WW II, religious freedom, Anne Frank, peace studies, and so much more! A teacher's guide will be provided to anyone bringing a school group. Middle or high school teachers can call 247-0606 to schedule a visit.

The New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum are glad to schedule group trips for homeschool groups. They recommend waiting until the APS school year ends; they are booked almost solid with very large groups until then and wanted to be able to give us days when they could better serve us. But there might still be a few days the week of May 15 that aren't just packed. Anyone wanting to organize a group and schedule a group field trip, call the number above. Individuals or families are welcome at any time.

Thanks so much for getting the word out!
Liz Gardner








New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum
Nazi homosexual persecution exhibit opens


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Albuquerque, NM. - On April 29, the New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum opens the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's traveling exhibition, Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945. During World War II, thousands of homosexuals, primarily gay men, perished at the hands of the Nazis in concentration camps, along with six million Jews and five million other victims who included Roma (Gypsies), Poles, Jehovah's Witnesses, and the handicapped.

The exhibition will run through June 16 at the New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum's Albuquerque headquarters, 415 Central Avenue Northwest, next to the KiMo Theatre.

The exhibition contains 28 panels depicting the Nazi ideology of persecution of homosexuals, drawing on materials from more than 40 archives in eight countries. "The exhibition explores why homosexual behavior was identified as a danger to Nazi society and how the Nazi regime attempted to eliminate it," says curator Edward Phillips. "The Nazis believed it was possible to 'cure' homosexual behavior through labor and 're-education.' As their efforts to eradicate homosexuality grew more draconian, gay men were subjected to castration, institutionalization and deportation to concentration camps."

Between 1933 and 1945, an estimated 100,000 men were arrested for violating Germany's law against homosexuality and about 50,000 received sentences. Most spent time in regular prisons. An estimated 5, 000 to 15,000 were sent to concentration camps where an unknown number of them perished.

Jerry Small, chair of the local organizing committee, says that the exhibition features a painting by Howard Cooper titled, IN HONOR OF THE ANCESTORS - IN PRAISE OF THE TRIBE, an artistic homage to the outstanding contribution homosexual, bisexual and transgender people have made to humanity throughout history, up to and including the present day. The painting, which will be shown to the public for the first time, measures 70" x 70", and the medium is spray enamel on canvas. "In honoring and praising these men and women and their contribution, we participate positively in the continuing quest for equal rights for all homosexual, bisexual, and transgender people," Small adds.

The exhibit's sponsors are Albuquerque Pride, KUNM-FM, albuquerqueARTS, New Mexico Voice, The Alibi, PFLAG New Mexico and Equality New Mexico.

Details:
The exhibition will run through June 16 at 415 Central NW, next to the KiMo Theatre. The Museum will be open from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.The New Mexico Holocaust and Intolerance Museum is a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation of New Mexico. The Museum will pay for bus transportation from public schools in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. A teacher's guide will be provided to anyone bringing a school group. Middle or high school teachers can call 247-0606 to schedule a visit.



IN HONOR OF THE ANCESTORS - IN PRAISE OF THE TRIBE
a painting by Howard Cooper

AncestorsThis artistic homage to the outstanding contributions of homosexual, bisexual and transgender people will be shown to the public for the first time. It measures 70" x 70", and the medium is spray enamel on canvas

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