A new exhibit opens Tuesday, May 29 at the ITOW Veterans Museum in Perham.
The exhibit, "Humanity Behind Barbed Wire," was created by the Florida Holocaust Museum.
It is based on a book by Robert Billinger, Hitler's Soldiers in the Sunshine State, and illustrates the principles of a democratic nation and the humane treatment of enemy combatants during WWII.
A history of hate, which included stereotyping, caused millions of deaths during the Holocaust. The treatment of German POWs in the U.S. during WWII provides an obvious contrast as many former German POWs look back on their experiences as positive ones.
The exhibit contains 43 text and image panels as well as recorded histories of former German POWs.
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ITOW is open Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday 1-4 p.m. Admission is $4 for adults, $2 for students. Veterans are admitted free. For more information call 218-346-7678 or visit www.ITOWmuseum.org .
