One of the perks of being an educator at Holocaust Museum Houston is that thousands of students are touched by the work that we do, and the lessons we teach, each year. One of the downsides is that we only have a short time, with large groups of students, to convey...
We are asked, all too often, why does Holocaust Museum Houston have a permanent Human Rights Gallery? The simple answer is that the Holocaust was a prime example of human rights violations, on a very large, very public scale, and it was the Holocaust that led to...
There’s something compelling about looking a person in the eye as they tell you a story. Especially if the story is theirs, and especially when it is a difficult story to tell. It’s this raw moment of personal connection that makes our collection of Oral Testimonies...
If you ask someone what makes a library, the simple answer is books. Probably lots of them put in some kind of order – and that answer isn’t exactly wrong, but just short of right. Libraries are all about matching information and resources with the people who...
Our library may be closed to the public right now, but we’re still spending the week celebrating libraries and the community of book lovers who support them. So in the spirit of sharing our love of books with all of you, several of our staff shared their reading...
