Distinguished panelists include Consul General of Israel to the Southwest U.S. Gilad Katz, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany Thomas Meister, Consul General of Japan Hideo Fukushima and Randy Czarlinsky, director of the American Jewish Committee Houston. The panel discussion topic encompasses the moral obligation of the international community, including a talk-back with questions from the audience. In conjunction with the discussion topic, the Museum will display eight panels of the photo exhibitions Beyond Duty, the story of diplomats recognized as “Righteous Among the Nations” that came to the aid of Jews during the Holocaust, on view at Rice University’s Rayzor Hall through the 2020 spring semester.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2020 is sponsored by Holocaust Museum Houston, Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest U.S., Israeli American Council, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Houston Hillel, and Rice University’s Jewish Studies Program, Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance and The Baker Institute for Public Policy.
