The First Wave with Alex Kershaw
For the 75th anniversary of D-Day, renowned author Alex Kershaw will discuss his latest book, The First Wave, with a fresh take on WWII’s longest day. He will discuss some of the […]
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Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
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The Modern Human Rights Movement
ZoomExamine the origins of the 20th century Human Rights Movement. In this session, participants will take a virtual tour of the Human Rights Gallery; study the Universal Declaration of Human […]
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“The Walk to Freedom”
Houston Museum of African American Culture, 4807 Caroline St., Houston, TX 77004Join the Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) and Holocaust Museum Houston as we come together to commemorate Juneteenth. Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration marking the ending of […]
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Free Admission Day in honor of Stefi Altman
Holocaust Museum HoustonMuseum admission will be waived on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in honor of Holocaust survivor Stefi Altman, z"l. Stefi Altman was just 13 years old when Germany overran Poland in September 1939. Soon after, Stefi's two older brothers were arrested and sent to a labor camp, and Nazi soldiers brutally beat her father and drove […]
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Free Admission Day in honor of Walter Kase
Holocaust Museum HoustonMuseum admission fees will be waived on Sunday, May 5, 2019 in honor of Holocaust survivor Walter Kase, z"l. When Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, it soon became clear that Walter's family's lives would never be the same again. At the end of 1940, Walter, his parents and his sister, Rysia, were herded into […]
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Coexistence Spoken Word Performance
Miller Outdoor Theatreoin us for a Coexistence Spoken Word Performance featuring Outspoken Bean and Matthew "Levee" Chavez, creator of Subway Therapy, a participatory public work using Post-it notes. This action-oriented, arts-based, social justice event will focus on relating Coexistence topics to the performances through spoken word, poetry, dance and movement, music and audience involvement. This event is […]
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NEXTGen Kickoff
Location Eureka Heights Brewery 941 W 18th St., Houston, TX 77008Holocaust Museum Houston’s young professional group, NEXTGen, invites you to the NEXTGen Kickoff at Eureka Heights Brewery. NEXTGen is the Museum’s affinity group for young professionals ages 21-39 who share a common passion for the Museum and its mission. The goal of NEXTGen is to inspire inclusiveness by engaging young leaders of change and advocating […]
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Conversation with a Survivor
Albert and Ethel Herzstein TheaterNovember 9, 2018 marked the 80th anniversary of the November Pogrom known as Kristallnacht. During the November Pogrom, Nazi thugs went through the streets of Germany and, in plain view, set synagogues on fire, smashed the window fronts of Jewish businesses, attacked Jewish people and vandalized their apartments. Houston Holocaust survivor, Ruth Steinfeld experienced the […]
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From Out of the Shadows: Latino Holocaust Liberators of World War II
Albert and Ethel Herzstein TheaterJoin Holocaust Museum Houston for a lecture by Dr. Jesus Jesse Esparza in which he highlights the experience of several WWII Latino soldiers from the Houston area who contributed to the Allied victory and who played a role also in ending one of the most heinous and atrocious crimes against humanity, the Holocaust. When the […]
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“On Her Shoulders” – Film Screening
Rice Cinema - Rice Media Center, 2030 University Blvd.Nadia Murad, a 23-year-old Yazidi, survived genocide and sexual slavery committed by ISIS. Repeating her story to the world with the help of renowned human rights lawyer, Amal Clooney, this ordinary girl finds herself thrust onto the international stage as the voice of her people. Away from the podium, she must navigate bureaucracy, fame and […]