• 2024 Ruth Vinn Hendler Lack Lecture with Walter Ulrich of Medical Bridges

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage

    Join Holocaust Museum Houston for the 2024 Ruth Vinn Hendler Lack Lecture with Walter Ulrich, President & CEO of the nonprofit organization Medical Bridges. Medical Bridges is a leader in global health equity and a life-changing and lifesaving nonprofit serving the global poor by providing needed medical supplies and equipment to clinics and hospitals. In […]

  • “The Bias Inside Us” Exhibition Opening

    Lester and Sue Smith Human Rights Gallery

    Join us for the opening reception The Bias Inside Us. Through compelling images, hands-on interactives and powerful testimonials and videos, the exhibition unpacks and demystifies the concept of bias. Interactive elements […]

  • Holocaust Survivor Talk featuring Ruth Steinfeld

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

    Join Holocaust Museum Houston as Holocaust Survivor Ruth Steinfeld shares her story. Ruth and her sister Lea lived in Sinsheim, Germany when Hitler came to power. The family was deported to […]

  • “Facing Survival | David Kassan” Exhibition Opening

    Josef and Edith Mincberg Gallery

    David Kassan, Ruth Steinfeld, 2024. Oil on panel, 30 x 25 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.Please join us for the opening of this compelling and transformative exhibition featuring the masterful paintings […]

  • National Deli Month

    Kenny and Ziggy’s - 1743 Post Oak Blvd.

    During National Delicatessen Month, August 1-31, Kenny and Ziggy’s New York Delicatessen & Restaurant is offering a multi-choice, three-course menu during lunch and dinner for $45, plus tax and gratuity, […]

  • Bilingual Storytime – Spanish Is the Language of My Family

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

    Join us for a bilingual storytime in partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino’s Young Ambassador Program. An intergenerational story of family ties, cultural pride, and spelling bee victory following a young boy who bonds with his beloved abuela over a love of Spanish. As a boy prepares for his school’s Spanish […]

  • Gerald S. Kaplan Endowed Lecture | We Share the Same Sky with Rachael Cerrotti

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

    Rachael Cerrotti is an award-winning author, educator, and curator. Through an interdisciplinary practice, she explores stories rooted in the humanity of grief and inherited memory. Her flagship project, We Share The Same Sky, is a decade-long story following her grandmother’s wartime history. She is now a fellow with The Witness Institute and New America, and hosts […]

  • Introduction to Teaching the Holocaust: Lessons and Resources for Educators

    Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom

    EVENT IS AT CAPACITY Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a one-day educator workshop on teaching the Holocaust. Educators will learn approaches to teaching the Holocaust using activities and resources designed for the classroom. Educators will be introduced to the Holocaust through tours of HMH’s Galleries and gain instructional strategies and resources to support Holocaust education […]