Celebrate Black History Month at the Museum as the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, Willie Lee Gay H-Town Chapter explores the invaluable records for researching formerly enslaved and free persons of color in the immediate post-Civil War period. Session 1: “In Their Own Words”This presentation by Diane L. Richard, MEng & MBA, a professional genealogical researcher, […]

American flutist and sociomusicologist Dr. Christine Beard will examine the role music played during the Holocaust. This poignant and informative lecture-recital explores how music served as a form of resistance and allowed prisoners to temporarily “escape” their inhumane circumstances, how the Nazis used music to inflict mental and emotional torture, and what music was banned […]

Join the Houston Holocaust Survivors and Descendants, together with Holocaust Museum Houston, for an innovative program for children ages 7-13. Fania’s Heart, written by Anne Renaud and illustrated by Richard Rudnicki, tells […]

Please join us at the exhibition opening reception of Life and Death on the Border 1910-1920. This event was originally scheduled for Thursday, January 23. Due to inclement weather, it has […]

Program ChairsMitzi Shure and Jerry WischeEllen and Dan Trachtenberg Join us to hear Amir Tibon’s gripping true story of how he and his family were rescued from Kibbutz Nahal Oz […]

AJC Houston and Holocaust Museum Houston invite you to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations Ukrainian Klymentiy Sheptytsky, an archimandrite of the Order of Studite […]

The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27 – the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau – as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. HMH will commemorate and honor the six million […]

While the Museum is closed on Mondays, our galleries will be open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On this annual commemoration, we remember and honor Dr. Martin Luther King […]

Join us for a Latino-Jewish cross cultural holiday celebration with light bites, cocktails, and dessert.