Houston Jewish Film Festival | Resistance: They Fought Back
Holocaust Museum Houston is proud to present Resistance: They Fought Back as part of the Houston Jewish Film Festival. "We’ve all heard of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, […]
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Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
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Houston Grand Opera Presents – Music of the Butterfly: A Story of Hope
Albert and Ethel Herzstein TheaterStorybook Opera, Music of the Butterfly: A Story of Hope tells the true story of young Renée, whose love of music and memories of butterflies in her Hungarian childhood sustain […]
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Exhibit Opening | Letters from Liberation
Holocaust Museum HoustonIn the Spira Central Gallery, a remarkable story unfolds—a story born from the liberation of Bergen-Belsen on April 15, 1945. British soldier Arthur Tyler encountered Naomi Kaplan, a Polish Jewish […]
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Author Talk with Christian Bancroft | “A Ghost Has No Fantasies”
Boniuk Library - Third FloorJoin Holocaust Museum Houston for an intimate author talk in the Boniuk Library. Houston local Christian Bancroft is the author of A Ghost Has No Fantasies. "Through haunting poetry and prose, A […]
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Houston Grand Opera Presents – Music of the Butterfly: A Story of Hope
Albert and Ethel Herzstein TheaterStorybook Opera, Music of the Butterfly: A Story of Hope tells the true story of young Renée, whose love of music and memories of butterflies in her Hungarian childhood sustain […]
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“Passage to Sweden” Film Screening and Director Talkback
Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades StageBetween 1940-1945 the sheer luck of where you were living made a world of difference to the Jews of Scandinavia. For unique political and geographic reasons, the Scandinavian Jews of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark had very different experiences. During the German occupation, Jews were rounded up and sent to concentration camps. Defying the occupying […]
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Music at Emanu El: Bubby’s Kitchen
Kaplan Theatre at the ERJCC - 5601 S. Braeswood BlvdBUBBY’S KITCHEN, CREATED AND PERFORMED BY SHIRA GINSBURG Presented by Music at Emanu El and the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC In partnership with Holocaust Museum Houston Kaplan Theater, ERJCC$36 Reserved SeatingCantor Shira Ginsburg returns to present her one-woman musical. Bubby’s Kitchen is a moving exploration of family, identity, and self-discovery, set against the backdrop of the Holocaust and […]
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Boris Lurie: Echoes of Memory
Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades StageJoin Holocaust Museum Houston for this program featuring music from distinguished violinist Ilana Zaks Nederlander with a lecture by Boris Lurie Art Foundation Executive Director Stephanie Stebich. The evening will shine a light on the life and legacy of Boris Lurie who survived the Holocaust and went on to become an artist, writer, activist, and […]
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Genealogy Workshop | Documenting Your Family History: A Call to Action
Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades StagePlease join Freedman’s Town Museum in a Genealogy Workshop that highlights the importance of beginning or continuing family research using valuable archival records in Harris County. Session 1 | Documenting Your African American Family History: Debra Blacklock-Sloan, a professional genealogist, historical researcher and education outreach liaison for the Freedmen’s Town Museums Houston, will discuss tips, resources and […]
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Exhibition Opening | Boris Lurie: Nothing To Do But To Try
Josef and Edith Mincberg GalleryThrough visual testimony and the context of art history, Nothing To Do But To Try is a first-of-its-kind exhibition about Boris Lurie, an acclaimed artist, writer, and Holocaust survivor. Centered around Lurie’s earliest work, the so-called “War Series,” as well as never-before-exhibited objects and ephemera from his personal collection, Boris Lurie: Nothing To Do But To Try presents a […]