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, but most people have no idea how widespread and prevalent Jewish resistance to Nazi barbarism was. Instead, it’s widely believed “Jews went to their deaths […]
Storybook 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 her through the darkness of the Holocaust. With lyrical storytelling and vivid illustrations, this powerful story introduces young people to history through a message of […]
In 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 survivor of Auschwitz and Belsen, and wrote a letter that changed her life. That single message, sent to her family in Houston, set off a […]
Join 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 Ghost Has No Fantasies illuminates the forgotten voices of LGBTQ+ individuals who suffered under Nazi persecution. Drawing from archival documents, survivor testimonies, and Gestapo files, Christian […]
Storybook 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 her through the darkness of the Holocaust. With lyrical storytelling and vivid illustrations, this powerful story introduces young people to history through a message of […]
Between 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 […]
BUBBY’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 […]
Join 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 […]
Please 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 […]
Through 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 […]