All times are listed in Central Time. In this hour-long program, poet, writer and performer Jasminne Mendez will share poems and a brief history commemorating the 85th anniversary of the 1937 Haitian Massacre which occurred along the northwestern border of the Dominican Republic and Haiti during the Trujillo Era. These poems and her work seek […]
All times are listed in Central Time. Holocaust Museum Houston kicks off Latinx Heritage Month with author Julissa Arce who will discuss her newest book, You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case For Rejecting Assimilation. Julissa Arce is a writer, activist, and social changemaker. She is the nationally best-selling author of My (Underground) American […]
While Childhood Slept is a heart-wrenching original musical that follows the true story of the boys of Home Number One in the Nazi concentration camp, Terezin. The children create a secret republic within the camp, publishing their own magazine of art, poetry, and short stories called Vedem. A visit from The Red Cross presents the opportunity […]
This event will take place in person and virtually on Zoom. All event times are listed in Central time. Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a special presentation by Rwandan genocide survivor Henriette Mutegwaraba, as she recalls in her memoir, By Any Means Necessary - Healing and Forgiveness After Genocide, an idyllic childhood in 1970s Rwanda—idyllic […]
In conjunction with the annual Latinx Initiatives Advisory Committee event, Holocaust Museum Houston will host a special presentation and book talk with Dr. Jesus Esparza, editor of the newly published book The Truth in Our Stories: Immigrant Voices in Radical Times. Immigration has long been a controversial issue in American politics and remains one of […]
During National Delicatessen Month, August 1-31, both Kenny and Ziggy's New York Delicatessen & Restaurant locations are offering a multi-choice, three-course menu during lunch and dinner for $38, plus tax and gratuity, with 10 percent of each meal sold going to HMH to fund the Museum's education programs. As an added incentive, HMH will offer […]
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 in their classrooms. Participants […]
All times are listed in Central Time. ”Pauli Murray (1910-1985) was an activist, novelist, educator, lawyer, feminist, poet, and Episcopal priest. Black, queer, and gender nonconforming, Murray worked passionately to build bridges between the civil rights movement, which she criticized for being male-dominated, and women’s rights activists, many of whom had serious blind spots on […]
This 2021 National Jewish Book Award finalist by author Megan Hoyt and illustrator Iacopo Bruno brings to light the inspiring, true story of Gino Bartali, a beloved Italian cyclist and secret champion in the fight for Jewish lives during World War II. Sandra Celli-Harris from the Italian Cultural and Community Center Houston is our guest reader.
In partnership with go baz and Fraternitas, HMH welcomes visitors to enjoy free admission to the Museum’s Holocaust, Human Rights, Diaries and Samuel Bak galleries on Thursdays from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thanks to the generosity of go baz and Fraternitas, visitors will also enjoy complimentary entry to Notorious RBG: The Life and Times […]