Film Screening | “Los Hermanos/The Brothers”
Photo by Najib Joe Hakim Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a screening of the film Los Hermanos/The Brothers and a special performance by the Segundo Barrio Children’s Chorus. Virtuoso Afro-Cuban-born […]
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Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
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Exhibition Opening Reception | HOPE: Stories of Houston Survivors
Spira Central Gallery in memory of Brenda SpiraSince 1996, Holocaust Museum Houston has been committed to honoring Holocaust survivors’ legacy and ensuring Houston Survivor stories live on in perpetuity. This annual exhibition offers a video introduction of […]
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The Life and Art of Samuel Bak Educator Workshop
Holocaust Museum Houston ClassroomJoin us for a half day workshop that explores the life, artwork, and legacy of Holocaust survivor and artist, Samuel Bak. Through interactive tours of the Holocaust Gallery and Samuel Bak Gallery and Learning Center, participants will examine the role and meaning of artwork created during and after the Holocaust. Educators will learn about the […]
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Educator Open House
Holocaust Museum HoustonEducators will receive free admission to the Museum (with valid school ID) and can learn about free education programs and resources available for K-12 classrooms during our “Meet and Greet” with the Education team. HMH will also host a book giveaway and registration to win free one-year Educator Memberships to the Museum. This event will […]
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Holocaust Museum HoustonThe United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Museum admission will be free for all on this annual day of commemoration to honor the six million Jews and other innocent victims of the Holocaust.
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Breakfast Book Club: “Anna and the Swallow Man” by Gavriel Savit
Harry's Restaurant and Cafe 318 Tuam St.The Friends of The Boniuk Library invite you to join our Breakfast Book Club for a discussion of “Anna and the Swallow Man” by Gavriel Savit. The book tells the story of seven-year-old Anna who, when her university professor father is sent by the Gestapo to a concentration camp, travels the Polish countryside with the […]
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Boniuk Library Book Club – “White Rose”
Boniuk LibraryOn September 5th, Boniuk Library’s book club is meeting to celebrate the right to read, write, and create with a discussion of “White Rose” by Kip Wilson. Based on a true story, this novel follows Sophie Scholl—a member of the non-violent resistance group White Rose— who rebelled against the Nazi regime by writing and distributing […]
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Young Upstanders Toolkit Training for K-5 Educators
Holocaust Museum Houston ClassroomJoin Holocaust Museum Houston’s Boniuk Center for the Future of Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide Education for free resources to help elementary students explore the foundational traits of good citizenship, including empathy, cooperation and responsibility. Take your students on a journey as they learn what it means to be an upstander, are inspired by upstanders […]
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Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America’s Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe
In this lecture, historian Dr. Rebecca Erbelding pieces together years of research and newly uncovered archival materials to tell the dramatic story of America’s little-known efforts to save the Jews of Europe. Rebecca Erbelding is the author of Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America's Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe, which won the JDC-Herbert Katzki […]
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Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute
Holocaust Museum HoustonThe Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators at Holocaust Museum Houston is a three-day program that moves beyond the general history of the Holocaust to explore the various dimensions and implications of the Holocaust, genocide and human rights. The 2023 Institute will feature Dr. Rebecca Erbelding and Dr. Peter Hayes, scholars who contributed to […]