BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Holocaust Museum Houston - ECPv6.15.14//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hmh.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Holocaust Museum Houston REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210218T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210218T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124247 CREATED:20230809T080644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T111714Z UID:10000515-1613671200-1613674800@hmh.org SUMMARY:CANCELED: Race and the Houston Police Department with Dr. Dwight Watson DESCRIPTION:Author and historian Dr. Dwight Watson will discuss his book\, Race and the Houston Police Department 1930-1990. \nIn Houston\, as in the rest of the American South up until the 1950s\, the police force reflected and enforced the segregation of the larger society. When the nation began to change in the 1950s and 1960s\, this guardian of the status quo had to change\, too. It was not designed to do so easily. \nDwight Watson traces how the Houston Police Department reacted to social\, political\, and institutional change over a fifty-year period—and specifically\, how it responded to and in turn influenced racial change. \nWatson’s study demonstrates vividly how race complicated the internal impulses for change and gave way through time to external pressures—including the Civil Rights Movement\, modernization\, annexations\, and court-ordered redistricting—for institutional changes within the department. \nDwight W. Watson is an assistant professor of history at Texas State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Houston. He has previously worked as a correctional counselor\, a prison grievance officer\, a county probation officer\, and state parole officer. \nThis talk will be moderated by Texas Southern University professor\, Dr. Jesus Esparza. \nAdmission is free and open to the public. Guests will receive a private Zoom link so advance registration is required. URL:https://hmh.org/event/canceled-race-and-the-houston-police-department-with-dr-dwight-watson/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Black History Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/watson_for_web.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210220T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230802T154324Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T154332Z UID:10000153-1613822400-1613826000@hmh.org SUMMARY:CANCELED: Drop-In Virtual Tour | Mandela: Struggle for Freedom DESCRIPTION:Mandela with a raised fist\, moments after his release from prison (after 27 years) on February 11\, 1990.Photograph by Graeme Williams \nExplore Mandela: Struggle for Freedom\, a rich sensory experience of imagery\, soundscape\, digital media and objects\, explores the earthshaking fight for justice and human dignity in South Africa – and its relevance to issues of today. URL:https://hmh.org/event/canceled-drop-in-virtual-tour-mandela-struggle-for-freedom/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Tour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/lg180012.jpg-1440x880-q85-crop-subsampling-2-upscale.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210222T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210222T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230809T081205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T122243Z UID:10000565-1613988000-1613991600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Storytime: The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander DESCRIPTION:Storytime gets children ready to learn through reading\, writing\, talking\, singing\, and playing. Enjoy a reading books and playing with the librarian. The Undefeated is a beautiful picture book written by Kwame Alexander\, illustrated by Kadir Nelson. It is the winner of the 2020 Caldecott Award. It creates a narrative of the history of people with African ancestry in the United States. Join our special guest reader Jean Darnell\, school librarian\, who was on the 2020 Caldecott Selection Committee of the Association of Library Services to Children and the American Library Association. URL:https://hmh.org/event/storytime-the-undefeated-by-kwame-alexander/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:STORYTIME ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/undefeated_for_web.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210223T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210223T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230808T102806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230808T111356Z UID:10000241-1614103200-1614106800@hmh.org SUMMARY:An Evening with the Lacks Family: The Story Behind The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks DESCRIPTION:The Lacks family has enthralled audiences across the country by talking about their mother\, grandmother\, and great-grandmother\, Henrietta Lacks\, and her transcendentally important contributions to science. The internatonal success of Rebecca Skloot’s New York Times bestseller\, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks\, has let people keenly interested in the Lacks family and Henrietta’s legacy. \nHenrietta Lacks was a poor Black tobacco farmer whose cells\, taken without her knowledge in 1951\, went on to become the first immortal human cells ever grown in the laboratory. Those cells\, dubbed HeLa\, became one of the most important tools in modern medicine\, vital for developing the polio vaccine\, cloning\, gene mapping\, in vitro fertilization\, and more. Though Henrietta died in 1951\, her cells—alive and growing to this day—are still the most widely used in the world. \nHenrietta’s family didn’t learn that the cells existed until the 1970s\, when scientists wanted to do research on her children—Lawrence\, David “Sonny” Jr.\, Deborah\, and Zakariyya—to learn more about the remarkable “immortality” of Henrietta’s cell line. Her children were then used in research without their consent\, and without having their most basic questions answered\, such as\, “What is a cell?” and“What does it mean that Henrietta’s cells are alive?” \nIn this moderated discussion with Holocaust Museum Houston Director of Education\, Wendy Warren\, the family will share what it meant to find out—decades after the fact—that Henrietta’s cells were being used in laboratories around the world\, bought and sold by the billions. \nDavid Lacks\, Jr. is the grandson of Henrietta Lacks and the son of David “Sonny” Lacks. David has a degree in computer information systems and has traveled around the United States and Canada setting up computer systems and labs for companies and educational institutions. He also lends his talent to the Lacks family’s website. David is honored to serve on the National Institutes of Health panel\, where he reviews proposals from researchers seeking to use the HeLa genome in their research. \nVictoria Baptiste is Henrietta Lacks’s great-granddaughter. She travels regularly to talk about the Lacks family’s story. Inspired by Henrietta’s life\, she is a nephrology nurse at a dialysis center. As a patient’s advocate\, Victoria prides herself on treating patients with respect and dignity and—most importantly—making sure they understand their care. She finds her career fulfilling because it gives her the opportunity to educate patients. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/an-evening-with-the-lacks-family-the-story-behind-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Black History Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/lacks-for-web.png-1440x880-q85-crop-subsampling-2-upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210224T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210224T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230802T114830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T114839Z UID:10000085-1614189600-1614193200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Book Discussion: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot DESCRIPTION:Discuss the issues of medical ethics\, civil rights\, and contribution to science surrounding Henrietta Lacks. Now virtually immortal\, her cells have been cultured and have rendered valuable medical research for decades. Read the book\, listen to a recording\, or watch the TV program then participate in this moderated online discussion.\n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/book-discussion-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks-by-rebecca-skloot/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Black History Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/immortal-for-web.png-1440x880-q85-crop-subsampling-2-upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210225T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210225T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230801T122523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230801T122532Z UID:10000047-1614277800-1614281400@hmh.org SUMMARY:Through Their Eyes with Sandy Lessig DESCRIPTION:Through Their Eyes is a project that Sandy has been very instrumental in creating. It involves the second generation and/or others who knew a Holocaust survivor in the telling of their parents’ or friend’s survival stories. Using excerpts of her father’s recorded testimony\, together they will tell his story of growing up in Germany under the rise of Nazism & Hitler. The hatred\, prejudice and apathy that each survivor endured during the Holocaust forged a legacy that is embodied in the lives of the second generation and in their children. This legacy is a valuable lesson for the rest of humankind. This project teaches and encourages the second generation to continue telling the survivor stories of their parents\, including the historical background and their personal observations and viewpoints\, thus continuing the legacy into the future. It has been presented to scores of school & public groups as well as at international conferences. There will be time for questions. \nSandy Lessig is a 2nd Generation Holocaust Survivor and a Commissioner at the Texas Holocaust & Genocide Commission.\n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/through-their-eyes-with-sandy-lessig/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/sandy-for-web.png-1440x880-q85-crop-subsampling-2-upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210301T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210301T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230809T081213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T122337Z UID:10000566-1614592800-1614596400@hmh.org SUMMARY:Storytime: Tiara's Hat Parade by Kelly Starling Lyons DESCRIPTION:Storytime gets children ready to learn through reading\, writing\, talking\, singing\, and playing. Enjoy reading books and playing with the librarian. This week’s selection includes Tiara’s Hat Parade by Kelly Starling Lyons. Wear your favorite hat and read along! \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/storytime-tiaras-hat-parade-by-kelly-starling-lyons/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:STORYTIME ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/tiaras_hat_parade_event_for_web.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210301T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210301T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230802T120823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T120832Z UID:10000093-1614600000-1614603600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Creating Possibility | Disallowing Hatred – Introduction and Guided Inquiry DESCRIPTION:Living\, as we do\, in a time of unmitigated hatred\, hate crimes\, acts of antisemitism and extremism\, we must take steps of awareness and action. With programming\, to include social media posts and a six-part workshop series (offered virtually)\, Holocaust Museum Houston takes on a new kind of leadership and outreach. \nThe goal of the Creating Possibility | Disallowing Hatred Program is to cultivate Upstanders who are aware of the power of hatred in human decision making and to provide community members an opportunity to learn important concepts of history\, civic awareness\, and social justice. This program empowers community members to reflect and act. \nWe must find ways to talk and interact with each other beyond boundaries. At the same time\, we must create ways to disallow hatred in our culture\, two actions that may seem contradictory\, but are essential in this time of our society’s history. \nIn each session of the Creating Possibility | Disallowing Hatred sessions\, we will share a critique of a piece of hate rhetoric\, extremism\, and/or antisemitism\, with the goal of educating the community on how to recognize\, reflect on and respond to hateful content. \nCoordinated with social media outreach\, we will offer a series of six workshops facilitated by Mary Lee Webeck\, Ph.D.; Holocaust and Genocide Education Endowed Chair – Celebrating the Life of Survivor Naomi Warren. \nEach session will be rebroadcast at 6:30 p.m. on its scheduled date. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/creating-possibility-disallowing-hatred-introduction-and-guided-inquiry/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Virtual Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/creating-possibility-for-web-3.png-1440x880-q85-crop-subsampling-2-upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210301T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210301T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230802T120946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T120954Z UID:10000094-1614623400-1614627000@hmh.org SUMMARY:Creating Possibility | Disallowing Hatred – Introduction and Guided Inquiry DESCRIPTION:Living\, as we do\, in a time of unmitigated hatred\, hate crimes\, acts of antisemitism and extremism\, we must take steps of awareness and action. With programming\, to include social media posts and a six-part workshop series (offered virtually)\, Holocaust Museum Houston takes on a new kind of leadership and outreach. \nThe goal of the Creating Possibility | Disallowing Hatred Program is to cultivate Upstanders who are aware of the power of hatred in human decision making and to provide community members an opportunity to learn important concepts of history\, civic awareness\, and social justice. This program empowers community members to reflect and act. \nWe must find ways to talk and interact with each other beyond boundaries. At the same time\, we must create ways to disallow hatred in our culture\, two actions that may seem contradictory\, but are essential in this time of our society’s history. \nIn each session of the Creating Possibility | Disallowing Hatred sessions\, we will share a critique of a piece of hate rhetoric\, extremism\, and/or antisemitism\, with the goal of educating the community on how to recognize\, reflect on and respond to hateful content. \nCoordinated with social media outreach\, we will offer a series of six workshops facilitated by Mary Lee Webeck\, Ph.D.; Holocaust and Genocide Education Endowed Chair – Celebrating the Life of Survivor Naomi Warren. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/creating-possibility-disallowing-hatred-introduction-and-guided-inquiry-2/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Virtual Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/creating-possibility-for-web-3.png-1440x880-q85-crop-subsampling-2-upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210302T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210302T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230809T080550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T120411Z UID:10000548-1614708000-1614711600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Peacebuilding in Troubled Times: A Dialogue on Hate & Extremism DESCRIPTION:Holocaust Museum Houston\, Houston Coalition Against Hate\, Congregation Beth Israel\, and the Anti-Defamation League will collaborate on a panel discussion on peacebuilding and combating hate and extremism. \nMeet the Panelists \nCarl Josehart is an accomplished healthcare executive with over 30 years of experience. He currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer for Jewish Family Service Houston and as the Board Chair for Holocaust Museum Houston. Past experience includes 11 years as CEO of TIRR Memorial Hermann\, leadership experience in acute care\, ambulatory care and earlier in his career as a clinical social worker. Carl’s career has been distinguished by a commitment to social justice and serving underserved or historically disadvantaged populations including individuals impacted by poverty\, racial\, ethnic or religious discrimination and promoting equality for the LGBTQ+ community. \nMarjorie Joseph currently serves as the Executive Director for Houston Coalition Against Hate (HCAH). HCAH is a network of community-based organizations\, institutions\, and leaders who come together to reduce hate and encourage belonging. The Coalition is committed to addressing all incidents of hate\, bias\, violence\, and discrimination\, on the basis of a person or group’s religion\, race/ethnicity\, gender\, gender identity/expression\, abilities\, age\, sexual orientation\, national origin\, creed\, immigration status\, or genetic information. HCAH does this through education\, research\, relationship building\, and prevention initiatives\, as well as partnering with organizations to host events that celebrate diversity and make Houston strong. \nRabbi David Lyon was ordained in 1990\, at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR)\, in Cincinnati and has served as Senior Rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel\, in Houston\, since 2004. Rabbi Lyon is a Vice-President of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR). In Houston\, Rabbi Lyon is a board member of the United Way of Greater Houston; board member of Interfaith Ministries; a member of ADL’s Coalition for Mutual Respect; and a member of the advisory board of Holocaust Museum Houston. He is honored to be on of Houston’s Three Amigos with Rev. Bill Lawson and Archbishop Joseph Fiorenza. \nDena Marks is the Senior Associate Director of the Anti-Defamation League’s Southwest Regional Office. Her main responsibility at ADL is publicity\, but she also serves as a liaison with law enforcement\, facilitates various training sessions\, coordinates regional fact finding\, handles some discrimination complaints and staffs ADL’s International Affairs Committee and Committee on Law Enforcement\, Extremism and Antisemitism. Before joining ADL in April of 1999\, she spent 21 years in television news. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/peacebuilding-in-troubled-times-a-dialogue-on-hate-extremism/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/peacebuilding_web_image_march.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210303T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210305T235900 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230808T120419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T044431Z UID:10000274-1614754800-1614988740@hmh.org SUMMARY:Film Screening - "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit" DESCRIPTION:Film Available: Wednesday\, March 3 through Friday\, March 5 \nDirected by Caroline LinkGermany/Switzerland\, 2019\, 119 minutesGerman with English subtitlesDrama \nHolocaust Museum Houston is proud to present this film screening as part of the ERJCC Houston Jewish Film Festival. \nIt’s not often you find a film that can discuss the Holocaust while also remaining child-friendly. Adapted from a novel written by Judith Kerr\, this film follows nine year old Anna and her family as they flee Zurich to avoid the Nazis. Exploring themes like the loss of identity\, as well material objects—Anna’s pink rabbit\, for example—the film remains packed with powerful\, but digestible moments that tug at your heartstrings and make this story a crowd favorite wherever it screens. \nSponsored by the Lillian Kaiser Lewis Foundation in honor of Dolores Wilkenfeld \nCommunity Partner: Holocaust Museum Houston Guild \n \n WATCH THE TRAILER\n \n \n \n \n \n Virtual Ticket: $10 \nAll films will be available to view from 7:00 AM on the first day of the viewing window through 11:59 PM on the last day of the viewing window. \nAll films during the Houston Jewish Film Festival are only available for ticket buyers with a billing address in Texas. Ticket buyers with billing addresses outside of our service area will be refunded based on restrictions from the film distributors’ screening rules. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/film-screening-when-hitler-stole-pink-rabbit/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Houston Jewish Film Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/373479_phpmfg1nv_medium.jpg__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210303T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210303T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230809T075236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T084309Z UID:10000304-1614765600-1614790800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Holocaust Museum Houston's 25th Anniversary DESCRIPTION:Help the Museum celebrate our 25th Anniversary and take advantage of free admission. Patrons will also receive complimentary cookies\, along with 25% off on all HMH branded gifts in the Museum’s store. The first 25 visitors will earn a free one-year Director level membership good for two people.\n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/holocaust-museum-houstons-25th-anniversary/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston CATEGORIES:Free Admission Day ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/hmh_building_at_dusk_glyonphotographyinc_retouch.jpg__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210304T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210304T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230803T124408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T085321Z UID:10000239-1614875400-1614879000@hmh.org SUMMARY:New Volunteer Meet & Greet DESCRIPTION:An opportunity to get to know each other\, the New Volunteer Meet & Greet is an explanation of the HMH volunteer application process and what to expect on the job. We discuss health and safety on campus\, volunteer positions available\, and answer individual questions. After filling out the volunteer application\, a welcome email be sent to potential volunteers\, followed by the Zoom invitation to their chosen Meet & Greet.   \n \n APPLY TO VOLUNTEER URL:https://hmh.org/event/new-volunteer-meet-greet-4/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Information Session ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/dsc02900-2jwgite-pg.jpg-1440x880-q85-crop-subsampling-2-upscale.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210308T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210308T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230809T081156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T122141Z UID:10000563-1615197600-1615201200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Storytime: Music of the Butterfly by Ann Leis and Gail Klein DESCRIPTION:Storytime gets children ready to learn through reading\, writing\, talking\, singing\, and playing. Enjoy reading books and playing with the librarian. Ann Leis and Gail Klein\, authors of the book\, Music of the Butterfly\, will be our special readers. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/storytime-music-of-the-butterfly-by-ann-leis-and-gail-klein/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:STORYTIME ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/music_of_the_butterfly_event_for_web.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210309T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210309T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230809T082610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T104511Z UID:10000342-1615316400-1615321800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Why the Nazis Looted Art and Why it Still Matters DESCRIPTION:Dr. Elizabeth Campbell; A church turned repository in Ellingen\, Germany\, April 24\, 1945. Courtesy of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration at College Park\, MD.Join the University of Denver\, the Holocaust Museum Houston\, and the Program in Jewish Studies at Rice University for an enlightening talk featuring Dr. Elizabeth Campbell\, associate professor of history at the University of Denver and director of the Center for Art Collection Ethics. The discussion will highlight her work and why the legacy of Nazi art looting still impacts the art world today. \nAs the Nazis devised and implemented the Final Solution\, they also expropriated a wide range of assets from Jews across Europe—real estate\, investments and mobile assets. This massive theft included several hundred thousand works of art\, the result of confiscation and forced sales within the Third Reich and in occupied territories. The aftermath of Nazi art plunder continues to present legal and ethical challenges in the art world\, as the heirs of Jewish victims seek restitution of looted paintings and other objects now held by museums\, galleries or private collectors. \nJoin us as we investigate the connections between Nazi art plunder and the Holocaust\, and why this history of expropriation still matters today. \nDr. Elizabeth Campbell is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Denver and Director of the Center for Art Collection Ethics. She is the author of Defending National Treasures: French Art and Heritage under Vichy (Stanford University Press\, 2011). With support from the National Endowment for the Humanities\, her forthcoming book (Oxford University Press) examines the recovery of Nazi-looted art\, comparing restitution practices in France\, Belgium and the Netherlands. In all three cases\, postwar governments held unclaimed works for display in state-run museums\, extending the dispossession of Jewish owners wrought by the Nazis and their collaborators. \nThis lecture is the first in a series. Details of a panel discussion on March 16 on “Legal and Ethical Challenges in Art Collection Stewardship” to follow. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/why-the-nazis-looted-art-and-why-it-still-matters/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Virtual Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/nazi_looted_art_for_web.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210311T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210311T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230809T080753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T114542Z UID:10000536-1615489200-1615492800@hmh.org SUMMARY:ROCO Connections: Journey to America DESCRIPTION:ROCO’s Connections series concludes on March 11\, livestreamed in partnership with Holocaust Museum Houston\, and featuring a world premiere from Afghan composer Milad Yousufi\, co-commissioned by ROCO and the Winsor Music Consortium. \nThe quintet\, entitled My Journey to America\, is a suite of five short movements\, each preceded by a spoken narrative by Yousufi\, describing his journey from his dramatic birth story in Kabul to becoming a refugee in New York City. \nThe performance will also feature chamber works by several composers who immigrated to America as well\, including Tom Hinck\, Bohuslav Martinu\, Erich Wolfgang Korngold\, and Igor Stravinsky. URL:https://hmh.org/event/roco-connections-journey-to-america/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:PERFORMANCE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/roco_web_image.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210312T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210312T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230809T080045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T050104Z UID:10000436-1615550400-1615554000@hmh.org SUMMARY:Lunchtime Talk Series\, Part 2: Remembering (for) Tomorrow: Re-Engaging History to Ask New Questions DESCRIPTION:Dr. Mary Lee Webeck; Simon Fujiwara; Alexandra Zapruder \nBlaffer Art Museum and Holocaust Museum Houston present a two-part dialogue with Simon Fujiwara\, Alexandra Zapruder\, and Mary Lee Webeck in conjunction with the exhibition\, Simon Fujiwara: Hope House—on view at the Blaffer through March 14\, 2021. \nArtist Simon Fujiwara continues an artistic investigation into the cultural legacy and expanding array of representations of Anne Frank: a young Jewish girl who was persecuted and murdered by the Nazi regime\, and who became famous posthumously as a published author for the diary she wrote whilst in hiding during World War II. In the process\, he has uncovered numerous movies\, plays\, products\, reconstructions of the house\, controversies and messages of hope that have collectively formed a sprawling industry around a young girl – all of which aided her ascension into a global icon. \nPlease join our panelists as they discuss the practice and pitfalls of popularizing history for a younger generation\, and what is gained and altered in the translation. Looking across the Hope House exhibition at the Blaffer Art Museum\, the place of Anne Frank at the Holocaust Museum of Houston\, and the 2002 book Salvaged Pages: Young Writers Diaries of the Holocaust\, they will discuss how the Anne Frank story has been re-formatted over the decades\, and how the new questions circulate within history and the museum setting \nDr. Mary Lee Webeck serves as the Holocaust and Genocide Education Endowed Chair at The Boniuk Center for the Future of Holocaust\, Human Rights and Genocide Studies at the Holocaust Museum Houston (HMH). Previously\, Dr. Webeck was the Director of Education at HMH\, beginning her work at the Museum in 2006. Prior to joining the Museum\, she served on the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin and now helps facilitate a Title 6 grant project teaching and researching about genocide in the Middle East. Dr. Webeck is civically engaged as a board member of several local and national institutions\, advocating for educational innovation and civic and law-focused education. \nAlexandra Zapruder curated the permanent exhibition And Still I Write: Young Diarists on War and Genocide that opened at the Holocaust Museum Houston in 2019. She wrote the acclaimed 2002 book\, Salvaged Pages: Young Writers’ Diaries of the Holocaust\, which was published by Yale University Press and won the National Jewish Book Award in the Holocaust category. Zapruder also wrote and co-produced I’m Still Here\, a documentary film for young audiences based on her book\, which aired on MTV in May 2005 and was nominated for two Emmy awards. She serves as the Education Director of The Defiant Requiem Foundation in Washington\, D.C. and also sits on the Board of Directors for the Educators’ Institute for Human Rights\, a nonprofit that develops partnerships with teachers in post-conflict countries to provide training in best practices on human rights\, genocide prevention\, and Holocaust education. \nSimon Fujiwara is a British-Japanese artist who regularly investigates themes of popular desire such as tourist attractions\, famous icons\, celebrities\, “edutainment\,” and mass media. Hope House is an ongoing exhibition built upon years of study into the legacy of Anne Frank. Her ascension from a regular girl to a renowned historical figure provides a case study\, lens\, and continuum for Fujiwara to present objects and artworks that sample from\, and survey today’s socio-political media-scape. \nLearn more about Simon Fujiwara: Hope House. \nThis public program is supported by Scott & Judy Nyquist. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/lunchtime-talk-series-part-2-remembering-for-tomorrow-re-engaging-history-to-ask-new-questions/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/blaffer_for_web.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210315T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210315T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230809T081137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T121734Z UID:10000559-1615802400-1615806000@hmh.org SUMMARY:Storytime: Classics Illustrated by Paul Galdone DESCRIPTION:Storytime gets children ready to learn through reading\, writing\, talking\, singing\, and playing. Enjoy reading books and playing with the librarian. March is the third month of the year! Let’s read three books about three illustrated by Paul Galdone -Three Little Pigs\, Three Billy Goats Gruff\, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/storytime-classics-illustrated-by-paul-galdone/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:STORYTIME ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/galdone_event_for_web.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210316T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210316T000000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230809T080007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T042858Z UID:10000429-1615852800-1615852800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Legal and Ethical Challenges in Art Collection Stewardship DESCRIPTION:Moderator: Dr. Elizabeth Campbell\, Associate Professor of History\, University of Denver \nPanelists: Renée Albiston\, Associate Museum Director of the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art in Denver\, and provenance researcher at the Denver Art Museum. \nNicholas O’Donnell\, Partner\, Sullivan and Worcester\, in Boston\, who recently appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court representing plaintiffs in Nazi-era art restitution cases. \nGus Kopriva\, Owner\, Redbud Gallery in Houston. Gus is the curator/owner of the Kopriva Collection of over 1800 works. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/legal-and-ethical-challenges-in-art-collection-stewardship/ CATEGORIES:VIRTUAL PANEL DISCUSSION ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/lega_and_ethical_challenges_for_web_1.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210316T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210316T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230809T081929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T114543Z UID:10000535-1615910400-1615914000@hmh.org SUMMARY:Teen Book Discussion: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas DESCRIPTION:Read a book just for fun and talk about it. Moderated by Holocaust Museum Houston’s librarian and driven by the group themselves\, teens will have a chance to read a book\, watch a movie\, or listen to the recording and not be tested on it. Meet other teens who read\, listened to\, or saw the same things and share your opinions about it. Featuring The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. The first meeting is an organizational meeting and future selections will be chosen by teens. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/teen-book-discussion-the-hate-u-give-by-angie-thomas/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Book Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/hate_u_give_for_web.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210318T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210318T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230809T082231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T123856Z UID:10000391-1616059800-1616065200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Trans-Atlantic Dialogues II: Teaching the Holocaust in Challenging Times DESCRIPTION:The State Department’s Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues cordially invites you to a webinar on the challenges European and American educators face in teaching about the Holocaust to a new generation of learners. Holocaust educators will compare educational landscapes\, discuss best practices and areas for cooperation\, and speak to the challenges presented by rising anti-Semitism worldwide as well as the greater reliance on virtual schooling in a (post)-COVID world. \nThis Zoom webinar will be in English. Participants will have an opportunity to submit questions in writing during the webinar or in advance by email to: SEHI-EVENTS@state.gov. This invitation may be shared with trusted colleagues and friends. \nFeaturing: \n\nCherrie Daniels\, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues\, U.S. Department of State and Head of the U.S. Delegation to IHRA\nProfessor Yehuda Bauer\, Honorary Chairman of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)\, Professor Emeritus of History and Holocaust Studies at the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem\, and Academic Advisor to Yad Vashem\nAn international panel of American and European educators and teachers: Joseph Nappi\, a high school teacher (grades 10 and 12) at Monmouth Regional High School in Monmouth\, New Jersey; Wendy Warren\, the Director of Education at the Houston Holocaust Museum in Houston\, Texas; Peter Garry: the Director of the European secondary school Ecole Europeenne III in Brussels\, Belgium; and Adam Musial\, an independent educator based in Krakow\, Poland.\nJennifer Ciardelli\, Director\, Initiative on the Holocaust and Professional Leadership\, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Member of the U.S. IHRA Delegation and U.S. Representative on the IHRA Education Working Group\nDr. Edna Friedberg\, Senior Program Curator and Host of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Facebook Live Series\, will moderate the webinar.\n\nResources for the webinar include “Holocaust Teaching Guidelines” from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (https://bit.ly/2MCpG8l) and the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Recommendations for “Recognizing and Countering Holocaust Distortion” (https://bit.ly/3bOngfn) as well as for “Teaching and Learning About the Holocaust” (https://bit.ly/37XMS8m). \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/trans-atlantic-dialogues-ii-teaching-the-holocaust-in-challenging-times/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Professional Development ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/10_hmh_german_railcar_horizontal_glyonphotographyinc.jpg__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210319T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210319T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230809T081144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T121841Z UID:10000560-1616148000-1616151600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Storytime: Dreamers by Yuyi Morales DESCRIPTION:Storytime gets children ready to learn through reading\, writing\, talking\, singing\, and playing. Enjoy reading books and playing with the librarian. This week we will read Dreamers by Yuyi Morales. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/storytime-dreamers-by-yuyi-morales/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:STORYTIME ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/dreamers_event_for_web.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210320T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210320T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230802T154000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T154008Z UID:10000152-1616241600-1616245200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Drop-In Virtual Tour | Human Rights and Bak Galleries DESCRIPTION:In response to the need for distance learning options\, Holocaust Museum Houston has created virtual tours for classrooms and community groups. Participants can tour the Museum’s galleries virtually and interact live with a certified HMH Docent. During this Drop-In Virtual Tour\, join an HMH Docent and explore the Lester and Sue Smith Human Rights Gallery and the Samuel Bak Gallery and Learning Center. \nLester and Sue Smith Human Rights Gallery\nExperience the evolution of human rights throughout history on this docent led tour. Students will examine guiding human rights principles established in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and will discover remarkable stories of modern day Upstanders who have protected and advanced human rights across the globe. \nSamuel Bak Gallery and Learning Center\nBecome immersed in the world of Holocaust art through the paintings of prolific artist and Holocaust survivor\, Samuel Bak. On this docent guided tour\, students will consider the role and meaning of Holocaust art through an analysis of Bak’s famous works. \nTickets\nMembers Free\nNon-members $10\n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/drop-in-virtual-tour-human-rights-and-bak-galleries/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Tour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/human-rights-gallery-recovered-1.jpg-1440x880-q85-crop-subsampling-2-upscale-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210322T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210322T110000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230809T081218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T122432Z UID:10000567-1616407200-1616410800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Storytime: We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom DESCRIPTION:Storytime gets children ready to learn through reading\, writing\, talking\, singing\, and playing. Enjoy reading books and playing with the librarian. This week we celebrate the 2021 Caldecott Award winner\, We Are Water Protectors written by Carole Lindstrom of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe and illustrated by Tlingit artist Michaela Goade.\n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/storytime-we-are-water-protectors-by-carole-lindstrom/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:STORYTIME ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/water_protectors_event_for_web.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210322T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210322T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230802T142536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T142544Z UID:10000146-1616437800-1616441400@hmh.org SUMMARY:Creating Possibility | Disallowing Hatred – Antisemitism: Its History and Legacy Rebroadcast DESCRIPTION:Living\, as we do\, in a time of unmitigated hatred\, hate crimes\, acts of antisemitism and extremism\, we must take steps of awareness and action. With programming\, to include social media posts and a six-part workshop series (offered virtually)\, Holocaust Museum Houston takes on a new kind of leadership and outreach. \nThe goal of the Creating Possibility | Disallowing Hatred Program is to cultivate Upstanders who are aware of the power of hatred in human decision making and to provide community members an opportunity to learn important concepts of history\, civic awareness\, and social justice. This program empowers community members to reflect and act. \nWe must find ways to talk and interact with each other beyond boundaries. At the same time\, we must create ways to disallow hatred in our culture\, two actions that may seem contradictory\, but are essential in this time of our society’s history. \nIn each session of the Creating Possibility | Disallowing Hatred sessions\, we will share a critique of a piece of hate rhetoric\, extremism\, and/or antisemitism\, with the goal of educating the community on how to recognize\, reflect on and respond to hateful content. \nCoordinated with social media outreach\, we offer a series of six workshops co-facilitated by Mary Lee Webeck\, Ph.D.; Holocaust and Genocide Education Endowed Chair – Celebrating the Life of Survivor Naomi Warren and Beverly Nolan\, Ed.D.\, Chair – Education Advisory Committee\, Holocaust Museum Houston. \nFeatured speaker: Mark Weitzman \nMark Weitzman is Director of Government Affairs for the Simon Wiesenthal Center. He was responsible for introducing and steering to adoption the “Working Definition of Antisemitism’ at the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)\, where he is the senior member of the US delegation. He was also the lead author of IHRA’s Working Definition of Holocaust Denial and Distortion. A member of the Program on Religion and Foreign Policy at the Council of Foreign Relations\, he is currently editing A History of Antisemitism (Routledge\, 2021) and was a winner of the National Jewish Book Award in 2007 for Antisemitism\, the Generic Hatred: Essays in Memory of Simon Wiesenthal. He currently serves as Vice-President of the Association of Holocaust Organizations.  \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/creating-possibility-disallowing-hatred-antisemitism-its-history-and-legacy-rebroadcast/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Virtual Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/creating-possibility-for-web-3.png-1440x880-q85-crop-subsampling-2-upscale-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210323T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210323T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230802T102503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T102511Z UID:10000061-1616524200-1616527800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Author Talk | Edward Westermann on "Drunk on Genocide: Alcohol and Mass Murder in Nazi Germany" DESCRIPTION:During the Third Reich\, alcohol served as both a literal and metaphorical lubricant for acts of violence and atrocity by the men of the Storm Troopers (SA)\, the SS\, and the police\, and its use and abuse was widespread among the perpetrators. Over the course of the Third Reich\, scenes involving alcohol consumption and revelry among the SS and police would become a routine part of rituals of humiliation in the camps\, ghettos\, and killing fields of Eastern Europe. The role of alcohol and celebratory ritual in the Nazi genocide of European Jews offers an important perspective on the intersection between masculinity\, drinking ritual\, and mass murder and it provides an important insight for evaluating the mindset\, motivation\, mentality of the killers as they prepared for and participated in acts of mass murder and ultimately genocide. \nEdward Westermann received his Ph.D. in History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a Regents Professor of History at Texas A&M University-San Antonio and serves as a Commissioner of the Texas Holocaust & Genocide Commission. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/author-talk-edward-westermann-on-drunk-on-genocide-alcohol-and-mass-murder-in-nazi-germany/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Virtual Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/westermann-web-image.png-1440x880-q85-crop-subsampling-2-upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210330T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210331T235900 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230809T080509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T102854Z UID:10000488-1617062400-1617235140@hmh.org SUMMARY:NEXTGen’s Virtual Film Screening: RBG DESCRIPTION:In honor of Women’s History Month\, Holocaust Museum Houston’s young professionals group\, NEXTGen and PNC Bank invite you to join us for a virtual film screening of RBG. At the age of 85\, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a lengthy legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But the unique personal journey of her rise to the nation’s highest court has been largely unknown\, even to some of her biggest fans – until now. RBG is a revelatory documentary exploring Ginsburg ‘s exceptional life and career from Betsy West and Julie Cohen\, and co-produced by Storyville Films and CNN Films. \nThis virtual event is free\, but donations are encouraged. Guests will receive a private link with 48-hour access to stream the RBG film\, so advance registration is required. \nIf you would like to become a NEXTGen member\, please visit hmh.org/NEXTGen For more information\, please contact Rocio Rubio\, Corporate Relations Officer\, at rrubio@hmh.org or 713-527-1838. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/nextgens-virtual-film-screening-rbg/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:FILM SCREENING ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/rbg_film_for_web.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210401T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210430T235900 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230809T082334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T115512Z UID:10000366-1617235200-1619827140@hmh.org SUMMARY:Virtual Film Screening: The Cordillera of Dreams DESCRIPTION:Film Synopsis:Winner of the Best Documentary award at the Cannes Film Festival\, master filmmaker Patricio Guzmán’s “The Cordillera of Dreams” completes his trilogy (with “Nostalgia for the Light” and “The Pearl Button”) on the relationship between historical memory\, political trauma\, and geography in his native country of Chile. The imposing Andes run the length of the country’s Eastern border. At once protective and isolating\, magisterial and indifferent\, this Cordillera serves as an enigmatic focal point around which Guzmán contemplates the enduring legacy of the 1973 military coup d’état. Unflinching in its presentation of contemporary Chile\, “The Cordillera of Dreams” moves beyond despair and looks towards the possibilities of political change by linking the ideological struggles of the past with the inequalities of the present. \nThis film will be screened in Spanish with English subtitles. Admission is free and open to the public. Donations are welcomed. Advanced registration is required to receive the private streaming link. \n \n WATCH THE TRAILER\n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/virtual-film-screening-the-cordillera-of-dreams/ LOCATION:Virtual CATEGORIES:Genocide Awareness Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/gam_film_for_web.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210408T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210408T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230809T082353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T111342Z UID:10000348-1617908400-1617912000@hmh.org SUMMARY:Virtual Yom HaShoah Observance DESCRIPTION:Please join us online where we will come together as a community in observance of Yom HaShoah\, a day of remembrance for the 6\,000\,000 Jewish people who lost their lives during the Holocaust. During this virtual event\, we will mourn the loss of all who perished\, honor those who survived and together we will reflect\, remember and learn from this tragedy. \nThe service will be led by Rabbi Ranon Teller and Hazzan David Krohn of Brith Shalom and will include an interview with Holocaust Survivor Gilbert Baruch. \nFunding for this service is generously provided by: \nThe Morgan Family Endowment Fund\, the Morgan Family Center and the Morgan Family Foundation\n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/virtual-yom-hashoah-observance/ LOCATION:Youtube Live CATEGORIES:OBSERVANCE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/yom-hashoah-for-web.png-1440x880-q85-crop-subsampling-2-upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210411T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210411T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124248 CREATED:20230809T080456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T101008Z UID:10000480-1618137000-1618142400@hmh.org SUMMARY:NEXTGen’s Tacos & Tours DESCRIPTION:Ursula Meyer’s Teddy BearBremen\, Germany\, ca. 1925\, Courtesy of the Illinois Holocaust Museum\, Photograph by Jim Lommasson \nHolocaust Museum Houston’s young professionals group\, NEXTGen\, invites you to join us for a private look at Stories of Survival: Object. Image. Memory. This epic exhibition showcases more than 60 personal artifacts brought to America by Survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides. Exploring the relationship between objects\, their meaning to the original owner and subsequent significance\, each artifact is dramatically paired with oversized photographs by renowned documentarian Jim Lommasson with handwritten responses by Survivors or their family members. \nFor your safety\, the Museum will be closed to the public and social distancing guidelines will be strictly followed. Face masks are required. If you do not have one\, the Museum will provide one. \nSpecial thanks to Home Light for sponsoring this event and to Taco Cabana for generously donating tacos! This event is open to the public but RSVP is required. If you would like to become a NEXTGen member\, please visit hmh.org/NEXTGen For more information\, please contact Rocio Rubio\, Corporate Relations Officer\, at rrubio@hmh.org or 713-527-1638. \nStories of Survival: Object. Image. Memory. is a project of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center and photographer Jim Lommasson. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/nextgens-tacos-tours-4/ LOCATION:Mincberg Gallery CATEGORIES:Tour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/29_sos71_teddy_bear_8_x_56.jpeg__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR