In 1996, “The Butterfly,” a poem written by Pavel Friedmann in the Terezin Concentration Camp, inspired Museum staff and supporters to create the Butterfly Project, facilitating a connection between a new generation of children with the children who perished in World War II. During this free workshop, an HMH Educator will guide you through the […]
Join Holocaust Museum Houston as Charles Kurt shares his testimony. As soon as the Nazis entered Austria in March 1938, they began to terrorize and humiliate the Jews. They forced Charles's mother to scrub the streets on hands and knees. Later, she was arrested and held briefly on trumped-up charges. At school, teachers and students […]
Join Holocaust Museum Houston as Holocaust Survivor Bill Orlin shares his testimony. Between 1939 and 1945, Orlin and his family lived on the run. The eldest son of Sender and Sonia Orlinski, he was seven years old when German troops invaded Poland and occupied his hometown of Brok. The Jewish residents were forcibly marched to […]
Join Holocaust Museum Houston as Holocaust Survivor Dr. Anna Steinberger shares her testimony. Germany attacked Poland in September 1939, when Anna was 11 years old. As bombs fell, Anna and her parents and older brother fled eastward together with thousands of other refugees. Eventually, Anna's family reached Rovno, in the Soviet zone of occupied Poland. […]
As long as Abraham Sutzkever lived, he wouldn't let a film about his life be made. Today, "Black Honey" tells the incredible story of the greatest Yiddish poet of modern times. The man who led the Paper Brigade underground movement that saved Jewish manuscripts from the Nazis, survived the WWII due to Stalin sending him […]
Join Holocaust Museum Houston as survivor Chaja Verveer shares her testimony. Chaja was born in Maarsbergen, Holland in 1941, after Germany had occupied the country. When she was just one year old, Chaja and her family went into hiding, splitting up because they were too many to stay in one place. Chaja ended up in […]
Join one of Holocaust Museum Houstons prestigious Docents as they guide you through a one of a kind interactive educational experience. The tour features the Morgan Family Welcome Center and the Bearing Witness Holocaust Gallery. You will learn Holocaust history from Nazism in Power to Rebuilding Lives which ensures an impactful visit. This offering is […]
Discover how libraries can save the world and your research project at the March GHJGS meeting, where we will explore the mission and resources of Holocaust Museum Houston’s Boniuk Library. Join the discussion as Librarian Jenna Norris introduces this unique collection and the ways that storytelling and individual histories are used to establish personalized and […]
Mikhal Kovner, brother of Partisan Abba Kovner, sorting books; Vilna, 1943Courtesy of the Moreshet Archive, Israel Join the Museum for a special first look of The Book Smugglers, featuring special guest David E. Fishman. The exhibition curated by HMHs Chief Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, and based on Fishmans book of the same name, will […]
Join Holocaust Museum Houston to earn the Inside Government badge with a particular emphasis on the Supreme Court. Learn about how government works, how laws are made, and how you can get involved. As part of the program, participants will tour the exhibit Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Special thanks […]