In the aftermath of the Holocaust, nations felt morally compelled to clearly define human rights. On December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year, the Museum will celebrate Human Rights Day with free general admission, presented by Perry Homes Foundation. Thanks to the generosity of Perry […]
Holocaust Museum Houston's young professionals group, NEXTGen, invites you to wear your favorite holiday sweater/outfit and join us for a film screening of Roman Holiday. Written by blacklistee Dalton Trumbo, Roman Holiday follows Audrey Hepburn, a young European princess who breaks off an official goodwill tour so she can see the Eternal City incognito, and […]
Holocaust Museum Houston is delighted to host a concert featuring international Israeli soprano, Sivan Rotem. The recital will include Israeli and Jewish music in Yiddish, Ladino, and Hebrew, as well as some songs in Spanish. She will be accompanied by Charlie Tauber from Rice University, Shepherd School of Music. Sivan has performed both as a […]
All times are shown in Central Time. Dan Grunfeld, once a basketball standout himself at Stanford University, shares the remarkable story of his family, a delicately interwoven narrative that doesn't lack in heartbreak yet remains as deeply nourishing as his grandmother's Hungarian cooking. The true improbability of the saga lies in the discovery of a […]
Are you interested in learning more about Holocaust Museum Houston (HMH) and how you can help our visitors experience an exhibition that offers a look at the life and work of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg? Join us for one of three New Volunteer Meet & Greets, where you can learn about […]
Join us for a special bilingual presentation of Jasminne Mendez’s newest children’s book, Josefina's Habichuelas / Las Habichuelas de Josefina. Like all kids, Josefina loves to eat sweets. She loves warm chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven, cupcakes and candy! One night, while eating a piece of flan, Mami asks her to consider […]
X-Troop?tells the?riveting?true-life story of a motley group of intellectuals, artists and athletes, who stopped at nothing to defeat the Nazis. This group of Jewish refugees escaped to Britain from Germany, only to return to stop at nothing to defeat the Nazis. Little has been written previously about their top-secret missions, but Leah Garrett brings this […]
Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a critical discussion with the organization Campaign for Uyghurs and hear from a Uyghur survivor. "The Uyghurs, a Turkic Muslim group, have been targeted by the Chinese government for decades. In recent years, the government has escalated a campaign of persecution and mass detention in a sprawling system of forced […]
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 National Jewish Book Award in 2018. She holds a PhD in American history from George Mason University. She worked as an archivist and curator at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum from 2003-2015, and […]
Jewish people who lived in late-19th century Central Eastern Europe experienced oppression on one hand and emancipation on the other hand, depending on the specific time and place. This was the case for Moravian Jews. Those individuals and families that were exceptionally successful in their own business or in the arts participated in the everyday […]
