Free Admission on Human Rights Day
Holocaust Museum HoustonHuman Rights Day is observed every year on December 10 – the day in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The atrocities […]
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Author Talk | When You Listen To This Song: On Memory, Loss, and Writing with Lola Lafon
Boniuk Library - Third FloorJoin us for a reception in celebration of HMH's Boniuk Library reopening its doors to researchers and community members. As centerpiece of the celebration, French author Lola Lafon will present […]
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The Houston Jewish Community’s Response to the November Pogrom (Kristallnacht)
Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades StageHow did the Houston Jewish community respond to the November Pogrom, or what the German dismissed as "just a bunch of broken glass," Kristallnacht? Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a […]
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Exhibition Opening | Anachronous
Lester and Sue Smith Human Rights GalleryJoin us for the opening reception of Anachronous, a new exhibition from Argentinian photographer Cynthia Isakson. The artist incorporates family photos into her own work, weaving together their stories with […]
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Hollywood and the Holocaust with Joshua M. Greene
Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades StageWith stunning video clips and dramatic photographs, Emmy Award-nominated producer Joshua M. Greene explores existential and pedagogical issues surrounding the transmission of Holocaust memory in this public lecture. Audience members […]
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Community Altar Workshop
Holocaust Museum Houston ClassroomJoin Holocaust Museum Houston in partnership with Art in the Heart for our fourth annual Día de los Muertos Community Altar Workshop. Participants at this family-friendly event will explore the […]
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Theatre Southwest Performance | Incident at Vichy
Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades StageJoin Holocaust Museum Houston and Theatre Southwest for a performance of Incident at Vichy. Set in Nazi-occupied Vichy, France during WWII, a group of detainees, predominantly Jewish men, await racial examination […]
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SOLD OUT – NEXTGen Challah Bake
Holocaust Museum Houston ClassroomCheck-in: 10:30 AMEvent Start Time: 11:00 AM In celebration of Growing Up Jewish – Art & Storytelling, join Holocaust Museum Houston’s NEXTGen for a Challah Bake and an exclusive tour […]
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Exhibition Opening | Growing Up Jewish – Art & Storytelling
Spira Central Gallery in memory of Brenda SpiraJoin us for the exhibition opening of Growing Up Jewish – Art & Storytelling. Through contemporary paintings, Jacquelline Kott-Wolle's work explores the key people, experiences, and community that shaped the artist. […]
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50 Years of the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess in Houston: Art, Culture, and American Identity
Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades StageIn a conversation moderated by Houston Grand Opera Composer-in-Residence Joel Thompson, panelists Dr. Howard Pollack, (musicologist, Professor at the University of Houston, and author of George Gershwin: His Life and Work), Clamma Dale (Tony, Grammy, Drama Desk Award winning soprano, and Bess from HGO's 1976 production of Porgy and Bess), and Wendy Warren (Chief Learning and Interpretation Officer […]