Please join Freedman’s Town Museum in a Genealogy Workshop that highlights the importance of beginning or continuing family research using valuable archival records in Harris County. Session 1 | Documenting Your African American Family History: Debra Blacklock-Sloan, a professional genealogist, historical researcher and education outreach liaison for the Freedmen’s Town Museums Houston, will discuss tips, resources and […]
Through visual testimony and the context of art history, Nothing To Do But To Try is a first-of-its-kind exhibition about Boris Lurie, an acclaimed artist, writer, and Holocaust survivor. Centered around Lurie’s earliest work, the so-called “War Series,” as well as never-before-exhibited objects and ephemera from his personal collection, Boris Lurie: Nothing To Do But To Try presents a […]
Join the Houston Holocaust Survivors and Descendants, together with Holocaust Museum Houston, for an innovative program for children ages 9-12 with a parent(s) and/or grandparent(s). The program will include a screening of the HBO film The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm. Afterward, the Museum’s education department will facilitate group discussions and activities for kids and provide tools […]
Doors Open 6:00 pm Please join Holocaust Museum Houston, The Consulate General of Israel and AJC Houston in honoring diplomats who risked their lives to save thousands of Jewish men, women, and children during the Holocaust. Guests will be able to view the exhibit that features the stories of diplomats who used their influence to […]
The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27 – the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau – as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. HMH will commemorate and honor the six million Jews and other innocent victims of the Holocaust with free admission on Tuesday, January 27.
Join us for a very special evening with Dr. Michael Berenbaum as he presents the Spector/Warren Fellowship Public Lecture: Resilience and Resistance During the Holocaust: Lessons for Today. Dr. Berenbaum is the Director of the Sigi Ziering Institute, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, American Jewish University. Dr. Berenbaum is also a writer, lecturer, and conceptual […]
In addition to free admission on Tuesday, December 10, Holocaust Museum Houston will celebrate the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with free admission, featured human rights organizations, tours in English and Spanish, and a Holocaust Survivor Talk on Sunday, December 14.
Human 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 of the Holocaust spurred the modern-day human rights movement, including the creation of the UDHR. The Museum commemorates this day each year with free admission.
Join 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 a discussion of her book, When You Listen To This Song: On Memory, Loss, and Writing. In 2021, Lola Lafon was granted permission to stay […]
How 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 lecture from Melissa Cohen-Nickels, Curator of the Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives, as she discusses how the Jewish community of Houston responded […]