Born in Rochester NY, Benjamin Carter Hett earned a J.D. at the University of Toronto (1990) and practiced litigation in Canada for four years before earning a Ph.D. in history at Harvard (2001). He has taught at Harvard College and the Harvard Law School and, since 2003, at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City […]
Please join us to celebrate the publication of the "Go For Broke Commemorative Stamp" by the United States Postal Service! This very special stamp honors the 33,000 Japanese American men and women who fought valiantly for the United States Army during WWII. Many of these brave men and women volunteered to serve despite being forcibly […]
Were proud to partner with the Houston International Sports Film Festival and the Goethe Institute for this pre-festival screening of Adidas vs. Puma (2016) at 8th Wonder Brewery. This film tells the story of the Dassler brothers, Adi and Rudolf, two brothers from a small German town who created the first athletic shoe in the […]
Holocaust Museum Houston’s Engines of Change alum Cain Trevino will present his Together We Remember Coalition (TWR) fellowship project in this special presentation. He will highlight the work of the South Texas Human Rights Center (STHRC). For the past year, Trevino has worked closely with TWR and other immigrant rights groups to bring awareness to […]
Dr. Robert Williams is Deputy Director for International Affairs at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, on the steering committee of the Global Task Force on Holocaust Distortion, and served for four years as chair of the Committee on Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial at the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. He regularly advises international organizations and governments […]
In recognizing the significance of antiracist programming, HMH has invited Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, one of America’s foremost historians and leading antiracist scholars, to speak about his 2019 book, How to Be an Antiracist. Kendi’s presentation will be centered on defining what it means to be antiracist and what actions people can take to clearly […]
Explore the history of the Holocaust using historical artifacts, photographs, and personal stories featured throughout our gallery. Facilitated by museum docents, this interactive student tour includes a guided discussion on the lessons of the Holocaust and the role of individuals in society today.
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. The goal of the Creating Possibility […]
In correlation with the exhibit Withstand: Latinx Art During Times of Conflict, author and historian Dr. Dwight Watson will discuss his book, Race and the Houston Police Department 1930-1990. In 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. […]
Cost: $7 Why does Holocaust Museum Houston have a Human Rights Gallery? What are human rights? How can you stand up for your rights and the rights of others? Find out on a Girl Scouts-exclusive virtual tour of Holocaust Museum Houstons Human Rights Gallery. A museum educator will be on hand to answer questions and […]