n observance of Black History Month, the Boniuk Library is organizing a book discussion session about Destined to Witness by Hans Massoquoi. The child of an African diplomat and a German nurse, Massoquoi grew up in Nazi Germany. Swayed by the charisma of Hitler and national pride young Hans learns what it means to be […]
A farmer in Poland (now Ukraine) hid two little girls and their mothers in their barn and in a rat-infested hole for twenty-eight months. A Catholic priest in Serbia welcomed […]
The Hungarian Holocaust constitutes a very special chapter of the Holocaust. Although it took place very close to the end of World War II, with deportations starting in May 1944, […]
Kam Franklin Photo credit: Jay Tovar Join Holocaust Museum Houston in our first event celebrating Black History Month with a lecture and performance piece from musician and activist Kam Franklin […]
Holocaust Museum Houston proudly invites you to an exclusive behind the scenes look at Stories of Survival: Object. Image. Memory. This special event will feature Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education […]
To remember the victims of the Holocaust, on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 the Italian Cultural & Community Center of Houston (ICCC) in collaboration with the Holocaust Museum Houston and sponsored […]
The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Museum admission will be free for all on this annual day of […]
Sheila Aron reads from her book, I’m Glad I’m Me. This gentle lesson on self-esteem, family, and kindness is much needed story for these days. Read along on a copy that you […]
Martin Luther King Jr. While the Museum is closed on Mondays, our galleries will be open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On this annual commemoration, we remember and honor […]
Explore the history of the Holocaust using historical artifacts, photographs, and personal stories featured throughout our gallery. Facilitated by Museum docents, this interactive tour includes a guided discussion on the […]