BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Holocaust Museum Houston - ECPv6.15.14//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Holocaust Museum Houston X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hmh.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Holocaust Museum Houston REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220915T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220915T190000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161812 CREATED:20230809T082255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T133220Z UID:10000384-1663264800-1663268400@hmh.org SUMMARY:Virtual Book Talk | You Sound Like A White Girl: The Case For Rejecting Assimilation DESCRIPTION:All times are listed in Central Time. \nHolocaust Museum Houston kicks off Latinx Heritage Month with author Julissa Arce who will discuss her newest book\, You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case For Rejecting Assimilation. \nJulissa Arce is a writer\, activist\, and social changemaker. She is the nationally best-selling author of My (Underground) American Dream and Someone Like Me. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times\, TIME Magazine\, CNN\, CNBC\, Vogue and other outlets. Her newest book\, You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation\, is a powerful dual polemic and manifesto against the myth that assimilation leads to happiness and belonging for immigrants in America. Instead\, she calls for a celebration of our uniqueness\, our origins\, our heritage\, and the beauty of the differences that actually make us Americans. Prior to becoming an author and immigrant rights activist\, Julissa built a successful career on Wall Street working for Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch and had seemingly achieved the American Dream—yet she was not part of what legally defined an American. Julissa immigrated to America from Mexico at the age of 11 and was undocumented for almost 15 years\, some of them spent rising to prominence on Wall Street. In order to help other young people in similar circumstances\, she co-founded the Ascend Educational Fund (AEF). AEF is a college scholarship and mentorship program for immigrant students in New York City\, regardless of their ethnicity\, national origin or immigration status. \nJulissa was named one of People en Español’s 25 Most Powerful Women of 2017 and 2022\, and 2018’s Woman of the Year by the City of Los Angeles. She is a leading voice in the fight for social justice\, immigrant rights and education equality. Julissa serves on the board of directors of the National Immigration Law Center. She was officially sworn in as an American citizen in August of 2014 and currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their two cats\, Nikko and Pancho. \nSpecial thanks to Amigos Meat Distributors\, LP for generously supporting the Museum’s Latinx Heritage Month Lecture Series. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/virtual-book-talk-you-sound-like-a-white-girl-the-case-for-rejecting-assimilation/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Latinx Heritage Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/arce_web.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220922T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220922T190000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161812 CREATED:20230809T082247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T133206Z UID:10000386-1663869600-1663873200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Virtual Book Talk | City Without Altar: Remembering the 1937 Haitian Massacre DESCRIPTION:All times are listed in Central Time.\nIn this hour-long program\, poet\, writer and performer Jasminne Mendez will share poems and a brief history commemorating the 85th anniversary of the 1937 Haitian Massacre which occurred along the northwestern border of the Dominican Republic and Haiti during the Trujillo Era. These poems and her work seek to amplify the voices of the victims\, survivors and living ancestors of those whose lives were forever changed by the massacre.\nJasminne Mendez is an award-winning author of several books for children and adults. She has had poetry and essays published in numerous journals and anthologies and she is the author of two multi-genre collections Island of Dreams (Floricanto Press\, 2013) which won an International Latino Book Award\, and Night-Blooming Jasmin(n)e: Personal Essays and Poetry (Arte Publico Press\, 2018). Her debut poetry collection City Without Altar was a finalist for the Noemi Press poetry prize and will be released in August 2022 (Noemi Press) and her debut middle grade novel in verse Aniana del Mar Jumps In (Dial) is forthcoming in 2023. She has translated the work of New York Times Best Selling authors Amanda Gorman and Calribel Ortega and the Houston Grand Opera. She has received fellowships from Canto Mundo\, Macondo the Kenyon Review Writers Workshop\, and the National New Playwrights Network among others. She is an MFA graduate of the creative writing program at the Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University and a University of Houston alumni. She is the Program Director for the literary arts non-profit Tintero Projects and teaches creative writing for Goddard College. She lives and works in Houston\, TX.\nSpecial thanks to Amigos Meat Distributors\, LP for generously supporting the Museum’s Latinx Heritage Month Lecture Series.\n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/virtual-book-talk-city-without-altar-remembering-the-1937-haitian-massacre/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Latinx Heritage Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/mendez_web.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220925T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220925T133000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161812 CREATED:20230809T080547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T133156Z UID:10000517-1664107200-1664112600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Our Stories Belong: Rainbow Storytime DESCRIPTION:For Banned Books Week (Sept. 18-24)\, Brave Little Company\, Holocaust Museum Houston\, and the Montrose Center announce\, “Our Stories Belong: Rainbow Storytime for ALL of Houston’s Kids.” Our Stories Belong is a free\, in-person book club packed with creative activities\, ideal for families with kids aged 5-10. \nA boy who wants to be a mermaid? A girl who wants to be a drummer? A cat who might be more than just a cat? All of these stories belong in our book club! Love makes a family\, and imagination gives us the key to becoming our true selves. The books we’ve selected celebrate characters who creatively challenge expectations to find the joy of embracing their own identities. \nJoin us to celebrate families\, individuals and imagination. Come as you are and bring a book to share! Your story belongs\, too. \nBook Club Schedule: \n12:00 p.m. Arrival and starter activities to help everyone feel welcome \n12:30 p.m. Read-aloud of the day’s book(s)\, followed by book-based art and theatre activities \n12:50 p.m. Share your book! \nDetails: \n\nIdeal for kids aged 5-10 and their families (younger and older siblings welcome)\nAll bags\, backpacks\, briefcases and packages will be inspected by security\, and patrons will be required to enter\nthrough a security scanner device\nPhotographs not permitted\nMasks are optional\nAll teaching artists have passed a fingerprint background check\nQuestions? Contact Michelle Tovar at mtovar@hmh.org\n\nThis event is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/our-stories-belong-rainbow-storytime/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom CATEGORIES:STORYTIME ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/our_stories_belong.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220928T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220928T200000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161812 CREATED:20230803T082238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T133136Z UID:10000174-1664388000-1664395200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Film Screening | Charlotte DESCRIPTION:Tracing the last 10 years in the brief life of German-Jewish painter Charlotte Salomon\, the animated biopic\, “Charlotte\,” deals head-on with depression and suicide as well as the Nazis’ genocidal war. \nGrowing up in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War\, Charlotte is fiercely imaginative and deeply gifted\, but her dreams of becoming an artist are disrupted when anti-Semitic policies inspire violent mobs. She escapes to the safety of the South of France\, but her work there is interrupted by a family tragedy that reveals an even darker secret. Believing that only an extraordinary act will save her\, she embarks on the monumental adventure of painting her life story. \nEric Warin and Tahir Rana teamed up for the first time to direct “Charlotte” (2021) after falling in love with the story of the artist. Warin previously directed the animated feature “Leap” (2016) and was a character designer/assistant animator on the Academy Award-nominated “The Triplets of Belleville” (2003). This is Rana’s feature film debut after several short films and being on the creative team for the animated television shows\, “Arthur” and “The Looney Tunes.”\n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/film-screening-charlotte/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater CATEGORIES:FILM SCREENING ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/charlotte-film-web.png-1440x880-q85-crop-subsampling-2-upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221001T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221001T153000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161812 CREATED:20230809T075932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T042453Z UID:10000423-1664632800-1664638200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Keynote Address: Civil Rights Leader\, Filmmaker\, Author\, and Faith Leader Valarie Kaur DESCRIPTION:Houston Coalition Against Hate (HCAH) in partnership with Holocaust Museum Houston cordially invites you to the 2022 A Time of Perspective featuring Valarie Kaur. Kaur’s talk will draw from her #1 LA Times Bestseller SEE NO STRANGER: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love. Kaur “envisions a world where love is a public ethic and shared practice in our lives and politics.” During her work\, whether inside supermax prisons\, on the military base at Guantanamo Bay\, or at sites of mass shootings\, Kaur identified a surprising key element for social change: the ethic of love. Today she leads the Revolutionary Love Project to equip people across the U.S. to build just\, anti-racist communities for internal and collective transformation. \nTickets for the event are complimentary\, however registration is required due to capacity limitations. Registration provides a seat on a first-come\, first-served basis. At the request of the speaker\, all guests must wear masks and show proof of COVID-19 vaccination (scanned/photograph on phone or paper copies) at check in to attend. Failure to comply will result in guest/s being turned away. \nHouston Coalition Against Hate (HCAH) is a network of community-based organizations\, institutions\, and leaders committed to addressing all incidents of hate\, bias\, discrimination\, and violence on the basis of a person or group’s religion\, race/ethnicity\, gender\, gender identity/expression\, abilities\, age\, sexual orientation\, national origin\, creed\, immigration status\, or genetic information. HCAH does this through education\, research\, relationship building\, and prevention initiatives\, as well as partnering with organizations to host events that celebrate Houston’s diversity. Learn more at www.houstonagainsthate.org. \nA Time of Perspective is Houston Coalition Against Hate’s annual signature public event celebrating art and activism in the anti-hate arena. \nValarie Kaur is a renowned civil rights leader\, lawyer\, award-winning filmmaker\, educator\, innovator\, and best-selling author of SEE NO STRANGER. She has won national acclaim for her work in social justice on issues ranging from hate crimes to digital freedom. Valarie burst into American consciousness in the wake of the 2016 election when her Watch Night Service address went viral with 40 million views worldwide. Her question “Is this the darkness of the tomb – or the darkness of the womb?” has become a mantra for people fighting for change. She now leads the Revolutionary Love Project to reclaim love as a force for justice. URL:https://hmh.org/event/keynote-address-civil-rights-leader-filmmaker-author-and-faith-leader-valarie-kaur/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater CATEGORIES:HCAH - A TIME OF PERSPECTIVE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/kaur_web_1.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221003T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221003T190000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161812 CREATED:20230809T082339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T133126Z UID:10000364-1664820000-1664823600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Virtual Lecture | Latino Americans Sacrificing to Serve Their Country DESCRIPTION:All times are listed in Central Time. \nJoin Holocaust Museum Houston for a special presentation by Christina Chavarria\, Program Coordinator\, Education Initiatives\, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum\, on the experience of Tony Acevedo\, a devoted American despite his Mexican heritage discrimination. He was among more than 500\,000 Latino men and women who served in the US military during World War II. Even after he was captured and tortured by the Germans\, Tony’s dedication to his fellow soldiers never wavered. He tended to their medical and spiritual needs and risked his life to record their experiences in captivity in a secret diary. \nChavarria will also discuss the roles of Mexican American women in the role of the defense industry and on the home front. \nSpecial thanks to Amigos Meat Distributors\, LP for generously supporting the Museum’s Latinx Heritage Month Lecture Series. \nThis event is free and open to the public\, but registration is required.\n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/virtual-lecture-latino-americans-sacrificing-to-serve-their-country/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Latinx Heritage Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/6ec7c061-54da-4b11-bd52-932413bf9992.jpg__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T153000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161812 CREATED:20230809T075954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T133116Z UID:10000428-1665223200-1665243000@hmh.org SUMMARY:Latinx Heritage Month Teacher Workshop DESCRIPTION:To support Latinx Heritage Month and inclusive curriculum year round\, educators are invited to attend our half-day workshop on Latinx representation in the classroom. \nAs a part of the workshop experience\, educators will explore the stories of Latinx leaders through HMH galleries and classroom activities designed for elementary\, middle\, and high school students. Participants will receive instructional strategies and resources they can utilize in their classroom\, obtain information on how to support MAS/Ethnic Studies in schools\, and learn about free school programs available at the Museum. \nTeachers in all subject areas are encouraged to participate in this FREE workshop. \nAttendees will earn 4 CPE and 3 GT hours upon completing the program. \nFor more information contact The Education Department at education@hmh.org or 713-527-1642. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/latinx-heritage-month-teacher-workshop/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom CATEGORIES:PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/latinx_heritage_month_-_preferred_image.jpg__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221013T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221013T190000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230802T131540Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T133106Z UID:10000122-1665684000-1665687600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Dr. Peter Hotez on Vaccine Tikkun: Global Vaccines and Vaccinations - the Science & the Antiscience DESCRIPTION:This free public program is available to experience in-person at Holocaust Museum Houston and online via Zoom. All times are listed in Central Time. \nDr. Peter Hotez is an internationally recognized physician-scientist in neglected tropical diseases and vaccine development. He is perhaps most well-known for keeping Houston and the nation up to date on the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine. Dr. Hotez will tell a personal story of his decades countering antivaccine activism\, which now includes attacks from extremist groups\, many with antisemitism and antisemitic leanings at their core.  He will explain his work in the greater context of the Jewish concept of Tikkun Olam first taught to him by his cousin and Holocaust survivor\, Rabbi Phil Lazowski.  \nDr. Hotez will also discuss the 21st Century successes in global vaccines and vaccinations\, together with his work to develop new vaccines for poverty-related neglected diseases\, as well as a new COVID-19 vaccines for global health.  These include Corbevax administered to more than 80 million people in India\, and Indovac\, the first Halal vaccine for Indonesia and Muslim-majority nations.  \nBio: Peter J. Hotez\, M.D.\, Ph.D. is Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine where he is also the Co-director of the Texas Children’s Center for Vaccine Development (CVD) and Texas Children’s Hospital Endowed Chair of Tropical Pediatrics.  He is also University Professor at Baylor University\, Fellow in Disease and Poverty at the James A Baker III Institute for Public Policy\,  Senior Fellow at the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at Texas A&M University\, Faculty Fellow with the Hagler Institute for Advanced Studies at Texas A&M University\, and Health Policy Scholar in the Baylor Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy. \nAs co-director of the Texas Children’s CVD\, he leads a team and product development partnership for developing new vaccines for hookworm infection\, schistosomiasis\, leishmaniasis\, Chagas disease\, and SARS/MERS/SARS-2 coronavirus\, diseases affecting hundreds of millions of children and adults worldwide\, while championing access to vaccines globally and in the United States.   \nIn December 2021\, Dr. Hotez led efforts at the Texas Children’s Center for Vaccine Development to develop a low-cost recombinant protein COVID vaccine for global health\, resulting in emergency use authorization in India. \nHe obtained his undergraduate degree in molecular biophysics from Yale University in 1980 (phi beta kappa)\, followed by a Ph.D. degree in biochemistry from Rockefeller University in 1986\, and an M.D. from Weil Cornell Medical College in 1987.  Dr. Hotez has authored more than 600 original papers and is the author of five single-author books\, including Forgotten People\, Forgotten Diseases (ASM Press); Blue Marble Health: An Innovative Plan to Fight Diseases of the Poor amid Wealth (Johns Hopkins University Press); Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel’s Autism (Johns Hopkins University Press); and Preventing the Next Pandemic: Vaccine Diplomacy in a Time of Anti-science (Johns Hopkins University Press). \nDr. Hotez served previously as President of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene\, and he is founding Editor-in-Chief of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. In 2006 at the Clinton Global Initiative\, he co-founded the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases to provide access to essential medicines for hundreds of millions of people. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine (Public Health Section) and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Public Policy Section).  In 2014-16\, he served in the Obama Administration as US Envoy\, focusing on vaccine diplomacy initiatives between the US Government and countries in the Middle East and North Africa.  In 2018\, he was appointed by the US State Department to serve on the Board of Governors for the US Israel Binational Science Foundation and is frequently called upon frequently to testify before US Congress. He has served on infectious disease task forces for two consecutive Texas Governors.  For these efforts in 2017 he was named by FORTUNE Magazine as one of the 34 most influential people in health care\, while in 2018 he received the Sustained Leadership Award from Research! America. In 2022 Hotez and his colleague Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for “their work to develop and distribute a low-cost COVID-19 vaccine to people of the world without patent limitation.” \nMost recently as both a vaccine scientist and autism parent\, he has led national efforts to defend vaccines and to serve as an ardent champion of vaccines going up against a growing national “antivax” threat. In 2019\, he received the Award for Leadership in Advocacy for Vaccines from the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.  In 2021 he was recognized by scientific leadership awards from the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) and the AMA (American Medical Association)\, in addition to being recognized by the Anti-Defamation League with its annual Popkin Award for combating antisemitism. Dr. Hotez appears frequently on television (including BBC\, CNN\, Fox News\, and MSNBC)\, radio\, and in newspaper interviews (including the New York Times\, USA Today\, Washington Post\, and Wall Street Journal). \nThis event is free and open the public\, but registration is required. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/dr-peter-hotez-on-vaccine-tikkun-global-vaccines-and-vaccinations-the-science-the-antiscience/ LOCATION:In-person at HMH and on Zoom CATEGORIES:LECTURE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/hotez.png-1440x880-q85-crop-subsampling-2-upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221015T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221015T120000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230809T075524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T133055Z UID:10000311-1665829800-1665835200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Honoring our Loved Ones: Día De Los Muertos DESCRIPTION:Join Holocaust Museum Houston in partnership with Más Que Tres in our second annual Día De Los Muertos Community Workshop. Participants at this family-friendly event will have an opportunity to learn about creating an altar with Indigenous and Christian elements\, creating a shadow box dedicated to a deceased loved one\, and making paper flowers out of tissue paper or corn husk to go on the altar. Participants can bring a small photo up to 2×3 to fit inside a 5×4 shadow box. Participants can also decorate a skull mask to take home. \nMás Que Tres is a group of local Chicanas who use diverse urban experiences to cultivate and bridge communities through innovative approaches. The collective comprises educators and creatives: Samantha Rodriguez\, Deniz Lopez\, Tina Hernandez\, and Jessica Izaguirre. They have created altars together for the past six years\, hosted self-care workshops for the We Are Girls conference\, a vision board workshop\, and co-hosted other cultural events. \nThis event is open to the public\, but registration is required due to limited seating. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/honoring-our-loved-ones-dia-de-los-muertos/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom CATEGORIES:Latinx Heritage Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/workshop_web.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221025T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221025T203000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230809T082539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T133047Z UID:10000346-1666724400-1666729800@hmh.org SUMMARY:White Supremacy in 2022: The Landmark Charlottesville Trial & The Path Forward DESCRIPTION:Amy Spitalnick – Executive Director of Integrity First for America \nAmerica is grappling with a crisis of violent\, white supremacist extremism. There are flashpoints like Charlottesville\, Pittsburgh\, El Paso\, the Capitol insurrection\, and Buffalo – and they go hand-in-hand with the broader normalization of extremism and unraveling of democratic norms. Join Amy Spitalnick – Executive Director of Integrity First for America\, which successfully sued the neo-Nazis responsible for the Charlottesville violence – to discuss this groundbreaking lawsuit\, how extremism has seeped into the mainstream\, and what we can do to fight back. Ernie Manouse\, television host (PBSHouston)\, radio personality\, writer and producer will moderate the discussion. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ernie Manouse is an eleven-time Emmy Award winning TV anchor\, producer\, and host\, known for the Houston Public Media produced series: InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse (which ran for 15 seasons on PBS stations across the country); the arts magazine show Arts InSight; and the nationally-syndicated\, top- rated Downton Abbey-inspired talk show\, Manor of Speaking. Ernie began his career in radio and has worked primarily in television for the last 23 years. With the re-launch and re-branding of Channel 8 as part of Houston Public Media\, he can now be heard and seen on radio\, TV\, and the internet. Manouse currently hosts and executive produces Houston Public Media’s daily radio program/podcast Town Square with Ernie Manouse. Additionally\, Manouse tours the country interviewing Al Pacino in the stage show PACINO: One Night Only; is co-host to finance expert Suze Orman on her bi-annual PBS specials; and holds the title of “Ultimate Interviewer” from the Houston Chronicle. \nThe Ruth V.H. Lack Memorial Lecture was established in honor of the late HMH Executive Director\, Ruth Lack\, to present renowned speakers on the Holocaust and issues of human rights and education\, thereby reinforcing the mission of HMH and helping to make Ruth’s vision a reality.  \nThe lecture is free to the public and registration is required.  \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/white-supremacy-in-2022-the-landmark-charlottesville-trial-the-path-forward/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater CATEGORIES:RUTH VINN HENDLER LACK MEMORIAL LECTURE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/spitalnick_web.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221102T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221102T200000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230809T081939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T133036Z UID:10000522-1667412000-1667419200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Texas Tribal Buffalo Project DESCRIPTION:Holocaust Museum Houston\, The Center for the Healing of Racism\, and Texas Tribal Buffalo Project invite you to an in-person presentation about efforts around rematriation of Texas Indigenous land and communities\, reconnecting and rekindling kinship. A facilitated dialogue will follow the presentation. \nLucille Contreras is the CEO and Founder of Texas Tribal Buffalo Project. \nBio: This project is created to restore the traditional relationship between the Lipan Apache and our relatives the Bison. We would like to provide the indigenous communities of Texas a pathway to tribal and food sovereignty. I am originally from San Antonio\, Texas. My father was Joe R Contreras\, Lipan Apache\, my mother was Alice R Contreras\, Mexica. I currently work for the legendary Matriarch of the New Green Economy\, Winona La Duke and all of her organizations as Information Technology Systems Analyst. I also work fulltime on our family ranch obtained by the USDA Farm Service Agency\, Beginning Farmer\, and Rancher loan program. Where we currently caretake for a small but growing herd of bison on 77 aces. I have a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from University of Colorado\, Boulder. I’m a member of Grupo Tlaloc Aztec Dancers\, and a member of the Texas Bison Association. I am currently on the board of directors for the Lipan Apache Women Defense organization\, Directed by Margo Tamez. My mentors are Winona LaDuke\, Honor the Earth/Anishinaabe Ag Institute\, and Mark Tilsen\, President/Co-founder of Native American Natural Foods\, maker of the Tanka Bar. I am excited to now live once again in the Traditional homeland of my ancestors\, the Lipan Apache. Traditional and home range of the Southern Plains Bison. \nThis event is free and open to the public but registration is required. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/texas-tribal-buffalo-project/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater CATEGORIES:LECTURE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-04-25_lipan_apache_lucille_buffalo_baby_puying_huang0369-600x400.jpg__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221102T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221102T213000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230802T102034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T133027Z UID:10000060-1667417400-1667424600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Author Talk: Dara Horn DESCRIPTION:All times are listed in Central Time. \nHolocaust Museum Houston is a proud Community Partner for this event. \nAward-winning novelist Dara Horn will discuss her book\, People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present. In this remarkable collection of essays\, Horn presents a unique perspective on modern-day antisemitism. Drawing on her extensive research\, she confronts people’s fascination with long-dead Jews and explores the benign reverence given to past horrors. The feel-good stories people share about dead Jews make it easy to dismiss the here-and-now targeting of living Jews. This book challenges us to get a little uncomfortable\, change our understanding and acknowledge the deeper implications of antisemitism in our world. \n \n Get Tickets URL:https://hmh.org/event/author-talk-dara-horn/ LOCATION:ERJCC Merfish Teen Center CATEGORIES:ANN AND STEPHEN KAUFMAN JEWISH BOOK & ARTS FESTIVAL ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/dara-horn-for-web.png-1440x880-q85-crop-subsampling-2-upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221106T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221106T193000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230802T103236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T133018Z UID:10000062-1667757600-1667763000@hmh.org SUMMARY:Axiom Quartet Concert | "The Complexity of Simplicity" DESCRIPTION:Axiom Quartet\, Holocaust Museum Houston and Consulate General of Poland join forces to present a powerful and intriguing program of chamber music written by Polish and Polish-born composers. \nExperience the rarely heard string quartets by Mieczysław Weinberg and Mark Nowakowski\, along with the colorful impressionist work by Karol Szymanowski: \nMieczysław Weinberg:\nString Quartet No 5\nMark Nowakowski: \nString Quartet No 1 “Songs of Forgiveness”\, mov 2\nKarol Szymanowski: \nString Quartet No 2 \nWeinberg’s output\, tragically marked by a life under Soviet regime\, was barely recognized during composer’s lifetime (1919-1996) but experienced a blossoming revival after his death. His chamber music is completely original\, although somewhat akin to that of Shostakovich\, who made a great impression on young Weinberg when they met in Moscow. Mark Nowakowski is a living composer\, currently a professor at Kent University\, with whom Axiom Quartet was delighted to make contact. Nowakowski’s String Quartet No. 1 “Songs of Forgiveness” is somber and eerie\, full of deep emotional reflection rooted deeply in the memories of WW2. Finally\, String Quartet 2 by Szymanowski\, originally written for a chamber music competition in Philadelphia in 1927\, is considered one of his most avant-garde compositions. Full of impressionist and modernist colors\, it also uses the Polish Highlander folklore\, with quotations from a well-known song of the Polish Tatra mountains. \nThis varied program full of musical discoveries is generously sponsored by Consulate General of Poland and hosted by Holocaust Museum Houston. \nThis program is free\, but registration is necessary.\n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/axiom-quartet-concert-the-complexity-of-simplicity/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater CATEGORIES:Concert ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/axiom-quartet-for-web.png-1440x880-q85-crop-subsampling-2-upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221109T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221109T180000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230809T081126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T133013Z UID:10000590-1668011400-1668016800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Stories from Ukraine Webinar DESCRIPTION:In this 90-minute online exploration of stories from Ukraine\, Centropa will share user-friendly resources for teaching about Ukraine in the 20th and 21st centuries\, which include: \n\nCentropa’s interviews with over 200 elderly Jews in Ukraine\, conducted 2000-2009;\nold family photographs from before\, during\, and after the Holocaust from those interviewees;\nshort multimedia films based on the most compelling of those stories;\nphotographs from the current war taken by photojournalist Maks Levin;\nfirsthand accounts from Centropa’s Ukrainian teachers and students of their experiences during the current war.\nAll resources are free and easily accessible.\n\nParticipants will also learn about the Holocaust Museum Houston’s excellent learning in-person and online resources. Houston area teachers will earn 1.5 hours CPE credit. \nHolocaust Museum Houston is dedicated to educating people about the Holocaust\, remembering the 6 million Jews and other innocent victims\, and honoring the survivors’ legacy. Using the lessons of the Holocaust and other genocides\, we teach the dangers of hatred\, prejudice\, and apathy. \nCentropa interviewed 1\,200 elderly Jews living in 15 European countries. We asked our respondents to tell us their entire life stories spanning the 20th c. as they showed us their old family photographs. Centropa offers teachers a database of thousands of annotated photos\, hundreds of interviews\, and scores of award-winning\, short multimedia films (no longer than 30 minutes)—ideal for virtual or in-class projects that teach digital literacy\, promote critical thinking\, increase global awareness and all free of charge. Each summer we bring 25 US teachers to the great cities of Central Europe to travel with 80 teachers from 15 countries; in 2022 we will be in Berlin. Join this webinar to learn more. \nQuestions? Don’t hesitate to contact:Lauren Granite\, Centropa’s US Education Director\, at granite@centropa.orgWendy Warren\, Director of Education\, Holocaust Museum Houston\, at wwarren@hmh.orgLaurie Garcia\, Senior Educator\, Holocaust Museum Houston\, at lgarcia@hmh.org \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/stories-from-ukraine-webinar/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEBINAR FOR EDUCATORS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/ukrainecentropa_web.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221113T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221113T133000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230809T080547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T132953Z UID:10000521-1668340800-1668346200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Our Stories Belong: Rainbow Storytime DESCRIPTION:Join Brave Little Company\, Holocaust Museum Houston\, and the Montrose Center for\, “Our Stories Belong: Rainbow Storytime for ALL of Houston’s Kids.” Our Stories Belong is a free\, in-person book club packed with creative activities\, ideal for families with kids aged 5-10. \nA boy who wants to be a mermaid? A girl who wants to be a drummer? A cat who might be more than just a cat? All of these stories belong in our book club! Love makes a family\, and imagination gives us the key to becoming our true selves. The books we’ve selected celebrate characters who creatively challenge expectations to find the joy of embracing their own identities. \nJoin us to celebrate families\, individuals\, and imagination. Come as you are and bring a book to share! Your story belongs\, too. \nBook Club Schedule: \n12:00 Arrival\, starter activities to help everyone feel welcome \n12:30 Official start time: Read-aloud of the day’s book(s)\, followed book-based art and theatre activities \n12:50 Share your book! \nDetails: \n\nIdeal for kids aged 5-10 and their families (younger and older siblings welcome)\nSecurity protocol at each location\nPhotographs not permitted\nMasks optional\nAll teaching artists have passed a fingerprint background check\n\nThis event is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/our-stories-belong-rainbow-storytime-2/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom CATEGORIES:STORYTIME ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/our_stories_belong.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221116T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221116T190000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230809T080339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T132945Z UID:10000459-1668621600-1668625200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Moving Forward Lecture: Understanding and Combating the Rise in Antisemitism DESCRIPTION:Mark Toubin\, ADL Southwest Regional Director \nHolocaust Museum Houston’s Moving Forward Lecture Series kicks off with a presentation and discussion with Mark Toubin\, ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League) Southwest Regional Director. Learn more about the rise of antisemitism\, how it manifests in our community\, and strategies to respond. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/moving-forward-lecture-understanding-and-combating-the-rise-in-antisemitism/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater CATEGORIES:LECTURE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/moving_forward_mbt.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221117T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221117T190000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230801T110516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T132936Z UID:10000042-1668708000-1668711600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Virtual Lecture | Charlotte Salomon: A Life Before and After Auschwitz DESCRIPTION:Charlotte Salomon (1917-1943) was a talented Berlin-born artist who was murdered at Auschwitz\, while four months pregnant\, at the age of 26. Her main body of work\, a sequence of nearly 800 gouache images entitled Leben? or Theater? (Life? or Theatre?) and created while seeking refuge in the South of France\, is an ambitious fictive autobiography which deploys both images and text\, and incorporates a wide range of musical\, literary\, and cinematic references. The narrative\, informed by Salomon’s experiences as a cultured\, and assimilated German Jewish woman\, depicts a life lived in the shadow of Nazi persecution and a family history of suicide\, but also reveals moments of intense happiness and hope. Challenging the artistic conventions of Salomon’s time\, it remains almost impossible to categorize. This illustrated lecture by London-based art historian Monica Bohm-Duchen will explore the multiple aspects of this sophisticated\, complex\, and haunting work\, and will reflect on its relevance for our own time. \nMonica Bohm-Duchen is a London-based writer\, lecturer and exhibition organizer. In 1995 she curated a major international exhibition entitled After Auschwitz: Responses to the Holocaust in Contemporary Art. She was co-curator of Life? or Theatre? The Work of Charlotte Salomon\, shown at the Royal Academy of Arts\, London in 1998\, and co-edited an anthology of critical essays entitled Charlotte Salomon: Gender\, Trauma\, Creativity\, published by Cornell University Press in 2006. Her book\, Art and the Second World War was published by Lund Humphries in association with Princeton University Press\, in 2013/14. She is the founding Director of Insiders/Outsiders [Insiders Outsiders Festival]\, an ongoing celebration of the contribution of refugees from Nazi Europe to British culture and beyond.\n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/virtual-lecture-charlotte-salomon-a-life-before-and-after-auschwitz/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Virtual Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/monica.png-1440x880-q85-crop-subsampling-2-upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221201T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221201T200000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230809T082529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T132928Z UID:10000347-1669921200-1669924800@hmh.org SUMMARY:What’s Prison For?: Punishment and Rehabilitation in the Age of Mass Incarceration DESCRIPTION:What happens inside our prisons? \nWhat’s Prison For? examines the “incarceration” part of “mass incarceration.” What happens inside prisons and jails\, where nearly two million Americans are held? Bill Keller\, one of America’s most accomplished journalists\, has spent years immersed in the subject. He argues that the most important role of prisons is preparing incarcerated people to be good neighbors and good citizens when they return to society\, as the overwhelming majority will. \nKeller takes us inside the walls of our prisons\, where we meet men and women who have found purpose while in state custody; American corrections officials who have set out to learn from Europe’s state-of-the-art prison campuses; a rehab unit within a Pennsylvania prison\, dubbed Little Scandinavia\, where lifers serve as mentors; a college behind bars in San Quentin; a women’s prison that helps imprisoned mothers bond with their children; and Keller’s own classroom at Sing Sing. \nSurprising in its optimism\, What’s Prison For? is an indispensable guide on how to improve our prison system\, and a powerful argument that the status quo is a shameful waste of human potential. \nHis acclaimed book\, What’s Prison For? Punishment and Rehabilitation in the Age of Mass Incarceration\, will be available at the event. \nAbout the Speaker:Bill Keller is founding editor-in-chief of the Marshall Project\, an independent nonprofit news organization focused on crime and punishment in the U.S. For 8 years\, he was the Executive Editor of The New York Times\, and during his 30 years with The Times\, he also worked as a correspondent and op-ed columnist. As a foreign correspondent\, he reported on the collapse of the Soviet Union\, winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1989. Following Moscow\, he became chief of the Times bureau in Johannesburg\, covering the end of white rule in South Afric \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/whats-prison-for-punishment-and-rehabilitation-in-the-age-of-mass-incarceration/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater CATEGORIES:LECTURE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/bill_keller.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221203T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221203T160000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230809T075238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T132546Z UID:10000305-1670058000-1670083200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Holocaust Remembrance Week Workshop DESCRIPTION:Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a one-day educator workshop on supporting Holocaust education in schools during Holocaust Remembrance Week. \nEducators will be introduced to the Holocaust through tours of HMH’s Galleries and learn approaches to teaching the Holocaust using activities and resources designed for the classroom. \nParticipants will receive HMH’s Holocaust Remembrance Toolkit containing lessons plans\, primary sources\, and student worksheets to utilize in their classroom. Lesson plans included in the Toolkit will be modeled and educators will receive information about free school programs and resources available through the Museum. \nTeachers from the 6th-12th grade\, in all subject areas\, are encouraged to participate in this FREE workshop. \nThis workshop will credit 7 CPE and 6 GT hours. \nFor more information contact The Education Department at education@hmh.org or 713-527-1611. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/holocaust-remembrance-week-workshop/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom CATEGORIES:PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/holocaust_remembrance_week_-_preferred_image.jpg__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221210T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221210T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230809T075558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T132538Z UID:10000320-1670666400-1670691600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Human Rights Day DESCRIPTION:Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10— the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted\, in 1948\, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR is a milestone document that proclaims the inalienable rights which everyone is entitled to as a human being – regardless of race\, color\, religion\, sex\, language\, political or other opinion\, national or social origin\, property\, birth or other status. \nOn Human Rights Day\, we acknowledge the importance of this document and the importance of human rights. In partnership with Perry Homes Foundation\, Holocaust Museum Houston invites you to celebrate Human Rights Day with free admission\, bilingual story time\, guest speakers\, and special performances. \nThanks to the generosity of Perry Homes Foundation\, free admission includes access to HMH’s Holocaust\, Human Rights\, Diaries and Samuel Bak galleries along with entry to the featured exhibitions\, HOPE: Stories of Houston Survivors. \nSchedule of Events10:00 a.m. Doors Open10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Astros’ World Series Championship Trophy Appearance10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Arts and Crafts with HTX Art11:00 a.m. Holocaust Gallery Drop-In Tour11:30 a.m. – Noon Bilingual Story TimeNoon – 1:00 p.m. Holocaust Survivor Talk by Dr. Anna Steinberger12:30 p.m. Lester and Sue Smith Human Rights Gallery Drop-In Tour1:00 p.m. Holocaust Gallery Drop-In Tour1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Children’s Magic Show with Hy Penn\, “The Great Hydini”2:00 p.m. Holocaust Gallery Drop-In Tour2:30 p.m. Lester and Sue Smith Human Rights Gallery Drop-In Tour2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Bilingual Story Time3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Performance by Segundo Barrio Children’s Chorus \nHuman Rights Day presented by Perry Homes Foundation is open to the public\, but ticket reservations are required. For more information\, please contact Rocio Rubio\, Assistant Director of Corporate Relations\, at rrubio@hmh.org. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/human-rights-day/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston CATEGORIES:Free Admission ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/y0a2720_small.jpg__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221214T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221214T213000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230808T120005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T132528Z UID:10000261-1671039900-1671053400@hmh.org SUMMARY:Evening of Miracles DESCRIPTION:David Syme\, American concert pianist living in Ireland\, has had a long and colorful career.\nAn alumnus of Julliard and Indiana University\, he has performed in Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center\, Kennedy Center\, Wigmore Hall\, and in 17 European countries\, Canada and Mexico. He has performed all over the Czech Republic and toured extensively in the U.K. with the Czech National Symphony.\nDavid hosts a concert series from his home in West Cork\, Ireland\, which has received international acclaim. Growing up as the son of a Detroit rabbi\, and married to the former Suzanne Sachnowitz\, he has found a devoted audience in Ireland since 2005.\nTIME AND LOCATION\nCzech Center Museum Houston\nDoors open 5:45 p.m. Concert begins at 6:30 p.m. Reception to follow.\nABOUT\nMendelssohn and Chopin for piano.\nTICKETS\nGeneral Admission – $25 Student – $15 (valid ID required upon entry)\n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/evening-of-miracles/ LOCATION:Czech Center Museum Houston – 4920 San Jacinto St\, Houston\, TX\, 77004 CATEGORIES:Concert ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/best_shot.jpg__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221222T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221222T203000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230808T115911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T132518Z UID:10000249-1671735600-1671741000@hmh.org SUMMARY:Apollo Chamber Players | BANNED: Music DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Holocaust Museum Houston\, Apollo Chamber Players presents BANNED: Music. Even in this modern era\, artistic expression remains elusive to many. From Afghanistan to Turkey and Russia\, Apollo examines countries and governments which have censored music – both in our current moment and in the recent past. The ensemble welcomes Afghan rhubâb virtuoso Homayoun Sakhi and Persian-born violist Aria Cheregosha to the Bayou City\, in collaboration with Houston-based Indian Classical tabla performer Shantilal Shah\, for this timely and empowering program. \nIn partnership with Compassionate Houston\, this event also serves as a prelude to Compassion Week and World Kindness Day on November 13\, an international observance to help everyone understand that compassion for others is what binds us all together. A portion of proceeds to benefit Connect Houston\, a Houston-based nonprofit providing education\, entrepreneurship and economic vitality to immigrants and refugees. \nAbout Homayoun Sakhi: Homayoun Sakhi was born in Kabul in 1976 into one of Afghanistan’s leading musical families. From the age of ten\, he studied rhubâb—a double-chambered lute\, and the national instrument of Afghanistan—with his father\, Ustad Ghulam Sakhi. In 2001 Homayoun moved to the United States and settled in Fremont California\, a city with one of the largest concentrations of Afghans in the United States. He opened a school to teach Afghan music to children\, recorded compact discs of popular Afghan songs\, and became a sought-after performer. As a composer\, he has created works for Kronos Quartet\, Hannibal Lokumbe\, and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. He has collaborated with many celebrated musicians from around the globe including Yo Yo Ma. \nAbout Shantilal Shah: Houston/Sugar Land-based Shantilal Shah was born and raised in the culturally and artistically vibrant city of Banaras\, India and has been studying and performing Indian Classical Music for the last 40 years. He was a performer in the 2004 Hollywood film Dancing in Twilight”\, which received a Gold Medal of Excellence for a feature film score from the Park City Music Festival. In March\, 2014\, he performed to high acclaim with the Houston Grand Opera in their unique presentation\, “River of Light.” \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/apollo-chamber-players-banned-music/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater CATEGORIES:PERFORMANCE ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/untitled_design_2.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230111T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230111T203000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230803T080020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T132513Z UID:10000172-1673460000-1673469000@hmh.org SUMMARY:Film Screening and Talk Back | "Whispers of Silence" DESCRIPTION:The Silverman Latin American Institute’s evening program will feature a special film screening and conversation around Holocaust trauma and its’ transmission. Whispers of Silence explores the stories of Holocaust survivors rebuilding their lives in Mexico. Little by little\, they begin their difficult process of adaptation to a new culture\, language and climate. They begin to work\, get married\, start families and have children. But the trauma of the Holocaust will always be present in their lives and they transmit it to their children with secrets\, fears\, traumas\, guilt\, losses\, sadness\, nightmares … through “Whispers of Silence.” The program will feature a talk back with filmmakers and content experts Aaron Cohen\, Esther Cohen and Miriam Grynberg de Cielak. \nThis is a bilingual program with interpretation services available in English and Spanish. \nThe Silverman Latin American Institute\, supported by the Lt. David L. Silverman Endowment Fund\, is an international bilingual conference that brings educators from Latin America and the United States together to study the Holocaust\, human rights\, and social justice. Silverman Fellows are immersed in historical and pedagogical content while creating international networks that strengthen educational collaborations. \nIf you need assistance with registration\, please call Laurie Garcia at 713-527-1611.\n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/film-screening-and-talk-back-whispers-of-silence/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater CATEGORIES:Lt. David L. Silverman Endowed Public Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/whispers-web.png-1440x880-q85-crop-subsampling-2-upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230112T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230112T193000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230808T120336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T132501Z UID:10000264-1673546400-1673551800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening Reception | Woman\, the Spirit of the Universe DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening reception of Woman\, the Spirit of the Universe. This exhibit\, designed and created by artist Carolyn Marks Johnson\, features stunning bronze collars inspired by 23 American heroines who fought bravely and tirelessly for equality. The collars are stitched by hand in hand-worked cotton and then cast in bronze. For most of us\, a collar is simply an adornment for a shirt or dress. In Carolyn Marks Johnson’s art\, a collar symbolizes the struggle to establish women’s rights. Johnson just completed two new collars that will debut in the HMH exhibition to honor former Houston Mayor Annise Parker and the city’s first librarian Julia B. Ideson. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/exhibition-opening-reception-woman-the-spirit-of-the-universe/ LOCATION:Lester and Sue Smith Human Rights Gallery CATEGORIES:OPENING RECEPTION ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/sca3231.jpg__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230123T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230123T203000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230809T082102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T104251Z UID:10000496-1674498600-1674505800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Theatrical Performance | "The Jewish Dog" DESCRIPTION:“The Jewish Dog\,” directed by Yonatan Esterkin\, is based on the Israeli book The Jewish Dog by Asher Kravitz“The Jewish Dog” is both a moving and at times funny one man show that tells the story of Coresh\, a dog born into a Jewish Family in Berlin\, 1933.It depicts the story of those hard years – the Nazi uprising\, anti-Jewish legislation\, the deportations\, the war\, the concentration camps\, the Jewish rebellion and the ‘illegal Aliya’ to Israel\, all through the eyes of the dog – an original point of view which allows a new perspective on this important subject.In collaboration with the Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest\, the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston and the ADL Southwest\, this program is in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. URL:https://hmh.org/event/theatrical-performance-the-jewish-dog/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater CATEGORIES:HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE WEEK ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/the_jewish_dog_book_jacket.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230124T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230124T203000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230809T082021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T132451Z UID:10000506-1674583200-1674592200@hmh.org SUMMARY:The Children of Willesden Lane Theatrical and Musical Performance DESCRIPTION:In partnership with USC Shoah Foundation\, HMH proudly presents “The Children of Willesden Lane\,” the critically acclaimed one-woman theatrical performance by concert pianist Mona Golabek. Adapted from her book\, The Children of Willesden Lane\, Ms. Golabek uses music to tell her mother’s inspiring story of survival as a teenage Austrian Jewish refugee who pursued her own dream of becoming a pianist. \nMona Golabek is the founder and president of the non-profit organization\, Hold On To Your Music. She is an author\, Grammy-nominated recording artist\, radio host\, and internationally acclaimed concert pianist. She has been the subject of several PBS television documentaries\, and has appeared in concert at the Hollywood Bowl\, the Kennedy Center\, Royal Festival Hall\, and with major orchestras and conductors worldwide.  Ms. Golabek was taught by her mother\, Lisa Jura\, who\, along with Lisa’s mother Malka\, is the subject of Ms. Golabek’s book\, The Children of Willesden Lane. \nSpecial thanks to local sponsors for making this program possible including Anti-Defamation League Texas\, Jewish Federation of Greater Houston\, Texas Holocaust\, Genocide\, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission and The Morton H. Meyerson Family Foundation. \nMona Golabek’s The Children of Willesden Lane performance at HMH\, along with other live and virtual Golabek performances scheduled for Holocaust Remembrance Week (Jan. 23-27\, 2023)\, are set to reach more than 50\,000 students and educators from school districts across the state. This marks the largest Holocaust education event in the State of Texas. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/the-children-of-willesden-lane-theatrical-and-musical-performance/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater CATEGORIES:HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE WEEK ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/mona_at_piano.jpg__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230202T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230202T193000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230808T120330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T132435Z UID:10000263-1675360800-1675366200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening Reception | The Life and Art of Alice Lok Cahana DESCRIPTION:Celebrated artist and Holocaust survivor Alice Lok Cahana passed away in 2017\, however\, her story lives on through a prolific collection of artwork that illustrates her experience during the Holocaust and memorializes the lives lost. Holocaust Museum Houston (HMH) will celebrate Cahana\, not only as an artist\, but as a devoted friend\, loving mother and resilient survivor\, with the opening of The Life and Art of Alice Lok Cahana\, on view February 3 through April 9\, 2023\, in the Josef and Edith Mincberg Gallery. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/exhibition-opening-reception-the-life-and-art-of-alice-lok-cahana/ LOCATION:Josef and Edith Mincberg Gallery CATEGORIES:OPENING RECEPTION ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/cahana_web.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230205T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230205T133000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230809T080536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T132427Z UID:10000414-1675598400-1675603800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Our Stories Belong DESCRIPTION:Brave Little Company\, Holocaust Museum Houston\, and the Montrose Center present “Our Stories Belong: A Rainbow Storytime for ALL of Houston’s Kids.” Our Stories Belong is a free\, in-person book club packed with creative activities\, ideal for families with kids aged 5-10. \nLove makes a family\, and imagination gives us the key to becoming our true selves. A boy who wants to be a mermaid? A girl who wants to be a knight? Someone whose powers let them be a boy\, girl\, both\, or neither? All of these stories belong in our book club! The books we’ve selected celebrate characters who creatively challenge expectations to find the joy of embracing their own identities. \nThe theme for the February 5 event is “Caring for Our World”. Featured books include Moondragon in the Mosque Garden by El-Farouk Khaki and Troy Jackson\, Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution by Joy Michael Ellison and Cloaked In Courage: Uncovering Deborah Sampson\, Patriot Soldier by Beth Anderson. \nJoin us to celebrate families\, individuals\, and imagination. Come as you are\, and bring a book to share! Your story belongs\, too.\n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/our-stories-belong/ LOCATION:The Montrose Center – 401 Branard St\, Houston\, TX 77006 – 2nd Floor CATEGORIES:STORYTIME ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/our_stories_belong.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230211T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230211T123000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230808T120433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T132418Z UID:10000289-1676106000-1676118600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Genealogy Workshop: The Search for Lost Relatives after Emancipation DESCRIPTION:Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughtersLibrary of Congress \nCelebrate Black History Month at the Museum as we explore the practice of formerly enslaved persons writing letters to the Freedmen’s Bureau and placing ads in newspapers hoping to reconnect with family after emancipation. These ads convey the heartbreak\, desperation\, hope and determination to locate and reunite with family members. \nEach session will highlight these experiences and is designed to offer tips\, resources and records for locating African American ancestors. \nSession 1: Diane L. Richard\, MEng & MBA\, is a professional genealogical researcher\, author and lecturer from North Carolina. She specializes in pursuing formerly enslaved ancestors and their descendants\, using genealogical research tips\, techniques\, tools\, strategies and under-utilized resource collections. \nSession 2: Houstonians Kelley Dixon-Tealer and her mother Alva Marie Jenkins will discuss revelations of their ancestor featured in the documentary “A Dream Delivered: The Lost Letters of Hawkins Wilson.” \nSession 3: Using available records and resources\, members of the AAHGS Willie Lee Gay H-Town Chapter will assist Dixon-Tealer and Jenkins to track Hawkins Wilson and his children Osborne and Cyrilla after their move from Galveston to Houston in the mid-1880s. Both women will also discuss locating ancestors and living descendants. \nThis half-day of learning sessions is brought to you through a partnership between the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society\, Inc.\, Willie Lee Gay H-Town Chapter (AAHGS) Freedmen’s Town Museums and Holocaust Museum Houston. \nThis event is free and open to the public\, but advance registration is required. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. at the Museum. Attendees are invited to join us from 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/genealogy-workshop-the-search-for-lost-relatives-after-emancipation/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater CATEGORIES:Black History Month ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/public_domain_photo-from_loc.jpg__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230215T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230215T193000 DTSTAMP:20260406T161813 CREATED:20230809T082233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T132409Z UID:10000388-1676489400-1676489400@hmh.org SUMMARY:Violins and Hope: From the Holocaust to Symphony Hall with Daniel Levin DESCRIPTION:Stunning photography and fascinating stories document the work of Ammon Weinstein\, an Israeli master violin maker\, who restored instruments that survived the Holocaust. The photos highlight Weinstein’s Violins of Hope project\, which returns these violins\, once silenced\, to the finest Symphony Halls. \nTickets*: $12 Member | $15 PublicPremium Ticket with Book: $45*Prices listed include service fee\, which will be added at check-out \nHMH is a proud co-sponsor of this event. \n \n Register URL:https://hmh.org/event/violins-and-hope-from-the-holocaust-to-symphony-hall-with-daniel-levin/ LOCATION:Evelyn Rubenstein JCC Kaplan Theatre CATEGORIES:Book Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/violins_and_hope_web.png__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR