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:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250715T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250715T150000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250324T195914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T160118Z UID:10000969-1752570000-1752591600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Introduction to Teaching the Holocaust presented by Echoes & Reflections DESCRIPTION:This program is designed to enhance teachers’ knowledge\, capacity\, and confidence to teach about the Holocaust. Educators are introduced to pedagogical principles and explore classroom lessons\, visual history testimonies and other resources that examine aspects of the history and its continued relevance today. Topics will include: pre-war Jewish life\, antisemitism\, escalation of hate\, the ghettos\, the Final Solution and liberation. \nLunch will be provided. \nTeachers will earn 5 CPE hours and 4 GT hours. \nThere will also be an optional Holocaust Gallery tour from 3 – 4 p.m. \nInterested in a more in-depth exploration of the Holocaust? We also offer the Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators\, which includes pedagogical and content sessions from scholars and museum educators. You can find more information and apply here. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/introduction-to-teaching-the-holocaust-presented-by-echoes-reflections/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Teaching-the-Holocaust-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250710T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250710T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250508T161355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T161401Z UID:10000978-1752172200-1752177600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Film Screening | Sabotage DESCRIPTION:Join Holocaust Museum Houston for our screening of the Noa Aharoni film\, Sabotage. January 1945\, less than two weeks before the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp evacuation\, four forced laborer women\, Estusia Wajcblum\, Rosa Robota\, Alla Gartner\, and Regina Safirstein were hanged in public\, accused of sabotaging the Nazi war machine. Sabotage tells the dramatic unknown story of the women’s underground operation in Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is a story of feminine heroism\, resistance\, and tragedy told through the eyes of Anna Wajcblum Heilman\, Estusia’s sister and youngest member of the women’s resistance. \nUnder the horrific inferno of Auschwitz\, Anna writes a diary describing the dramatic story of the women’s resistance\, the camaraderie\, and the friendship between them. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/film-screening-sabotage/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Sabotage-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250626T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250626T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250508T161119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T161125Z UID:10000977-1750962600-1750969800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Film Screening | Sh’ma: A Story of Survival DESCRIPTION:Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a film screening of Sh’ma: A Story of Survival\, a moving and innovative dance film by Suki John\, chronicles the journey of the director’s mother from school days to deportation\, concentration camp to liberation\, and finally immigration to the U.S. Sh’ma features a remarkable ensemble of 15 virtuoso performers\, a haunting original score\, stunning choreography\, and timeless design. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/film-screening-shma-a-story-of-survival/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Shma-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250529T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250529T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250428T194954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T145305Z UID:10000976-1748541600-1748548800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening | Ilan Ramon: A Life and Legacy DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening reception of the new exhibition\, Ilan Ramon: A Life and Legacy. Be inspired by the incredible story of Ilan Ramon\, a man whose life journey embodies courage\, resilience\, and the pursuit of dreams. This exhibition honors his legacy\, from his family’s experience in Auschwitz to his soaring achievements in the Israeli Air Force and NASA. This exhibitions unfolds in four compelling sections: his early life and family history; his rigorous training with the Israeli Air Force and NASA; his historic space mission aboard the Columbia; and the enduring legacy of The Ramon Foundation\, dedicated to inspiring future generations in space and aviation. \nA highlight of the exhibition is a restored page from his space diary which miraculously survived the fatal mission of the Columbia as well as training artifacts from his career\, reproductions of the Holocaust memorial items he took to space and photos and videos which chronicle his inspirational life. Finally\, discover how The Ramon Foundation honors his legacy by inspiring young minds through the worlds of science and air and space exploration. \nThe evening’s program will include a musical performance from Tal Ramon\, Ilan Ramon’s son. \nIlan Ramon: A Life and Legacy was curated by Holocaust Museum Houston in collaboration with The Ramon Foundation. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/exhibition-opening-ilan-ramon-a-life-and-legacy/ LOCATION:Lester and Sue Smith Human Rights Gallery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/HMH-03350-Ilan-Ramon-Exhibit-720x440-Web-Page-V052.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250515T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250515T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250328T150246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T150252Z UID:10000972-1747303200-1747328400@hmh.org SUMMARY:Stefi Altman Free Admission Day DESCRIPTION:Museum admission will be waived on Thursday\, May 15\, 2025 in honor of Holocaust survivor Stefi Altman\, z”l. \nStefi Altman was just 13 years old when Germany overran Poland in September 1939. Soon after\, Stefi’s two older brothers were arrested and sent to a labor camp\, and Nazi soldiers brutuall beat her fater and drove the family from their house. They fled to Stefi’s grandfather’s farm\, taking shelter in the barn. \nThe family remained together until 1940\, when Stefi was sent to the labor camp of Jastkov. Later she was sent to Treblinka and Majdanek. Next\, she was sent to the camp of Dorohucza. Although Dorohucza had neither gas chambers nor crematoria of the other camps\, death always hovered nearby. Like Stefi\, many of the inmates were only half alive by the time they got there. At the end of 1943\, Stefi discovered that her sister\, Kayla\, had also been sent to Dorohucza. But relief soon turned to horror when Kayla was brutally murdered. \nStefi managed\, against all odds\, to escape Dorohucza. For the remainder of the war\, she hid in a coffin-like space underneath a barn that belonged to a sympathetic Polish farmer. After she was liberated by the Soviets\, she learned that her entire family had been murdered. \nStefi Altman\, z”l\, passed away in December 2017. \n \n GET FREE TICKETS URL:https://hmh.org/event/stefi-altman-free-admission-day-2/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/WEB-Stefi.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250510T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250510T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250407T164412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250407T164540Z UID:10000973-1746903600-1746909000@hmh.org SUMMARY:We The People: Freedom DESCRIPTION:Join Holocaust Museum Houston as Apollo Chamber Players’ We the People season concludes with an intergenerational conversation about freedom\, democracy\, and the future. While 20th century American icons Howard Hanson and Walt Whitman reflect the exquisite nuance of a democratic republic\, we amplify the voices of the next generation’s creative leaders through collaborations with Houston’s Kinder HSPVA. \n \n GET TICKETS URL:https://hmh.org/event/we-the-people-freedom/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/We-The-People-720-x-440-px-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250417T204816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250502T205631Z UID:10000974-1746729000-1746736200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Film Screening | A Real Pain DESCRIPTION:Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a screening of the award-winning film\, A Real Pain. Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother\, a Holocaust survivor. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history. \nPrior to the screening\, there will be a short reception provided by our community partners\, 3G HTX\, AJC Houston\, the Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest\, the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC\, and the Texas Jewish Historical Society. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/film-screening-a-real-pain/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/A-Real-Pain-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250328T145857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T150445Z UID:10000971-1746360000-1746378000@hmh.org SUMMARY:Walter Kase Free Admission Day DESCRIPTION:Museum admission fees will be waived on Sunday\, May 4\, 2025 in honor of Holocaust survivor Walter Kase\, z”l. \nWhen Germany invaded Poland in September 1939\, it soon became clear that Walter’s family’s lives would never be the same again. At the end of 1940\, Walter\, his parents and his sister\, Rysia\, were herded into a Jewish ghetto. One day in 1941\, the ghetto residents were told to gather in the city square. There\, in front of her family\, Rysia was lined up with other young children and shot to death. Twelve-year-old Walter was sent with his father to the labor camp of Pionki\, later to Auschwitz and Sosnowiec\, and finally to Mauthausen and two of its sub-camps. \nWalter and his father were liberated by the 71st Infantry Division of the United States Army on May 5\, 1945. Taken to a hospital to recuperate\, Walter regained his strength\, but his father succumbed a month later. Walter made his way back to Poland\, where he was reunited with his mother. In 1947\, Walter came to the United States\, settling in Kansas City\, Missouri. There\, he finished his schooling\, started a career in sales and was drafted and served proudly during the Korean War. Walter was able to bring his mother to the United States\, where she settled in Washington\, DC. \nWalter moved to Houston\, where he established a successful import business. He was active in Jewish causes\, sitting on the boards of the Anti-Defamation League and Holocaust Museum Houston. The Anti-Defamation League established a Teachers’ Award in Walter’s name\, and he was the first recipient of the St. Augustine Award from St. Thomas University in recognition of his life-changing impact on others. \n \n GET FREE TICKETS URL:https://hmh.org/event/free-admission-day-in-honor-of-walter-kase-4/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Walter-Kase-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250430T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250430T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250320T153017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T155758Z UID:10000968-1746018000-1746021600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Arts in the Afternoon: Holocaust Sports Memorabilia Presented by Neil Keller DESCRIPTION:Triumph of the Spirit: A Holocaust Sports Memorabilia ExhibitA Conversation with Neil Keller\, Jewish memorabilia collector and Holocaust historian \nFree program\, but registration requested. \nTriumph of the Spirit exhibit features Jewish athletes before\, during & after the Holocaust. Featuring reproductions of rare memorabilia from the collection of Neil Keller\, this dynamic exhibit tells the stories of the incredible resiliency and unshakable spirit of courageous Jewish athletes in the face of the atrocities of the Holocaust and the foundation established for future generations of Jewish athletes. Join us for a conversation with Keller to learn about the deep history and inspirational stories of the remarkable athletes that are featured in his collection of Jewish sports memorabilia. \nProgram presented in partnership with the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/arts-in-the-afternoon-holocaust-sports-memorabilia-presented-by-neil-keller/ LOCATION:Evelyn Rubenstein JCC Houston – 5601 S. Braeswood Blvd Houston\, TX 77096 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/08-Press-Photo-Helene-Mayer.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250427T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250427T163000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250313T152052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T152100Z UID:10000965-1745766000-1745771400@hmh.org SUMMARY:Citywide Yom HaShoah Observance DESCRIPTION:Please join us in observance of Yom HaShoah\, a day of remembrance for the 6\,000\,000 Jewish people who lost their lives during the Holocaust. During this annual commemoration\, we will mourn the loss of all who perished\, honor those who survived and come together as a community to remember and reflect. \nCoordinated by the Yom HaShoah Steering Committee and Holocaust Museum Houston \nFunding for this service is generously provided by:The Morgan Family Endowment Fund\, the Morgan Family Center and the Morgan Family Foundation URL:https://hmh.org/event/citywide-yom-hashoah-observance-3/ LOCATION:Congregation Brith Shalom – 4610 Bellaire Blvd.\, Bellaire\, TX 77401\, 4610 Bellaire Blvd.\, Bellaire\, TX\, 77401\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/HMH-02958-Yom-HaShoah-2025-Website-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250319T150630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T150641Z UID:10000967-1745519400-1745526600@hmh.org SUMMARY:"You Couldn't Grasp It All": American Forces and the Liberation of the Nazi Camps DESCRIPTION:In the early spring of 1945\, American troops entered and liberated several Nazi concentration camps. What they encountered defied comprehension. Since those fateful months\, the names of hellish places like Dachau\, Buchenwald\, Mauthausen\, and Dora-Mittelbau have become parts of our collective memory. This lecture from Dr. Jason Dawsey of the National WWII Museum and Arizona State University highlights the role of the United States in the liberation of the SS-run camps and how American servicemembers swung into action to save the lives of inmates. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/you-couldnt-grasp-it-all-american-forces-and-the-liberation-of-the-nazi-camps/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Dawsey-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250421T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250421T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250319T145518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250407T154502Z UID:10000966-1745260200-1745267400@hmh.org SUMMARY:Zikaron BaSalon: L’Dor V’Dor DESCRIPTION:Zikaron BaSalon\, meaning “Remembering in the Living Room” in Hebrew\, is an initiative which started in 2011 with the goal to commemorate the Holocaust and its victims on a more personal and individualistic level. Focusing much more on survivors sharing their unique experiences and promoting conversation between survivors and those listening\, Zikaron BaSalon distinguishes itself from other Holocaust Education initiatives by focusing entirely on the human impact that can only be shared in a smaller\, well-connected setting\, with Holocaust survivors and their descendants. \nJoin Holocaust Museum Houston for our annual Zikaron BaSalon conversation\, as a small panel including Holocaust Survivor Ruth Steinfeld\, 2nd generation Alberta Totz\, and 3rd generation Lauren Rubenstein discuss their experiences\, and the importance of preserving the memory of the Holocaust L’dor v’dor (From Generation to Generation). This event will be happening alongside the city-wide Zikaron BaSalon which will be presented by the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/zikaron-basalon-ldor-vdor/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Zikaron-BaSalon-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250408 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250410 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250203T194915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T152513Z UID:10000956-1744070400-1744243199@hmh.org SUMMARY:Antiscience and Antisemitism: An Alarming Convergence DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, April 8\, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm | Keynote Speaker Dr. Peter HotezWednesday\, April 9\, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm | Six sessions  \nThe conference “Antiscience and Antisemitism: An Alarming Convergence\,” organized by Dean Peter Hotez of Baylor College of Medicine and Professor Matthias Henze of Rice University\, will be hosted by the Holocaust Museum Houston. It examines the junction of two accelerating and alarming trends of the 2020s\, Antiscience and Antisemitism. Antiscience activism now manifests as climate denialism and coordinated efforts to discredit life-saving public health interventions such as vaccines\, immunizations\, and other interventions. The full expression of science denialism occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic and now targets prominent American scientists. Antisemitism is also on the rise\, as documented by the ADL and other groups. \nThe conference explores the current and historical overlap between antiscience and antisemitism. Such an investigation reveals a 500-year history that began during the Black Death in Europe\, targeted prominent Jewish scientists in Weimar Germany and Stalinist Russia\, and that continues to the present through attacks on scientists working to slow or halt pandemics and climate change. The conference will feature 8 preeminent academics in the Sciences and the Humanities. \n \n RSVP\n \n VIEW THE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE URL:https://hmh.org/event/antiscience-and-antisemitism-an-alarming-convergence/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/antiscience.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250402T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250402T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250212T194153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T182038Z UID:10000960-1743620400-1743625800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Houston Jewish Film Festival | Here Lived DESCRIPTION:Join Holocaust Museum Houston\, in partnership with the Houston Jewish Film Festival\, for a screening of the film Here Lived. \nArtist Gunter Demnig started his Stolpersteine project in 1992. Now\, more than 100\,000 of these Holocaust memorial stones have been installed in sidewalks around Europe. Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker Jane Wells traces the impact of these stones and the healing they bring to individuals and communities in the Netherlands. \n \n GET TICKETS\n \n FULL FESTIVAL LINEUP URL:https://hmh.org/event/houston-jewish-film-festival-here-lived/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/HJFF-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250321T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250321T133000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250206T212118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T153218Z UID:10000957-1742558400-1742563800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | Auschwitz Expert Professor Dr. Gideon Greif DESCRIPTION:This program is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. \nThis event is available in person or virtually via Zoom. Lunch will be served for those that register to attend in person. \nProfessor Dr. Gideon Greif is an Israeli historian\, and educator. He is Chief Historian and Researcher at the “Shem Olam” Institute for Education\, Documentation and Research on Faith and the Holocaust\, Israel\, Chief Historian and Researcher at the Foundation for Holocaust Education Projects in Miami\, Florida and a senior Researcher and Historian at the Ono Academic College in Israel. \nGreif is considered one of the world-renowned historian-experts on the history of Concentration and Extermination Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. His most famous contribution to the history of Auschwitz is his pioneer\, groundbreaking research “We Wept without Tears”\, on the history of the “Sonderkommando”\, a special Jewish prisoner squad in Auschwitz-Birkenau\, compelled to work at the mass killing installations. \n \n RSVP FOR IN PERSON\n \n RSVP FOR ZOOM URL:https://hmh.org/event/lunch-learn-auschwitz-expert-dr-gideon-greif/ LOCATION:In person at HMH and on Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Greif-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250320T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250320T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20241206T162345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T164625Z UID:10000947-1742495400-1742502600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Mischlinge Exposé DESCRIPTION:The Mischlinge Exposé weaves a multimedia tapestry around a little-known aspect of the Holocaust: the Mischlinge (a derogatory Nazi term for those neither fully Jewish nor fully Aryan). The program interweaves video and audio testimony from American pianist Carolyn Enger’s godmother and her father (both labeled Mischling\, Grade A by the Nazis) with the music of composers from the salon period who converted to Christianity in the decades before the war. Reacting to questions of identity after the war\, the program vividly illustrates what it was like to be between worlds in Germany in the first half of the 20th century. Through the telling of her family story\, Enger’s live documentary directly addresses universally significant issues of identity and inclusion\, encouraging empathy\, tolerance\, and engagement. \nInternationally celebrated Carolyn Enger has gained critical acclaim for her exquisite lyrical playing\, as well as her deeply felt interpretations. In addition to an active performance schedule on two continents\, including recent performances at The National Gallery Oslo\, Baruch College\, Kean University and Noontime Concerts in San Francisco; Enger has enjoyed remarkable success as a recording artist. The New York Times selected her Naxos recording of intimate Ned Rorem miniatures\, Piano Album I & Six Friends\, as one of the newspaper’s “Best In Classical Recordings”\, writing “Among the 90th–birthday tributes this year to the essential American composer Ned Rorem\, this recording especially stands out\,” while Gramophone declared\, “Enger raises the miniatures to a higher level.” Recently the recording was “Album of the Week” on Sirius XM’s Symphony Halland was featured on their program Living American. Her latest recording Resonating Earth was released in September 2024 \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/mischlinge-expose/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Mischlinge-Expose-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250320T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250320T153000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250303T225022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T225031Z UID:10000964-1742481000-1742484600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Holocaust Survivor Talk featuring Bill Orlin DESCRIPTION:Join Holocaust Museum Houston as Holocaust Survivor Bill Orlin shares his testimony. Between 1939 and 1945\, Orlin and his family lived on the run. The eldest son of Sender and Sonia Orlinski\, he was seven years old when German troops invaded Poland and occupied his hometown of Brok. The Jewish residents were forcibly marched to Ostrow Mazowiecki\, about 50 miles northwest of Warsaw. \nThe forced march\, although terrifying at the time\, may have saved the family’s lives. Once Orlin and his family were in Soviet-controlled Poland\, they continued their eastward journey into the Soviet interior\, where they remained in relative safety for the rest of WWII. When Germany invaded the USSR in June 1941 the family “ran\,” as Orlin recalls. Although the family was together\, life was tremendously difficult\, suffering from hunger and malnutrition for the next several years. \nThis program is include in free Museum admission. \n \n RESERVE FREE TICKETS URL:https://hmh.org/event/holocaust-survivor-talk-featuring-bill-orlin/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Bill-Orlin-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250313T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250313T153000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250303T224309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T224315Z UID:10000963-1741876200-1741879800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Holocaust Survivor Talk featuring Ruth Steinfeld DESCRIPTION:Join Holocaust Museum Houston as Holocaust Survivor Ruth Steinfeld shares her story. Ruth and her sister Lea lived in Sinsheim\, Germany when Hitler came to power. The family was deported to the Gurs interment camp in 1940\, and their mother was faced with a very difficult decision: to let a Jewish philanthropic organization called Oeuvres de Secours aux Enfants (OSE) take her daughters to safety\, or keep them with her. Ruth and her sister’s lives were forever altered after that moment. \nThis program is include in free Museum admission. \n \n RESERVE FREE TICKETS URL:https://hmh.org/event/holocaust-survivor-talk-featuring-ruth-steinfeld-2/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Ruth-Steinfeld-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250312T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250312T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250212T210138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T210144Z UID:10000961-1741791600-1741795200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Renia’s Diary DESCRIPTION:Renia Spiegel was born in 1924 to an upper-middle class Jewish family living in Poland. At the start of 1939 Renia began a diary sharing her hopes and dreams. Meet Renia’s younger sister Elizabeth Bellak who survived the Holocaust and has preserved Renia’s legacy of beauty and love. \nThis program is available in person (included in Museum general admission) and virtually. \n \n REGISTER FOR THE VIRTUAL EVENT URL:https://hmh.org/event/renias-diary/ LOCATION:In-person at HMH and on Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Renias-Diary-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250311T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250311T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250116T193122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T200808Z UID:10000954-1741714200-1741723200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Guenther Dammann and the Book Almost Lost to History: The Lives of Jewish Magicians DESCRIPTION:Tickets include parking fees and entrance to a reception with light bites and strolling magicians. \nReception 5:30 p.m. \nProgram 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. \nJoin Holocaust Museum Houston for this special evening with magician Richard Hatch. He will share with us the story of the German Jewish amateur magician and magic historian Guenther Dammann and the 1933 book he wrote in Berlin about Jewish magicians. Hatch will intertwine magic that might have been performed by Dammann and these great Jewish magicians into his presentation on the fascinating although unfortunately tragic tale of Guenther Dammann. \nLast year\, the New York Times devoted 3 pages of their Arts & Leisure section to Hatch’s work translating this book by Guenther Dammann about the wonderful contributions of Jewish magicians to the art form. \nAlthough Richard Hatch holds two graduate degrees in Physics from Yale University\, he finds it easier to break the laws of nature than to discover them. A childhood interest in magic became a lifelong obsession\, and he has been a full-time professional “deceptionist” since 1983. Richard honed his craft entertaining guests as one of the house magicians at Houston’s Magic Island Nightclub before devoting himself exclusively to private and corporate work. \nIn 2010 he and his wife\, violinist Rosemary Kimura Hatch\, moved to his hometown of Logan\, Utah where they opened the Hatch Academy of Magic and Music. Richard Hatch is now dedicating himself to preserving the history of this German Jewish author murdered in the Holocaust. \nThere are so many Holocaust stories…but this is one you will not want to miss. \n \n GET TICKETS URL:https://hmh.org/event/guenther-dammann-and-the-book-almost-lost-to-history-the-lives-of-jewish-magicians/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Hatch-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250311T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250311T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250212T172449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T201414Z UID:10000959-1741705200-1741708800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Richard Hatch Magic Show DESCRIPTION:In addition to his evening lecture\, Richard Hatch will perform a magic show for families during Spring Break. \nAlthough Richard Hatch holds two graduate degrees in Physics from Yale University\, he finds it easier to break the laws of nature than to discover them. A childhood interest in magic became a lifelong obsession\, and he has been a full-time professional “deceptionist” since 1983. Richard honed his craft entertaining guests as one of the house magicians at Houston’s Magic Island Nightclub before devoting himself exclusively to private and corporate work. \nThis program is included in Museum general admission. \n \n GET TICKETS TO THE MUSEUM URL:https://hmh.org/event/richard-hatch-magic-show/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Hatch-720-x-440-px-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250311 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250323 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250212T165609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T225447Z UID:10000958-1741651200-1742687999@hmh.org SUMMARY:Spring Break Drop-In Tours DESCRIPTION:Visitors interested in a docent-led experience can join one of the many drop-in tours throughout Spring Break. \nTours are subject to availability. \nEnglish Drop-In ToursTuesday\, March 11 – Friday\, March 14 at 11:00 am and 2:00 pmThursday\, March 13 at 11:00 am\, 2:00 pm and 3:00 pmSaturday\, March 15 at 11:00 am\, 1:00 pm and 2:00 pmSunday\, March 16 at 12:30 pm\, 1:30 pm and 2:30 pmThursday\, March 20 at 3:00 pmSaturday\, March 22 at 11:00 am\, 1:00 pm and 2:00 pmSunday\, March 23 at 12:30 pm\, 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm \nSpanish Drop-In ToursTuesday\, March 11 at 1:00 pmWednesday\, March 12 at 2:00 pmThursday\, March 20 at 1:00 pmSaturday\, March 22 at noon and 1:45 pm \n \n GET TICKETS URL:https://hmh.org/event/spring-break-drop-in-tours-2/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/WEB-Drop-in-tours.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250308 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250619 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250220T174135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T192756Z UID:10000962-1741392000-1750291199@hmh.org SUMMARY:Meet and Greets for the HMH Volunteer Program DESCRIPTION:Meet and Greets are an opportunity for prospective volunteers to visit the Museum and hear firsthand from current volunteers about their experiences with the Volunteer Program. Interested prospective volunteers can apply online and then attend a brief interview with the Visitor Services and Volunteer Manager. This is done to establish basic expectations and explain the requirements for the new volunteers\, including submitting a request for a background check and agreeing to attend a New Volunteer Orientation. \nMeet and Greet Schedule \n\nWednesday\, June 18 from 6:00 pm-7:30 pm\nSunday\, July 6 from 2:00 pm-3:30 pm\n\n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/meet-and-greets-for-the-hmh-volunteer-program/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250228T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250228T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250131T210014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T164309Z UID:10000955-1740736800-1740762000@hmh.org SUMMARY:Free Admission presented by The Village of River Oaks DESCRIPTION:Explore the Museum’s galleries and featured exhibitions\, Houston Survivor Series: Liberation and Life and Death on the Border 1910-1920\, at no charge with free admission presented by The Village of River Oaks. \n \n GET FREE TICKETS URL:https://hmh.org/event/free-admission-presented-by-the-villages-of-river-oaks/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/HT1-3967-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250227T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250227T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20241107T202848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250217T201212Z UID:10000936-1740681000-1740688200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Film Screening | Black Raven DESCRIPTION:RSVP\n \n \n \n \n \n In early 1930’s Soviet Ukraine\, the regime of Josef Stalin ran a genocidal campaign of starvation against the rural peasant class. With the intention to both collectivize Ukraine’s rich agricultural industry\, as well as wipe out the Kulak class\, food was withheld from millions of civilians in the countryside\, leading to one of the worst\, and unfortunately overlooked\, genocides of the 20th Century. Join Holocaust Museum Houston in partnership with the Ukrainian American Cultural Club of Houston in the showing of the documentary “Black Raven\,” memorializing the largely forgotten horror of the Holodomor. URL:https://hmh.org/event/film-screening-black-raven/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Black-Raven-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250208T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250208T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20241206T161148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T164551Z UID:10000946-1739012400-1739023200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Genealogy Workshop | Echoes of Freedom: “In Their Own Words” DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Black History Month at the Museum as the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society\, Willie Lee Gay H-Town Chapter explores the invaluable records for researching formerly enslaved and free persons of color in the immediate post-Civil War period. \nSession 1: “In Their Own Words”This presentation by Diane L. Richard\, MEng & MBA\, a professional genealogical researcher\, author\, and lecturer from North Carolina\, will focus on “Last Seen Ads\,” the Freedmen’s Bureau\, and Freedman’s Bank records. \nSession 2: “Slave Narratives: Telling Their Stories In Their Own Words”Sharon Gillins\, a native of Galveston\, retired educator\, practicing genealogist and genealogy educator will examine the historical period\, function\, and genealogical value of slave narratives\, published and unpublished narratives\, and records that are often overlooked and found in unlikely places. \nThese exciting educational sessions are brought to you through a partnership between the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society\, Inc.\, Willie Lee Gay H-Town Chapter (AAHGS)\, Holocaust Museum Houston\, and Freedmen’s Town Museums Houston. \nThis event is free and open to the public\, but advance registration is required. Check-in begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Museum. Attendees are invited to join us from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. \nPhoto credit: Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughters\, Library of Congress \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/genealogy-workshop-echoes-of-freedom-in-their-own-words/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage 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:20250206T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250206T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20241206T193910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T193923Z UID:10000948-1738866600-1738873800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Hope\, Resistance\, and Torture: The Role of Music During the Holocaust DESCRIPTION:American flutist and sociomusicologist Dr. Christine Beard will examine the role music played during the Holocaust. This poignant and informative lecture-recital explores how music served as a form of resistance and allowed prisoners to temporarily “escape” their inhumane circumstances\, how the Nazis used music to inflict mental and emotional torture\, and what music was banned by the SS Kultur Kamer. Featuring works for flute by composers from across Europe whose lives were tragically cut short by the Nazis’ soulless plan for genocide labeled “The Final Solution\,” this program aims to serve not only as a memorial to those lost but also as a reminder that discrimination has no place in a civilized society. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/hope-resistance-and-torture-the-role-of-music-during-the-holocaust/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Hope-Flute-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250202T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250202T153000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20241217T205433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250114T165909Z UID:10000949-1738504800-1738510200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Survivors & Descendants Family Program DESCRIPTION:Join the Houston Holocaust Survivors and Descendants\, together with Holocaust Museum Houston\, for an innovative program for children ages 7-13. Fania’s Heart\, written by Anne Renaud and illustrated by Richard Rudnicki\, tells the true story of the creation of a heart-shaped book in Auschwitz and the women who risked their lives to create it. This inspiring story recounts the resiliency and courage of the women who treated each other with humanity\, despite the horrors inflicted upon them. Following the reading\, attendees will participate in an interactive activity designed to reflect upon the themes of the book. Children are invited to attend with a parent(s) or grandparent(s). There will also be a breakout session for adults about how to talk to children about the Holocaust. The program is open to interested families\, whether or not your family includes Holocaust survivors.  \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/survivors-descendants-family-program/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Fanias-Heart-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250129T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250129T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20250106T155042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T183156Z UID:10000952-1738173600-1738180800@hmh.org SUMMARY:"Life and Death on the Border 1910-1920" Exhibition Opening DESCRIPTION:RSVP\n \n \n \n \n \n Please join us at the exhibition opening reception of Life and Death on the Border 1910-1920. \nThis event was originally scheduled for Thursday\, January 23. Due to inclement weather\, it has been rescheduled for Wednesday\, January 29. \nLife and Death on the Border 1910-1920 sheds light on a difficult time in history that included both the Mexican Revolution and World War I. Opening in the Josef and Edith Mincberg Gallery\, this exhibition examines the hardships and racial violence faced by people of Mexican descent on the border between Texas and Mexico in the second decade of the 20th century. The conflict in Texas would spur the Mexican American civil rights movement and inspire a cultural renaissance along the border and beyond that can still be felt today. \nOriginally produced by the Bullock Texas State History Museum in collaboration with Refusing to Forget. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/life-and-death-on-the-border-1910-1920-exhibition-opening/ LOCATION:Josef and Edith Mincberg Gallery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Life-and-Death-600x500-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250127T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250127T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T052112 CREATED:20241125T214547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T204510Z UID:10000944-1738004400-1738009800@hmh.org SUMMARY:International Holocaust Remembrance Day Featuring Special Guest Speaker Amir Tibon DESCRIPTION:Program ChairsMitzi Shure and Jerry WischeEllen and Dan Trachtenberg \nJoin us to hear Amir Tibon’s gripping true story of how he and his family were rescued from Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7\, 2023\, by Tibon’s own father\, a retired IDF general. \nAmir Tibon is an award-winning diplomatic correspondent for Haaretz\, Israel’s paper of record\, and the author of The Last Palestinian: The Rise and Reign of Mahmoud Abbas (co-authored with Grant Rumley)\, the first-ever biography of the leader of the Palestinian Authority. From 2017-2020\, Tibon was based in Washington\, DC as a foreign correspondent for Haaretz\, and he also has served as a senior editor for the newspaper’s English edition. He\, his wife\, and their two young daughters are former residents of Kibbutz Nahal Oz but are currently living as internal refugees in northern Israel. \nThis event is open to the public and free to attend\, but registration is required. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/international-holocaust-remembrance-day-featuring-special-guest-speaker-amir-tibon/ LOCATION:Congregation Beth Yeshurun (4525 Beechnut St.\, Houston\, TX 77096) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Tibon-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR