• “Life and Death on the Border 1910-1920” Exhibition Opening

    Josef and Edith Mincberg Gallery

    Please join us at the exhibition opening reception of Life and Death on the Border 1910-1920. This event was originally scheduled for Thursday, January 23. Due to inclement weather, it has been rescheduled for Wednesday, January 29. Life and Death on the Border 1910-1920 sheds light on a difficult time in history that included both the Mexican […]

  • International Holocaust Remembrance Day Featuring Special Guest Speaker Amir Tibon

    Congregation Beth Yeshurun (4525 Beechnut St., Houston, TX 77096)

    Program ChairsMitzi Shure and Jerry WischeEllen and Dan Trachtenberg Join 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. Amir Tibon is an award-winning diplomatic correspondent for Haaretz, Israel’s paper of record, […]

  • International Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony

    Holocaust Museum Houston

    AJC Houston and Holocaust Museum Houston invite you to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations Ukrainian Klymentiy Sheptytsky, an archimandrite of the Order of Studite monks of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and heromartyr, who worked to rescue Jews during the Holocaust by harboring them in Studite monasteries and organizing […]

  • International Holocaust Remembrance Day

    Holocaust Museum Houston

    The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27 – the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau – as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. HMH will commemorate and honor the six million Jews and other innocent victims of the Holocaust with free admission Sunday, January 26.

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    Holocaust Museum Houston

    While the Museum is closed on Mondays, our galleries will be open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On this annual commemoration, we remember and honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his leadership.

  • The Rescue Film – Concerto

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage

    The Lt. David L. Silverman Latin American Institute’s evening program will feature a special film screening and conversation around Latin American rescue during the Holocaust. The Rescue Film-Concerto is a performative film experience that combines a 60-min documentary film with a live musical performance of its musical soundtrack to recount the little-known story of 'Righteous' Colonel José […]

  • Chicanukah Party

    Holocaust Museum Houston

    Join us for a Latino-Jewish cross cultural holiday celebration with light bites, cocktails, and dessert.

  • “Houston Survivor Series: Liberation” Exhibition Opening

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage

    Curated in-house by our Collections and Exhibitions team, this exhibit will feature Houston-area Holocaust Survivors in the fifth installment of our Houston Survivor Series. Observing the upcoming 80th anniversary of the liberation of most concentration camps across Europe, this installment will focus on local survivors who experienced liberation and went on to become an integral […]

  • Human Rights Day

    Holocaust Museum Houston

    Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10 – the day in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The atrocities of the Holocaust spurred the modern-day human rights movement, including the creation of the UDHR. Join us for a day of celebration with free admission, […]

  • Introduction to Teaching the Holocaust for Holocaust Remembrance Week (Secondary Focus)

    Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom

    In preparation for Holocaust Remembrance Week, join Holocaust Museum Houston for a half-day educator workshop on teaching the Holocaust. This workshop is designed for middle and high school teachers. Educators will learn approaches to teaching the Holocaust using activities and resources designed for the classroom. Educators will be introduced to the Holocaust through tours of […]