Museum admission will be waived on Thursday, May 15, 2025 in honor of Holocaust survivor Stefi Altman, z”l. Stefi 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 […]
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.
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. Prior […]
Museum admission fees will be waived on Sunday, May 4, 2025 in honor of Holocaust survivor Walter Kase, z”l. When 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 […]
Triumph of the Spirit: A Holocaust Sports Memorabilia ExhibitA Conversation with Neil Keller, Jewish memorabilia collector and Holocaust historian Free program, but registration requested. Triumph 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 […]
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. Coordinated by the Yom […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tuesday, April 8, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm | Keynote Speaker Dr. Peter HotezWednesday, April 9, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm | Six sessions The 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 […]
Join Holocaust Museum Houston, in partnership with the Houston Jewish Film Festival, for a screening of the film Here Lived. Artist 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 […]