The Golem Legend and Holocaust Memory
Rabbi Joshua R. S. Fixler There are many Jewish legends about the golem – a creature formed from clay and brought to life using mystical knowledge to serve the Jewish […]
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Domestic Terrorism & Extremism: The Threat to the U.S. & Beyond
Albert and Ethel Herzstein TheaterSince 9/11, domestic extremists and white nationalists have carried out almost three times more attacks in the U.S. than Islamic extremists according to government data. In the past 50 years, other than […]
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2023 Jewish Book & Arts Festival | “In the Garden of the Righteous” by Richard Hurowitz
Kaplan Theatre at the ERJCC - 5601 S. Braeswood BlvdThe 2023 Jewish Book & Arts Festival presents In the Garden of the Righteous by Richard Hurowitz. In the Garden of the Righteous is a deep dive into the lives […]
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Veterans Day
Holocaust Museum HoustonTexas Liberator Johnnie Marino landed at Omaha Beach on D-Day and fought at the Battle of the Bulge. In April 1945, he entered Hadamar and Bergen-Belsen with Allied troops. Photo […]
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Houston Symposium in Philosophy of Religion
Albert and Ethel Herzstein TheaterThe Houston Symposium in Philosophy of Religion presents a new series of talks about religion. It gathers scholars of all faiths from Houston, and other Texan universities, to share their […]
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Alley Theatre Performance | “Resonance of Time”
Albert and Ethel Herzstein TheaterImage credit: “The Negro Motorist Green Book” cover, 1940. Courtesy Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, New York Public Library.On November 16, […]
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Destroyed Communities and Their Survivors: A Holocaust Research Project for Students Grades 6-12
VirtualTimes are listed in Central Time. Looking for an engaging research project for your students that combines historical events and personal narratives? Using online materials from both Centropa and Holocaust […]
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Human Rights Day
Holocaust Museum HoustonHuman 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 […]
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Film Screening | “SHTTL”
Albert and Ethel Herzstein TheaterJoin Holocaust Museum Houston and the American Jewish Committee Houston for a special screening of the Ukrainian film by Ady Walter SHTTL. This film follows a Jewish Soviet Red Army soldier returning […]
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“Art & Legacy” with Bernard and Shirley Kinsey
Albert and Ethel Herzstein TheaterConsidered one of the most comprehensive surveys of African American history and culture outside the Smithsonian Institution, The Kinsey Collection features the shared treasures amassed by Shirley and Bernard Kinsey during their […]