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: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 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:20250427T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250427T163000 DTSTAMP:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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:20260405T181719 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250127T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250127T113000 DTSTAMP:20260405T181719 CREATED:20241219T213408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241219T213416Z UID:10000951-1737972000-1737977400@hmh.org SUMMARY:International Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony DESCRIPTION: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 groups that would aid them in escaping. \nThe program will feature video remarks from Oksana Markarova\, Ambassador of Ukraine to the US\, and Vitalii Tarasiuk\, Consul General of Ukraine in Houston. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/international-holocaust-remembrance-day-ceremony/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/AJC-IHRD-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250126T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250126T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T181719 CREATED:20241107T204926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241107T204932Z UID:10000937-1737892800-1737910800@hmh.org SUMMARY:International Holocaust Remembrance Day DESCRIPTION: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. URL:https://hmh.org/event/international-holocaust-remembrance-day-5/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/IHRD-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250120T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250120T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T181719 CREATED:20250109T165325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T165331Z UID:10000953-1737367200-1737392400@hmh.org SUMMARY:Martin Luther King Jr. Day DESCRIPTION: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. \n \n GET TICKETS URL:https://hmh.org/event/martin-luther-king-jr-day-3/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/martin_luther_king_jr_nywts_6.jpg__1440x880_q85_crop_subject_location-1154622_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250115T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250115T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T181719 CREATED:20241122T154009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241212T223438Z UID:10000942-1736965800-1736973000@hmh.org SUMMARY:The Rescue Film - Concerto DESCRIPTION:RSVP\n \n \n \n \n \n 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 Arturo Castellanos. Castellanos collaborated with his Jewish friend to save thousands of Jewish lives during the Holocaust by issuing Salvadoran nationality certificates while working as a diplomat putting his life and family at great risk. This ground-breaking Film-Concerto concept was developed by filmmakers Alvaro and Boris Castellanos\, grandsons of Colonel Castellanos\, as an emotionally engaging and uplifting way to tell the story of their grandfather and as a pioneering narrative in Holocaust education and commemoration of the ‘Righteous Among the Nations’. The program will feature a talk back with the filmmakers\, Alvaro and Boris Castellanos. \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. URL:https://hmh.org/event/the-rescue-film-concierto/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage CATEGORIES:Lt. David L. Silverman Endowed Public Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Rescue-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241219T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241219T220000 DTSTAMP:20260405T181719 CREATED:20241203T195632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T195639Z UID:10000945-1734636600-1734645600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Chicanukah Party DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Latino-Jewish cross cultural holiday celebration with light bites\, cocktails\, and dessert. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/chicanukah-party/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Chicanukah-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241212T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241212T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T181719 CREATED:20241111T212507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T200339Z UID:10000940-1734026400-1734033600@hmh.org SUMMARY:"Houston Survivor Series: Liberation" Exhibition Opening DESCRIPTION:RSVP\n \n \n \n \n \n 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 part of the Houston community including Ervin Adam\, Helen Colin\, the Dittman family\, the Jucker brothers\, Walter Kase\, and Sonia Stern. URL:https://hmh.org/event/houston-survivor-series-liberation-exhibition-opening/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Liberation-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241210T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241210T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T181719 CREATED:20241107T210039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241121T192245Z UID:10000938-1733824800-1733850000@hmh.org SUMMARY:Human Rights Day DESCRIPTION:RESERVE FREE TICKETS\n \n \n \n \n \n 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\, featured human rights organizations\, and a Holocaust Survivor talk. URL:https://hmh.org/event/human-rights-day-3/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Human-Rights-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241207T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241207T160000 DTSTAMP:20260405T181719 CREATED:20240808T200518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240808T200523Z UID:10000924-1733576400-1733587200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Introduction to Teaching the Holocaust for Holocaust Remembrance Week (Secondary Focus) DESCRIPTION:RSVP\n \n \n \n \n \n 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. \nEducators 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 HMH’s Galleries and gain instructional strategies and resources to support Holocaust education in their classrooms. \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 obtain more information on 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 3 CPE and 2 GT hours.  \nFor more information contact The Education Department at education@hmh.org or 713-527-1611. URL:https://hmh.org/event/introduction-to-teaching-the-holocaust-for-holocaust-remembrance-week-secondary-focus/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Secondary-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241207T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241207T120000 DTSTAMP:20260405T181719 CREATED:20240808T200115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T155649Z UID:10000923-1733565600-1733572800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Introduction to Teaching the Holocaust for Holocaust Remembrance Week (Elementary Focus) DESCRIPTION:RSVP\n \n \n \n \n \n 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 elementary school teachers. \nEducators will learn approaches to teaching the Holocaust in age-appropriate ways by focusing on leadership\, upstander behavior\, and character-building. Educators will tour our galleries and gain instructional strategies and resources to support Holocaust education in elementary school classrooms. \nParticipants will receive HMH’s Young Upstanders Toolkit containing activities\, resources\, and student worksheets that can be utilized in their classrooms. The toolkit includes information on free school programs and resources available through the Museum. \nTeachers from the 1st-5th grade\, in all subject areas\, are encouraged to participate in this FREE workshop.    \nThis workshop will credit 2 CPE and 1 GT hours.  \nFor more information contact The Education Department at education@hmh.org or 713-527-1611. URL:https://hmh.org/event/introduction-to-teaching-the-holocaust-for-holocaust-remembrance-week-elementary-focus/ LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Elementary-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR