• CANCELED: Survivor Talk – Chaja Verveer

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

    Join Holocaust Museum Houston as survivor Chaja Verveer shares her testimony. Chaja was born in Maarsbergen, Holland in 1941, after Germany had occupied the country. When she was just one year old, Chaja and her family went into hiding, splitting up because they were too many to stay in one place. Chaja ended up in […]

  • Canceled Acoustic Afternoon

    Eric Alexander Amphitheater

    Join Holocaust Museum Houston as local music trio Left On Lockwood takes the stage as the debut performance in the new Eric Alexander Amphitheater. A mixture of folk, blues and soul, band members include guitarist and songwriter Rivan Bennevendo, lead vocalist Brandi Brown and percussionist Brian Henry. This program is free with Museum admission.

  • CANCELED: Butterfly Workshop

    Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom

    In 1996, “The Butterfly,” a poem written by Pavel Friedmann in the Terezin Concentration Camp, inspired Museum staff and supporters to create the Butterfly Project, facilitating a connection between a new generation of children with the children who perished in World War II. During this free workshop, an HMH Educator will guide you through the […]

  • Canceled CANCELED: Survivor Talk – Charles Kurt

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

    Join Holocaust Museum Houston as Charles Kurt shares his testimony. As soon as the Nazis entered Austria in March 1938, they began to terrorize and humiliate the Jews. They forced Charles's mother to scrub the streets on hands and knees. Later, she was arrested and held briefly on trumped-up charges. At school, teachers and students […]

  • Canceled CANCELED: Survivor Talk – Bill Orlin

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

    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 […]

  • Canceled CANCELED: Survivor Talk – Dr. Anna Steinberger

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

    Join Holocaust Museum Houston as Holocaust Survivor Dr. Anna Steinberger shares her testimony. Germany attacked Poland in September 1939, when Anna was 11 years old. As bombs fell, Anna and her parents and older brother fled eastward together with thousands of other refugees. Eventually, Anna's family reached Rovno, in the Soviet zone of occupied Poland. […]

  • Stream “Black Honey”

    Online

    As long as Abraham Sutzkever lived, he wouldn't let a film about his life be made. Today, "Black Honey" tells the incredible story of the greatest Yiddish poet of modern times. The man who led the Paper Brigade underground movement that saved Jewish manuscripts from the Nazis, survived the WWII due to Stalin sending him […]

  • CANCELED: Survivor Talk – Chaja Verveer

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

    Join Holocaust Museum Houston as survivor Chaja Verveer shares her testimony. Chaja was born in Maarsbergen, Holland in 1941, after Germany had occupied the country. When she was just one year old, Chaja and her family went into hiding, splitting up because they were too many to stay in one place. Chaja ended up in […]

  • CANCELED: Lunch & Learn Drop In Tours

    Holocaust Gallery

    Join one of Holocaust Museum Houston’s prestigious Docents as they guide you through a one of a kind interactive educational experience. The tour features the Morgan Family Welcome Center and the Bearing Witness Holocaust Gallery. You will learn Holocaust history from Nazism in Power to Rebuilding Lives which ensures an impactful visit. This offering is […]

  • Canceled CANCELED: Greater Houston Jewish Genealogical Society Meeting

    Board Room

    Discover how libraries can save the world and your research project at the March GHJGS meeting, where we will explore the mission and resources of Holocaust Museum Houston’s Boniuk Library. Join the discussion as Librarian Jenna Norris introduces this unique collection and the ways that storytelling and individual histories are used to establish personalized and […]