Exhibition Opening | Ilan Ramon: A Life and Legacy
2025-05-29 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Lester and Sue Smith Human Rights Gallery
Join us for the opening reception of the new exhibition, Ilan Ramon: A Life and Legacy. Be inspired by the incredible story of Ilan Ramon, a man whose life journey embodies courage, resilience, and the pursuit of dreams. This exhibition honors his legacy, from his family’s experience in Auschwitz to his soaring achievements in the Israeli Air Force and NASA. This exhibitions unfolds in four compelling sections: his early life and family history; his rigorous training with the Israeli Air Force and NASA; his historic space mission aboard the Columbia; and the enduring legacy of The Ramon Foundation, dedicated to inspiring future generations in space and aviation.
A highlight of the exhibition is a restored page from his space diary which miraculously survived the fatal mission of the Columbia as well as training artifacts from his career, reproductions of the Holocaust memorial items he took to space and photos and videos which chronicle his inspirational life. Finally, discover how The Ramon Foundation honors his legacy by inspiring young minds through the worlds of science and air and space exploration.
The evening’s program will include a musical performance from Tal Ramon, Ilan Ramon’s son.
Ilan Ramon: A Life and Legacy was curated by Holocaust Museum Houston in collaboration with The Ramon Foundation.

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Film Screening | Sh’ma: A Story of Survival
2025-06-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage
Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a film screening of Sh’ma: A Story of Survival, a moving and innovative dance film by Suki John, chronicles the journey of the director’s mother from school days to deportation, concentration camp to liberation, and finally immigration to the U.S. Sh’ma features a remarkable ensemble of 15 virtuoso performers, a haunting original score, stunning choreography, and timeless design.

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Film Screening | Sabotage
2025-07-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage
Join Holocaust Museum Houston for our screening of the Noa Aharoni film, Sabotage. January 1945, less than two weeks before the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp evacuation, four forced laborer women, Estusia Wajcblum, Rosa Robota, Alla Gartner, and Regina Safirstein were hanged in public, accused of sabotaging the Nazi war machine. Sabotage tells the dramatic unknown story of the women’s underground operation in Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is a story of feminine heroism, resistance, and tragedy told through the eyes of Anna Wajcblum Heilman, Estusia’s sister and youngest member of the women’s resistance.
Under the horrific inferno of Auschwitz, Anna writes a diary describing the dramatic story of the women’s resistance, the camaraderie, and the friendship between them.

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Introduction to Teaching the Holocaust presented by Echoes & Reflections
2025-07-15 09:00 - 15:00 | Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom
This program is designed to enhance teachers’ knowledge, capacity, and confidence to teach about the Holocaust. Educators are introduced to pedagogical principles and explore classroom lessons, visual history testimonies and other resources that examine aspects of the history and its continued relevance today. Topics will include: pre-war Jewish life, antisemitism, escalation of hate, the ghettos, the Final Solution and liberation.
Lunch will be provided.
Teachers will earn 5 CPE hours and 4 GT hours.
There will also be an optional Holocaust Gallery tour from 3 – 4 p.m.
Interested in a more in-depth exploration of the Holocaust? We also offer the Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators, which includes pedagogical and content sessions from scholars and museum educators. You can find more information and apply here.

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Gerald S. Kaplan Endowed Lecture: Antisemitism Today with Dr. Dave Rich
2025-07-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage
Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a lecture on contemporary antisemitism from one of the UK’s leading experts on the subject. Dr. Dave Rich has worked for almost thirty years for the Community Security Trust, a Jewish charity that protects the UK Jewish community, and has advised the police, the Crown Prosecution Service, football clubs, political parties and many other organizations on how to tackle antisemitism. He is the author of Everyday Hate: How Antisemitism is Built Into Our World – and how You Can Change it and The Left’s Jewish Problem: Jeremy Corbyn, Israel and Antisemitism. Dr. Rich writes regularly about antisemitism and extremism for UK and international media and does academic work about hate crimes, conspiracy theories, the abuse of Holocaust memory, anti-Israel boycotts, campus antisemitism and the campaign for Soviet Jewry. He is a Research Fellow at the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism.
The Gerald S. Kaplan Public Lecture is supported by the Gerald S. Kaplan Endowment Fund.

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Exhibition Opening | Unveiled: From the Vault
2025-07-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Josef and Edith Mincberg Gallery
Join us for the opening reception of Unveiled: From the Vault. The exhibition explores the history of the Holocaust through a curated selection of artifacts from Holocaust Museum Houston’s permanent collection—many of which are being displayed for the first time. Others are returning to public view after many years, brought forward once again to tell their stories.
The wide range of artifacts featured includes personal belongings, photographs, letters, and official government documents. It highlights two strengths of HMH’s collection: its extensive holdings of ghetto and camp scrips, as well as German propaganda posters. All the items on view act not only as a historical record but also as a testament to individual lives lived before, during, and after the Holocaust.
Also on display are materials from Rice University’s Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives, which shed light on Houston’s Jewish community and its efforts to support both soldiers during the war and refugees in its aftermath.

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National Deli Month
2025-08-01 - 2025-08-31 | Kenny and Ziggy’s – 1743 Post Oak Blvd.
During National Delicatessen Month, August 1-31, Kenny and Ziggy’s New York Delicatessen & Restaurant is offering a multi-choice, three-course menu during lunch and dinner for $45, plus tax and gratuity, with 10 percent of each meal sold going to HMH to fund the Museum’s education programs.
As an added incentive, HMH will offer anyone who purchases a National Deli Month meal one free admission ticket.
For more information, visit www.delimonth.com.

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Author Event | "A Blessing, Not a Burden" by Dr. Alex Kor
2025-08-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage
By all accounts, Dr. Alex Kor’s life has been a miracle. The son of two Holocaust survivors who narrowly escaped death, Alex grew up in Indiana — a state with Midwestern charm and an ignominious history of prejudice. In A Blessing, Not a Burden, Alex details his incredible journey, from his unique upbringing to his present-day mission of carrying on his parents’ inspiring legacy. From his mother’s controversial stance on forgiving the Nazis to his father’s unbridled optimism, Alex shares life lessons that have helped him overcome his own hardships along the way. Alex also offers his own perspective on forgiveness as he nurtures his parents’ legacies in a world still fraught with discrimination. He’s traveled a long and winding road, from Terre Haute, Indiana, to Auschwitz and many places in between and like his parents, he has endured… and overcome.
As antisemitism festers across the globe, A Blessing, Not a Burden takes readers back to one of the most horrific periods in human history, reminding us of the terrible costs of hate and warning us that we are not so far removed from those dangers as we might think. Yet, at the same time, the story of the Kor family stands as a living memorial to the belief that the human spirit can overcome even the darkest of circumstances.

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Latinx Heritage Month Community Building Day
2025-09-06 10:00 - 17:00 | Holocaust Museum Houston
Holocaust Museum Houston is thrilled to host our second annual Latinx Heritage Month – Community Building Day event. As a free day for families and community members, this event celebrates Latinx Heritage Month by uplifting the history and culture of Houston’s Latinx community while highlighting the interconnections between the Jewish and Latinx community. In the spirit of community building, this event brings together Houston’s diverse community as we work together to promote an inclusive and civically engaged society.
The event will feature information about local community organizations serving the Jewish and Latinx community, bilingual (English/Spanish) tours of our Holocaust gallery, a Holocaust and 3G survivor talk, family activities, and special performances.
Schedule:

11 AM – Docent guided tour of the Holocaust gallery (English)
11 AM – Segundo Barrio Children’s Chorus
12 PM – Docent guided tour of the Holocaust gallery (Spanish)
1 PM – Docent guided tour of the Holocaust gallery (English)
1 PM – 3 PM – Survivor Table Talk featuring Pauline Rubin
2 PM – Docent guided tour of the Holocaust gallery (English)
2:30 PM – Docent guided tour of the Holocaust gallery (Spanish)
3 PM – 3rd generation Holocaust survivor presentation featuring Margo Aaron (presented in English with simultaneous interpretation services available in Spanish)

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50 Years of the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess in Houston: Art, Culture, and American Identity
2025-09-16 18:30 - 20:30 | Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage
In a conversation moderated by Houston Grand Opera Composer-in-Residence Joel Thompson, panelists Dr. Howard Pollack, (musicologist, Professor at the University of Houston, and author of George Gershwin: His Life and Work), Clamma Dale (Tony, Grammy, Drama Desk Award winning soprano, and Bess from HGO’s 1976 production of Porgy and Bess), and Wendy Warren (Chief Learning and Interpretation Officer for Holocaust Museum Houston) unpack the greatest American opera, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. The panel discusses the work’s bold fusion of opera and jazz, deep sense of community, and exploration of shared humanity through universal stories. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of HGO’s groundbreaking production and seminal recording of Porgy and Bess, the event will feature performances from artists of the Sarah and Ernest Butler Houston Grand Opera Studio.
Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for HMH Members. Ticket prices include parking fees for Holocaust Museum Houston’s parking lot on Caroline St.
Not sure if you are a current member? Please call the Membership Department at 713-527-1616.

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Exhibition Opening | Growing Up Jewish – Art & Storytelling
2025-09-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Spira Central Gallery in memory of Brenda Spira
Join us for the exhibition opening of Growing Up Jewish – Art & Storytelling. Through contemporary paintings, Jacquelline Kott-Wolle’s work explores the key people, experiences, and community that shaped the artist. The exhibition traces the story of one North American Jewish family through five generations from 1925 to the present.
Paired with the artist’s own narration, the exhibition presents playful images of Jewish holidays, moments at Hebrew school and vacations as well as milestone celebrations marked by the artist’s family through the years. Kott-Wolle’s Jewish identity was informed by the experiences of her parents and grandparents who arrived in Canada in 1949 after the Holocaust. As a member of the ‘Second Generation,’ she reflects on how her forebears faced the enormous task of starting over upon surviving one of modern history’s darkest chapters. The exhibition includes paintings of this colorful cast of characters as they rebuild their lives and flourish in North America’s vibrant Jewish communities. Growing Up Jewish – Art & Storytelling speaks to the resilience of newcomers who must navigate a painful past, contend with tradition and summon optimism for the future.
Growing Up Jewish – Art & Storytelling is a series of contemporary oil paintings and short narratives about Jewish identity in North America. Together with her written reflections on being Jewish, Kott-Wolle takes the viewer on a journey into her grandmother’s kitchen at Passover, her Zeidi’s textile store, her summer camp and more.

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SOLD OUT - NEXTGen Challah Bake
2025-09-21 10:30 - 13:00 | Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom
Check-in: 10:30 AMEvent Start Time: 11:00 AM
In celebration of Growing Up Jewish – Art & Storytelling, join Holocaust Museum Houston’s NEXTGen for a Challah Bake and an exclusive tour of the new exhibition.
Known for its signature braided shape, challah is a rich, slightly sweet bread that is a staple of Jewish traditions, particularly for the Sabbath, holidays, and religious rituals. Taking place directly before Rosh Hashanah, guests will make round challahs representing the cycle of the year past and the cycle of the year ahead of us.
Through contemporary paintings, Growing Up Jewish – Art & Storytelling explores the key people, experiences, and community that shaped artist Jacquelline Kott-Wolle. Together with her written reflections on being Jewish, Kott-Wolle takes the viewer on a journey into her grandmother’s kitchen at Passover, her Zeidi’s textile store, her summer, camp and more.
Breakfast tacos and coffee will be served.
Tickets are $20 for NEXTGen Members and $25 for general admission. Ticket price includes Museum admission, parking, and baking supplies.
NEXTGen is an affinity group for young professionals ages 21-45 who share a common passion for Holocaust Museum Houston and its mission.
Not a NEXTGen member? Join today using discount code challah10 and get 10% off your membership.
For questions, contact Hayley Rosenberg at hrosenberg@hmh.org or 713-527-1621.

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Theatre Southwest Performance | Incident at Vichy
2025-10-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage
Join Holocaust Museum Houston and Theatre Southwest for a performance of Incident at Vichy.
Set in Nazi-occupied Vichy, France during WWII, a group of detainees, predominantly Jewish men, await racial examination by German officers. The detainees grapple with fear, denial, and the possibility of escape; embodying themes of guilt, fear, human nature, and complicity as they confront the grim reality of their circumstances. The play deals with sensitive topics like persecution during the Holocaust and violence against marginalized groups.
After the performance, stay for a talkback moderated by HMH Senior Associate Director of Education Amy Frake.

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Community Altar Workshop
2025-10-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom
Join Holocaust Museum Houston in partnership with Art in the Heart for our fourth annual Día de los Muertos Community Altar Workshop.
Participants at this family-friendly event will explore the meaning and significance of Día De Los Muertos and learn about the altar making process. Attendees will have the opportunity to create crafts in celebration of Día de los Muertos.
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required due to limited seating. This is a bilingual friendly program with services available in English and Spanish.
Art in the Heart’s mission is to break down barriers and empower communities through creative expression. They envision a community in which everyone has access to the knowledge, inspiration, comfort, enrichment, and cultural complexity of the arts.

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Hollywood and the Holocaust with Joshua M. Greene
2025-10-23 18:30 - 20:30 | Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage
With stunning video clips and dramatic photographs, Emmy Award-nominated producer Joshua M. Greene explores existential and pedagogical issues surrounding the transmission of Holocaust memory in this public lecture. Audience members will be challenged as they reconsider beloved movies and books by hearing an informed exposition of what lies behind the messages of popular media.
This event is free to attend and includes a meet and greet with Greene.

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Exhibition Opening | Anachronous
2025-11-06 18:00 - 19:30 | Lester and Sue Smith Human Rights Gallery
Join us for the opening reception of Anachronous, a new exhibition from Argentinian photographer Cynthia Isakson. The artist incorporates family photos into her own work, weaving together their stories with hers to create a new narrative. Featuring 18 digital photographs printed on breathable waterproof fabric, Anachronous projects moments from the past on top of contemporary portraits. Witness Warsaw, Buenos Aires, and Houston through five generations of the artist’s family.
This exhibition is rooted in the power of family photos to tell a story, to capture a moment in time that might otherwise be lost. In times of war and displacement, people are forced to leave behind their homes, their possessions, and often their loved ones. But amidst the chaos and fear, many choose to take with them a small piece of their past: a photograph that represents their history and identity. The photographs serve as a tangible link between the past, present, and future, reminding us of where we came from and who we are.

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The Houston Jewish Community's Response to the November Pogrom (Kristallnacht)
2025-11-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage
How did the Houston Jewish community respond to the November Pogrom, or what the German dismissed as “just a bunch of broken glass,” Kristallnacht? Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a lecture from Melissa Cohen-Nickels, Curator of the Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives, as she discusses how the Jewish community of Houston responded to early threats against the Jewish community in Germany.

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Author Talk | When You Listen To This Song: On Memory, Loss, and Writing with Lola Lafon
2025-11-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Boniuk Library – Third Floor
Join us for a reception in celebration of HMH’s Boniuk Library reopening its doors to researchers and community members. As centerpiece of the celebration, French author Lola Lafon will present a discussion of her book, When You Listen To This Song: On Memory, Loss, and Writing.
In 2021, Lola Lafon was granted permission to stay overnight—alone for ten hours—in the Annex in Amsterdam where Anne Frank and her family had hidden from the Nazis between 1942 and 1944. Lola Lafon’s visit to this space, where Anne Frank wrote her famous diary, evoked the confinement and constant danger suffered by the Franks, and the family’s ghostly presence as well. “The night was inhabited, lit by reflections,” the author writes. “Some urgency dwelled at the heart of the Annex, crouched there, ready to be discovered.”
Lola Lafon introduces a new vision of Anne Frank, not as a venerated and exploited myth but as the precocious, ambitious, and beloved girl she was, as well as a disciplined writer whose well-loved diary is in fact a carefully constructed literary work. Throughout, Lola Lafon reflects on what it means to lose loved ones, both Lola Lafon’s own family in the Holocaust and her childhood friend to the Khmer Rouge. A prize-winner and bestseller in France, this book asks us to consider the stories we tell ourselves about tragedy, how we grapple with loss, and why, in the face of danger and confinement, women write.
The event will take place in the Boniuk Library on the third floor. Light refreshments will be served.

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Free Admission on Human Rights Day
2025-12-10 10:00 - 17:00 | 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. The Museum commemorates this day each year with free admission.

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Human Rights Celebration
2025-12-14 12:00 - 17:00 | Holocaust Museum Houston
In addition to free admission on Tuesday, December 10, Holocaust Museum Houston will celebrate the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with free admission, featured human rights organizations, tours in English and Spanish, and a Holocaust Survivor Talk on Sunday, December 14.

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Resilience and Resistance During the Holocaust: Lessons for Today with Dr. Michael Berenbaum
2026-01-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage
Join us for a very special evening with Dr. Michael Berenbaum as he presents the Spector/Warren Fellowship Public Lecture: Resilience and Resistance During the Holocaust: Lessons for Today. Dr. Berenbaum is the Director of the Sigi Ziering Institute, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, American Jewish University. Dr. Berenbaum is also a writer, lecturer, and conceptual designer of museums and the development of historical films. He is the author and editor of twenty-four books, scores of scholarly articles, and hundreds of journalistic pieces.

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day
2026-01-27 10:00 - 17:00 | 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 on Tuesday, January 27.

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration – Beyond Duty: Righteous Among the Nations Exhibition and Panel Discussion
2026-01-27 18:30 - 20:30 | Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage
Doors Open 6:00 pm
Please join Holocaust Museum Houston, The Consulate General of Israel and AJC Houston in honoring diplomats who risked their lives to save thousands of Jewish men, women, and children during the Holocaust. Guests will be able to view the exhibit that features the stories of diplomats who used their influence to rescue members of the Jewish community. Following the exhibit viewing, there will be a panel discussion with opening remarks from Houston Mayor John Whitmire.
Featured Panelists:

Dr. Edmund Duckwitz, Amb. (Em.), Germany — sharing insights on his uncle, Georg Duckwitz, who saved thousands of Danish Jews
Hon. Luis Espinoza Salas, Consul General of Ecuador — highlighting Manuel Antonio Muñoz Borrero’s courageous actions.
Hon. Mauro Lorenzini, Consul General of Italy — discussing Italians among the righteous

Moderator: Rachel Schneider, AJC Regional Director
This event is free and open to the public.

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Survivors and Descendants Family Program: The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm
2026-02-01 14:00 - 15:30 | Holocaust Museum Houston
Join the Houston Holocaust Survivors and Descendants, together with Holocaust Museum Houston, for an innovative program for children ages 9-12 with a parent(s) and/or grandparent(s). The program will include a screening of the HBO film The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm. Afterward, the Museum’s education department will facilitate group discussions and activities for kids and provide tools for families to continue the conversation at home. The program is open to interested families, whether or not your family includes Holocaust survivors.
The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm is an 18 minute film in which a ten year old boy talks to his 90 year old great-grandfather about his experiences during the Holocaust. It is designed to be an age-appropriate way to start a conversation about the Holocaust with children.
The program will be held at Holocaust Museum Houston on Sunday, February 1 from 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
If you have questions or concerns about the program, please email education@hmh.org.

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Exhibition Opening | Boris Lurie: Nothing To Do But To Try
2026-02-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Josef and Edith Mincberg Gallery
Through visual testimony and the context of art history, Nothing To Do But To Try is a first-of-its-kind exhibition about Boris Lurie, an acclaimed artist, writer, and Holocaust survivor. Centered around Lurie’s earliest work, the so-called “War Series,” as well as never-before-exhibited objects and ephemera from his personal collection, Boris Lurie: Nothing To Do But To Try presents a portrait of an artist reckoning with devastating trauma, haunting memories, and a lifelong quest for freedom.
Learn about Boris Lurie’s life before the Holocaust, his experiences during the war, and his journey to find himself again through creative outlets.
Sara Softness, Director of Cultural Affairs, Museum of Jewish Heritage, NYC, will join us as our special guest speaker.

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Genealogy Workshop | Documenting Your Family History: A Call to Action
2026-02-14 11:00 - 13:00 | Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage
Please join Freedman’s Town Museum in a Genealogy Workshop that highlights the importance of beginning or continuing family research using valuable archival records in Harris County.
Session 1 | Documenting Your African American Family History: Debra Blacklock-Sloan, a professional genealogist, historical researcher and education outreach liaison for the Freedmen’s Town Museums Houston, will discuss tips, resources and records for locating African-American ancestors.
Session 2 | Historical Records–Who We Are and What We Do: District Court records from 1837-1951:Court Indices, court minutes, court dockets, court cases and naturalization records will be on display. Francisco Heredia, Records Curator at the Harris County District Clerk’s Office, will highlight valuable antebellum records for African-Americans’ experiences in Harris County.
This half-day of learning is brought to you through a partnership between the Freedmen’s Town Museums Houston, Family History Research Center at the Clayton Library Campus, Harris County District Clerk’s office and Clayton Library Friends.
This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited to 150 persons and advance registration is required. Entrance to the Museum begins at 10:30 a.m. There are fees associated with parking in the Holocaust Museum Houston lot and street parking. Attendees are invited to join the session from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
In appreciation of attendees supporting this event, the Freedmen’s Town Museums Houston, will donate 1 free DNA kit and ten 2026 EJI calendars after the presentation.

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Boris Lurie: Echoes of Memory
2026-02-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage
Join Holocaust Museum Houston for this program featuring music from distinguished violinist Ilana Zaks Nederlander with a lecture by Boris Lurie Art Foundation Executive Director Stephanie Stebich. The evening will shine a light on the life and legacy of Boris Lurie who survived the Holocaust and went on to become an artist, writer, activist, and founder of the NO!art movement.

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Music at Emanu El: Bubby’s Kitchen
2026-02-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Kaplan Theatre at the ERJCC – 5601 S. Braeswood Blvd
BUBBY’S KITCHEN, CREATED AND PERFORMED BY SHIRA GINSBURG
Presented by Music at Emanu El and the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC In partnership with Holocaust Museum Houston
Kaplan Theater, ERJCC$36 Reserved Seating

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Cantor Shira Ginsburg returns to present her one-woman musical. Bubby’s Kitchen is a moving exploration of family, identity, and self-discovery, set against the backdrop of the Holocaust and contemporary American life. Throughout the show, Ginsburg transforms into seven different family members—each of whom helped shape her personal journey. At its heart, Bubby’s Kitchen is the story of one young woman’s struggle to honor the remarkable legacy of her grandparents while forging a path of her own.

Spring Break 2026
2026-03-08 10:00 - 2026-03-20 17:00 | Holocaust Museum Houston
HMH is excited to announce extended free admission hours on Thursday, March 12 and Thursday March 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Please note: Docent-guided drop-in tours are available on a first come, first served basis, and are included with general admission. A signup sheet is available at the Admissions Desk 30 minutes before a tour begins. These tours are provided generously by volunteer docents and are not guaranteed.
Sunday, March 86:30 – 8:30 p.m. Passage to Sweden Film
Tuesday, March 1011:00 a.m. And a Child Shall Lead1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Survivor Table12:00 p.m. Drop in Tour
Wednesday, March 1112:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. Drop in Tours
Thursday, March 12 (free)11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Story Book Opera with Houston Grand Opera2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Author Talk w/ Christian Bancroft2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Survivor Table12:30, 1:30 & 3:00 p.m. Drop in Tours2:00 p.m. Drop in Tour (Spanish)
Friday, March 1312:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. Drop in Tours
Friday, March 1412:30 – 2:30 p.m. Drop in Tours (Spanish)11:00 a.m., 1:00 & 2:00 p.m. Drop in Tours
Sunday, March 151:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Generation Table12:30, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m. Drop in Tours
Tuesday, March 1711:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Artifact Table1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Survivor Table2:30 p.m. Author Talk w/Darlene Campos
Wednesday, March 182:00 p.m. Drop in Tour3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Volunteer Meet & Greet
Thursday, March 19 (free)11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Story Book Opera with
Houston Grand Opera2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Survivor Table2:00 p.m. Drop in Tour (Spanish)3:00 p.m. Drop in Tour
Friday, March 202:00 p.m. Drop in Tour

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"Passage to Sweden" Film Screening and Director Talkback
2026-03-08 18:30 - 20:30 | Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage
Between 1940-1945 the sheer luck of where you were living made a world of difference to the Jews of Scandinavia. For unique political and geographic reasons, the Scandinavian Jews of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark had very different experiences. During the German occupation, Jews were rounded up and sent to concentration camps. Defying the occupying German forces, and protecting fellow citizens, spontaneous and dramatic rescue operations were conducted to save thousands of Jewish lives. First hand personal accounts also convey the extraordinary ways Swedish diplomats leveraged their political position to save Jews from within Hungary and Germany.
Join us for a screening of the film followed by a talkback with Director Suzannah Warlick.

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