Juneteenth Emancipation Day Celebration, June 19, 1900, Texas.The Portal to Texas History Austin History Center, Austin Public Library. Looking for a way to celebrate Juneteenth? Our neighbors at Buffalo Soldier National Museum, Houston Museum of African American Culture, and Rice University are hosting in-person and online events to commemorate the day in 1865 when Union […]
Caroline Pointer Join GHJGS for the June quarterly meeting to learn how to upgrade your family research in this free webinar. Is your genealogical research a scattered trail laden with distractions? Are you jumping between websites, from one ancestor to another, chasing random discoveries that lead you on many different paths? Do you look back […]
Holocaust Museum Houston's young professionals group, NEXTGen, invite you to Tacos & Tours featuring an virtual exhibition tour of the Museums Samuel Bak Gallery and Learning Center, In Loving Memory of Hope Silber Kaplan. NEXTGen encourages guests to support their favorite local restaurant by ordering tacos and joining us on Zoom for the virtual tour […]
LBJ DINNER GOING VIRTUAL THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2020 HMH’s annual dinner is its largest fundraising event of the year and raises critical funds to support the institution. Due to the continually evolving COVID-19 situation, we’ve made the decision to turn our 2020 LBJ Moral Courage Award Dinner into a virtual event. We are planning an […]
Join us to commemorate the Holocaust in a different way. In partnership with Holocaust Museum Houston's NEXTGen, The Jewish Federation’s annual Zikaron Ba’Salon or “Memories in the Living Room” will now take place virtually in the comfort of your own living room. Be a part of this unique remembrance where you will hear the personal […]
Please join the Museum in observance of Yom HaShoah, a day of remembrance for the 6 million Jewish people who lost their lives during the Holocaust. During this annual commemoration, marked by the 75th anniversary of liberation, we will mourn the loss of all who perished, honor those who survived and come together as a […]
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 virtual workshop, we will guide you and your child through […]
Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a memorable night of social justice, poetry, and art, featuring author Leslie Contreras Schwartz. Interweaving readings from her new book, "Who Speaks for Us Here," with discussion, Contreras Schwartz will captivate audiences with an exploration of poetry and art as tools for nonviolent resistance and for healing. Newly released from […]
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 virtual workshop, we will guide you and your child through […]
Living, as we do, in a time of unmitigated hatred, hate crimes, acts of antisemitism and extremism, we must take steps of awareness and action. With programming, to include social media posts and a six-part workshop series (offered virtually), Holocaust Museum Houston takes on a new kind of leadership and outreach. The goal of the Creating Possibility […]