The 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 of ten heroic individuals, none of them Jewish, who repeatedly risked their lives and those of their family members by defying orders to rescue Jews […]
Since 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 the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, four of the five most deadly years for domestic terrorism in the U.S. have occurred since 2015, including mass killings […]
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 community. Often the golem is portrayed protecting the Jews from pogroms and blood libels. Since the Holocaust, many artists and authors have wrestled with the […]
Holocaust Museum Houston, in partnership with FotoFest, host a screening the award-winning documentary 20 Days in Mariupol by Pulitzer Prize-winning Ukrainian journalist Mstyslav Chernov. This harrowing film follows Chernov and his team as they document the first 20 days of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in the besieged city of Mariupol. As the only international […]
Join Holocaust Museum Houston in partnership with HTX Art in the Heart for our third 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 […]
Dr. Lindsay Gary The New Red Book: A Guide to 50 of Houston’s Black Historical and Cultural Sites (2022) by Dr. Lindsay Gary highlights the history of Houston through the perspective of place - 50 cultural organizations and sites created and sustained by African Americans. It documents little-known histories of the Almeda Post Office, the site of […]
Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a screening of the film Zero Gravity followed by a special presentation from the University of Houston’s SACNAS Chapter. Zero Gravity follows a diverse group of middle-school students from San Jose, CA, who compete in a nationwide tournament to code satellites aboard the International Space Station. Seen through the wondrous […]
Photo by Najib Joe Hakim Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a screening of the film Los Hermanos/The Brothers and a special performance by the Segundo Barrio Children’s Chorus. Virtuoso Afro-Cuban-born brothers—violinist Ilmar and pianist Aldo—live on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half-century wide. Tracking their parallel lives in New York and Havana, their […]
Since 1996, Holocaust Museum Houston has been committed to honoring Holocaust survivors’ legacy and ensuring Houston Survivor stories live on in perpetuity. This annual exhibition offers a video introduction of Houston Holocaust Survivors featuring family members’ testimonies and clips of Survivors telling their stories. Family artifacts will also be showcased throughout the exhibition. This installment […]
Join us for a half day workshop that explores the life, artwork, and legacy of Holocaust survivor and artist, Samuel Bak. Through interactive tours of the Holocaust Gallery and Samuel Bak Gallery and Learning Center, participants will examine the role and meaning of artwork created during and after the Holocaust. Educators will learn about the […]