Museum admission fees will be waived on Thursday, May 5, 2022 in honor of Holocaust survivor Walter Kase, z"l. When Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, it soon became clear that Walter's family's lives would never be the same again. At the end of 1940, Walter, his parents and his sister, Rysia, were herded into […]
Holocaust Museum Houston and SheSpace invite you to a private viewing of Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, on view in the Josef and Edith Mincberg Gallery, followed by a SheCelebration cocktail party! Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg explores the American judicial system through one of […]
Apollo Chamber Players and acclaimed pianist and scholar Lara Downes present a multimedia program exploring life and music of vanguard African American composer Florence Price. The presentation highlights Price's music in its historical/cultural context, teaching about segregation and civil rights, the Great Migration, the Chicago Black Renaissance, Women's Rights and other interwoven historical strands. These are family friendly […]
Apollo Chamber Players and acclaimed pianist and scholar Lara Downes present a multimedia program exploring life and music of vanguard African American composer Florence Price. The presentation highlights Price's music in its historical/cultural context, teaching about segregation and civil rights, the Great Migration, the Chicago Black Renaissance, Women's Rights and other interwoven historical strands. These are family friendly […]
In his newest book, Dr. Avinoam Patt examines the heroic saga of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, analyzing how the revolt was mythologized in a way that captured the attention of Jews around the world, allowing them to imagine what it might have been like to be there, engaged in the struggle against the Nazi oppressor. Soon after […]
Holocaust Museum Houston and Kenny and Ziggy's invite you to join them for the Chef Supreme Tasting party. On Thursday, April 28, Holocaust Museum Houston is pleased to honor Marty Ginsburg, RBG’s husband. Their marriage defied gender expectations of the period. Marty was a passionate supporter of RBG’s legal career and shared in child-rearing and […]
In partnership with go baz and Fraternitas, HMH welcomes visitors to enjoy free admission to the Museum’s Holocaust, Human Rights, Diaries and Samuel Bak galleries on Thursdays from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thanks to the generosity of go baz and Fraternitas, visitors will also enjoy complimentary entry to Notorious RBG: The Life and Times […]
“When you listen to a witness, you become a witness.” – Elie Wiesel Zikaron BaSalon (In Hebrew- “remembrance in the living room”), offers a meaningful and intimate way to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day and address its implications through discussions at home among family, friends, and guests. Join a living room in your area on Wednesday, […]
Sabri Atman Join Holocaust Museum Houston for the third lecture in the Genocide Awareness Month lecture series, with Sabri Atman, the founder and the director of the Assyrian Genocide Research, SEEYFO CENTER. Sabri Atman is and Assyrian who was born in Nsibin (Tur Abdin) in southeast Turkey, moved to Austria due to political reasons, and […]
Pictured: Sephardic Latinx Oral History Interview Estefany Torres, Alena Aguilar, Jacob Varon, Karlos Villafana Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a moderated discussion of The Sephardic Latinx Oral History Project, a collaboration between the University of Houston and Holocaust Museum Houston’s Latino Initiatives Program. The project explores Sephardic Latinx history using oral histories led by students […]