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SUMMARY:International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2020
DESCRIPTION:January 27\, 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau\, the largest Nazi concentration and death camp in World War II. In 2005\, the United Nations General Assembly designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day to honor the victims of the Holocaust. This year’s commemoration at Holocaust Museum Houston includes a panel discussion by Consul Generals of Israel\, Germany and Japan followed by “Whistle: My Mother was Mengele’s Secretary\,” a short one-woman play on second generation Holocaust survivors featuring Hadar Galron. \nDistinguished panelists include Consul General of Israel to the Southwest U.S. Gilad Katz\, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany Thomas Meister\, Consul General of Japan Hideo Fukushima and Randy Czarlinsky\, director of the American Jewish Committee Houston. The panel discussion topic encompasses the moral obligation of the international community\, including a talk-back with questions from the audience. In conjunction with the discussion topic\, the Museum will display eight panels of the photo exhibitions Beyond Duty\, the story of diplomats recognized as “Righteous Among the Nations” that came to the aid of Jews during the Holocaust\, on view at Rice University’s Rayzor Hall through the 2020 spring semester. \nInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day 2020 is sponsored by Holocaust Museum Houston\, Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest U.S.\, Israeli American Council\, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany\, Houston Hillel\, and Rice University’s Jewish Studies Program\, Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance and The Baker Institute for Public Policy.
URL:https://hmh.org/event/international-holocaust-remembrance-day-2020/
LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200130T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200130T200000
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SUMMARY:Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away. with Dr. Robert Jan Van Pelt
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Robert Jan Van Pelt will discuss the exhibition\, Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.\, that traces the development of Nazi ideology and tells the transformation of Auschwitz from an ordinary Polish town known as Oświęcim to the most significant Nazi site of the Holocaust—at which approximately 1 million Jews\, and tens of thousands of others\, were murdered. Victims included Polish political prisoners\, Sinti and Roma\, Soviet POWs\, Jehovah’s Witnesses and those the Nazis deemed “homosexual\,” “disabled\,” “criminal\,” “inferior\,” or adversarial in countless other ways. \nThe exhibition was curated by an international panel of experts\, including world-renowned scholars Dr. Robert Jan Van Pelt\, Dr. Michael Berenbaum\, and Paul Salmons\, in an unprecedented collaboration with historians and curators at the Research Center at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum\, led by Dr. Piotr Setkiewicz. \n			\n				Register
URL:https://hmh.org/event/auschwitz-not-long-ago-not-far-away-with-dr-robert-jan-van-pelt/
LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
CATEGORIES:LECTURE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200203T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200203T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224306
CREATED:20230809T080432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T124359Z
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SUMMARY:New Volunteer & Docent Open House
DESCRIPTION:Interested in joining the Holocaust Museum Houston (HMH) volunteer family? HMH is looking for new volunteers and docents to accommodate the myriad of exhibitions and increase in visitors at the newly expanded Lester and Sue Smith Campus. Those interested in Holocaust history\, art\, education and committed to impacting human rights in todays world are encouraged to attend this open house. Bilingual Spanish speakers are a plus as HMH is fully bilingual in English and Spanish. Prospective volunteers and docents who attend the information session will learn about the training process\, expectations and how they can apply. \nPlease RSVP by Thursday\, January 23 to tours@hmh.org.
URL:https://hmh.org/event/new-volunteer-docent-open-house/
LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom
CATEGORIES:Information Session
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200204T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200204T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224306
CREATED:20230802T112450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T112459Z
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SUMMARY:Boniuk Library Book Club - "Bluebird\, Bluebird"
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate African American History Month with Boniuk Library as we highlight African American authors\, stories\, history\, and culture. \nThis month\, Boniuk Library Book Club will be discussing “Bluebird\, Bluebird” by Houston-born author Attica Locke. In this award winning novel\, Darren Mathews\, a black Texas Ranger\, returns to Texas to find himself caught up in the investigation of a double murder. As tensions rise in the former plantation town of Lark\, readers will find themselves questioning the ideas of justice and fairness. \nJoin the conversation February 4 as we celebrate diverse reads.
URL:https://hmh.org/event/boniuk-library-book-club-bluebird-bluebird/
LOCATION:Boniuk Library
CATEGORIES:Book Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200205T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200205T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224306
CREATED:20230803T083435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T042534Z
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: "Dolores"
DESCRIPTION:Holocaust Museum Houston’s Latino Initiatives Advisory Committee and young professionals group\, NEXTGen\, invite you to a private film screening of “Dolores.” One of the most important\, yet least known activists of our time\, Dolores Huerta was an equal partner in founding the first farm workers union with César Chávez. Tirelessly leading the fight for racial and labor justice\, Huerta evolved into one of the most defiant feminists of the 20th century — and she continues the fight to this day\, in her late 80s. With unprecedented access to this intensely private mother of 11\, Peter Bratt’s film “Dolores” chronicles Huerta’s life from her childhood in Stockton\, California to her early years with the United Farm Workers\, from her work with the headline-making grape boycott launched in 1965 to her role in the feminist movement of the ’70s\, to her continued work as a fearless activist. \n“Dolores” Awards and Nominations: \n\n2017 Critics Choice Documentary Award – Most Compelling Living Subject of A Documentary\n2017 Critics Choice Documentary Award – Best Political Documentary (Nominated)\nSan Francisco International Film Festival Audience Award – Best Documentary Feature\nCinema Eye Honors Awards – The Unforgettables\n\nThis film will be screened in English and have Spanish subtitles. Admission is free and open to the public\, but advance registration is required. For more information\, please contact Rocio Rubio\, Corporate Relations Officer\, at rrubio@hmh.org or 713-527-1838.
URL:https://hmh.org/event/film-screening-dolores/
LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
CATEGORIES:FILM SCREENING
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200206T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200206T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224306
CREATED:20230802T113106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T113115Z
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SUMMARY:Boniuk Library Book Club - "Bluebird\, Bluebird"
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate African American History Month with Boniuk Library as we highlight African American authors\, stories\, history\, and culture. \nThis month\, Boniuk Library Book Club will be discussing “Bluebird\, Bluebird” by Houston-born author Attica Locke. In this award winning novel\, Darren Mathews\, a black Texas Ranger\, returns to Texas to find himself caught up in the investigation of a double murder. As tensions rise in the former plantation town of Lark\, readers will find themselves questioning the ideas of justice and fairness. \nJoin the conversation February 6 as we celebrate diverse reads.
URL:https://hmh.org/event/boniuk-library-book-club-bluebird-bluebird-2020-02-06-093000/
LOCATION:Boniuk Library
CATEGORIES:Book Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200206T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200206T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224306
CREATED:20230727T085518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230727T085634Z
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Author Joseph Kanon\, Moderated by Ernie Manouse
DESCRIPTION:Author Joseph Kanon\nPhoto credit: Chad Griffith \nJoin the Museum for a conversation with author Joseph Kanon\, moderated by Ernie Manouse. Joseph Kanon is the internationally bestselling author of nine novels\, which have been published in twenty-four languages: Los Alamos\, which won the Edgar Award for best first novel; The Good German\, which was made into a film starring George Clooney and Cate Blanchett; The Prodigal Spy\, Alibi\, which earned Kanon the Hammett Award of the International Association of Crime Writers; Leaving Berlin and The Defectors. He is also a recipient of The Anne Frank Human Writers Award for his writings on the aftermath of the Holocaust. \nEleven-time Emmy Award winner Ernie Manouse currently hosts and produces Houston Public Media’s weekly radio series Next Question with Ernie Manouse\, the web and TV initiative Mockingbird & Armadillo\, and the performing arts podcast and radio program Unwrap Your Candies Now with Catherine Lu. \nA book signing of Kanon’s latest novel\, The Accomplice\, will follow the discussion.
URL:https://hmh.org/event/a-conversation-with-author-joseph-kanon-moderated-by-ernie-manouse/
LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
CATEGORIES:Moderated Conversation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200208T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200208T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224306
CREATED:20230809T080550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T114542Z
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SUMMARY:Paper Trails: Tracing African American Ancestry
DESCRIPTION:Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughtersLibrary of Congress \nCelebrate African American History Month at the Museum as we explore family histories and genealogy. \nThis full day of learning sessions is brought to you through a partnership between the Houston Public Library\, Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research (HPL/CLA); the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society\, Inc.\, Willie Lee Gay H-Town Chapter (AAHGS); the Clayton Library Friends (CLF) and Holocaust Museum Houston. \nEach learning session is designed to offer resources and records for family history research. Celebrating African American History month\, the presentations will highlight not only specific research\, but broad concepts that can be applied to any family history research project. \nThe day offers 4 lectures by nationally recognized speakers\, Ari Wilkins from Dallas\, TX and Sharon Batiste Gillins from Galveston\, TX. These excellent speakers have lectured at national\, state and local genealogy conferences and meetings\, and are both recognized as leaders in the field of African American family history research. \nThis full day is free and open to the public\, but advance registration is required. \nRegistration begins at 10:00 a.m. at the Museum. Attendees are invited to join us at 9:00 a.m. for a pre-workshop session across the street at Clayton Library Carriage House (5300 Caroline St\, Houston\, TX 77004). \nReview the workshop’s schedule and speakers [PDF]
URL:https://hmh.org/event/paper-trails-tracing-african-american-ancestry/
LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
CATEGORIES:GENEALOGY WORKSHOP
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200209T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200209T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224306
CREATED:20230809T075543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T092159Z
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SUMMARY:Houston Holocaust Survivors & Descendants Family Program
DESCRIPTION:Join the Houston Holocaust Survivors and Descendants\, together with Holocaust Museum Houston\, for an innovative program for children ages 5-13. Explore the role of upstanders during the Holocaust with a reading of “The Whispering Town” followed by a discussion with a Holocaust survivor. “The Whispering Town” is the story of neighbors in a small fishing village who\, during the Holocaust shelter a Jewish family waiting to be ferried to safety in Sweden. \nChildren are invited to attend with a parent(s) or grandparent(s). The program is open to interested families\, whether or not your family includes Holocaust survivors
URL:https://hmh.org/event/houston-holocaust-survivors-descendants-family-program/
LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200213T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200213T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224306
CREATED:20230809T082023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T110102Z
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SUMMARY:The Days After the Holocaust: A Historical Profile
DESCRIPTION:This lecture will follow the chronology\, state of mind\, essential and existential questions and big decisions faced by the Jewish people after the Holocaust. Dr. Hanna Yablonka is a professor of Holocaust Studies in the Department of Jewish History at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. She is also a staff historian for the Ghetto Fighters’ House. \n			\n				Register
URL:https://hmh.org/event/the-days-after-the-holocaust-a-historical-profile/
LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
CATEGORIES:LECTURE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200216T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200216T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224306
CREATED:20230802T161310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T161318Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibit Closing Event - "Dolores Huerta : Revolution in the Fields / Revolución en los Campos"
DESCRIPTION:Dolores Huerta speaks to United Farm Workers members and supporters during an open-air meeting\, location unknown\, ca. 1970s\nUnidentified photographer. Walter P. Reuther Library\, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs\, Wayne State University\, Detroit\, Michigan\nHolocaust Museum Houston is closing Dolores Huerta: Revolution in the Fields / Revolución en los Campos with an inspirational panel discussion including Houston women leaders in unions and social justice organizations. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Jesus Esparza\, Chair of the HMH Latino Initiatives Advisory Committee. \nThis program is free\, but advanced registration is required. \n			\n				Register
URL:https://hmh.org/event/exhibit-closing-event-dolores-huerta-revolution-in-the-fields-revolucion-en-los-campos/
LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200216T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200216T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224306
CREATED:20230802T132856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T132905Z
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SUMMARY:Call for Artifact Donations
DESCRIPTION:Hand-Embroidered Silk Baby Dress\, Netherlands\, 1942 Donated by Chaja Verveer \nMeet with one of Holocaust Museum Houston’s curators to discuss a possible artifact donation. Many of us have saved documents\, photographs or personal items from the Holocaust era somewhere in our homes. Some may be stashed in a drawer or an old box in the attic or even hidden away in a closet. Each item embodies a life story that remains to be told. \nAs time passes\, these items are at risk of irreparable damage. Before they are lost forever\, Holocaust Museum Houston calls on the public to donate these precious items so that they will be preserved for generations to come. We seek materials reflecting two theme areas; Jewish life before\, during and after WWII and the Holocaust and its aftermath. \nTo schedule an appointment or for more information\, please contact hmhcuratorial@gmail.com.
URL:https://hmh.org/event/call-for-artifact-donations/
LOCATION:Boniuk Library
CATEGORIES:Call for Artifact Donations
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200219T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200219T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224306
CREATED:20230727T123107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T111036Z
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SUMMARY:Acting Empathy: An Evening with The Ensemble Theatre
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with The Ensemble Theatre\, Holocaust Museum Houston’s Friends of Boniuk Library and young professionals group\, NEXTGen\, invites you to Acting Empathy: An Evening with The Ensemble Theatre. This special event celebrating Black History Month will feature a scene from The Green Book and a discussion led by Dr. Jesse Esparza\, Assistant Professor of History at Texas Southern University. \nInspired by Victor Hugo Green’s historical “The Negro Motorist Green Book\,” The Green Book takes place during a weekend when the Davis’ are celebrating the arrival of Dr. W. E. B. DuBois for a lecture. The appearance of a white visitor\, who turns out to be a Jewish Holocaust survivor\, sets off a chain of events that shows that racism and anti-Semitism cannot be ignored. The Green Book was written by award-winning author Calvin Alexander Ramsey and directed by award-winning director Shirley Jo Finney. The Green Book performances at The Ensemble Theatre run through Sunday\, February 23. \nAdmission to Acting Empathy: An Evening with The Ensemble Theatre is free and open to the public\, but advance registration is required. For more information\, please contact Rocio Rubio\, Corporate Relations Officer\, at rrubio@hmh.org or 713-527-1838. \nAbout The Ensemble Theatre \nThe Ensemble Theatre produces a main stage season of six contemporary and classic works devoted to the portrayal of the African American experience by local and national playwrights and artists. The theatre’s Performing Arts Education program provides educational workshops\, Artist-in-Residence experiences and live performances for students both off-site and at the Theatre. The Young Performers Program offers intensive summer training for children ages 6 to 17 encompassing instruction in all disciplines of the theatre arts. \nAbout NEXTGen \nNEXTGen is the Museum’s affinity group for young professionals ages 21-39 who share a common passion for the Museum and its mission. The goal of NEXTGen is to inspire inclusiveness by engaging young leaders of change and advocating on behalf of tolerance. If you would like to become a NEXTGen member\, please visit hmh.org/NEXTGen. \nAbout Friends of Boniuk Library \nFriends of Boniuk Library connects Holocaust Museum Houston members and the Houston community with The Boniuk Library’s collection and resources. All funds raised by Friends of Boniuk Library will build the collection\, increase visibility and expand public access to the collection. \n			\n				Register
URL:https://hmh.org/event/acting-empathy-an-evening-with-the-ensemble-theatre/
LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
CATEGORIES:PERFORMANCE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200220T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200220T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224306
CREATED:20230731T124111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230731T124122Z
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SUMMARY:Agent of Change with Dr. Cynthia Orozco
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Cynthia Orozco will discuss her new book\, Agent of Change: Adela Sloss-Vento\, Mexican American Civil Rights Activist and Texas Feminist\, the first comprehensive biography of the formidable civil rights activist and feminist whose grassroots organizing in Texas made her an influential voice in the fight for equal rights for Mexican Americans. Although unknown\, Adela Sloss-Vento was a pioneer and major Latina civil rights activist in the Mexican American civil rights movement (1920-1963) and the Chicano movement (1963-1978). She was a civil rights leader\, public intellectual\, and an advocate for ethnic rights\, labor rights\, immigrant rights\, and women rights. \nDr. Cynthia E. Orozco chairs the History\, Humanities\, and Social Sciences Department at Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso. She is the author of “No Mexicans\, Women or Dogs Allowed: The Rise of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement (University of Texas Press\, 2009)” and is a Texas State Historical Association Fellow. \nAdmission is free and open to the public\, but advance registration is required. \n			\n				Register
URL:https://hmh.org/event/agent-of-change-with-dr-cynthia-orozco/
LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
CATEGORIES:Book Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200222T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200222T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224307
CREATED:20230802T134218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T112642Z
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SUMMARY:Chicana Movidas: Activism and Feminism in the Movement Era
DESCRIPTION:Join Holocaust Museum Houston in partnership with Más Que Tres Collective for a book signing and panel discussion with the authors of Chicana Movidas: New Narratives of Activism and Feminism in the Movement Era. \nEditor María Cotera and contributors Martha Cotera\, Anna NietoGomez\, Inés Hernández-Ávila\, Samantha Rodriguez\, and Stalina Villarreal will present their book Chicana Movidas: New Narratives of Activism and Feminism in the Movement Era\, which recovers the histories of Chicana activists during the Chicana/o Movement. Like Gloria Anzaldúa remarked\, “We have not one movement but many.” Activists Martha Cotera\, Anna NietoGomez\, and Inés Hernández-Ávila will talk about their firsthand experiences in la lucha of the 1960s\, while María Cotera\, Samantha Rodriguez\, and Stalina Villarreal will highlight the value of Chicana testimonios. Join us for a night of Chicana feminism! \nMás Que Tres (MQ3) is a group of Chicanas who offer a space to openly explore multiple perspectives including art\, radio\, personal or political issues. This Chicana collective is rooted in: photography\, poetry\, yoga\, dance\, education y más! \nDrawing on the Mexika principle of the three sisters\, MQ3 uses diverse urban experiences to cultivate and bridge communities through innovative approaches. Core topics addressed by this collective encompass feminism\, health\, empowerment\, race and justice. \nThis event is sponsored by Holocaust Museum Houston’s Latino Initiatives. \nLight refreshments will be served. \nAdmission is free and open to the public\, but advance registration is required. \n			\n				Register
URL:https://hmh.org/event/chicana-movidas-activism-and-feminism-in-the-movement-era/
LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200223T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200223T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224307
CREATED:20230809T081650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T122916Z
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SUMMARY:Survivor Sunday - Chaja Verveer
DESCRIPTION: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 Leiden with the van den Bergs\, a Dutch family active in the Resistance. \nIn February 1944\, the van den Bergs were betrayed and Chaja was sent to Westerbork\, a transit camp in northeastern Holland. Trains departed regularly from Westerbork or the killing centers in German-occupied Poland. On September 13\, 1944\, the last train left Westerbork. On it were 51 children\, including Chaja. After three grueling days and nights on the train\, the children arrived in Bergen-Belsen. The children were subsequently sent to Theresienstadt\, a ghetto and transit camp in Czechoslovakia. Chaja was liberated in May 1945. \nThis event is free with Museum admission.
URL:https://hmh.org/event/survivor-sunday-chaja-verveer/
LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
CATEGORIES:Survivor Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200224T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200224T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224307
CREATED:20230802T133121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T133129Z
UID:10000130-1582545600-1582563600@hmh.org
SUMMARY:Call for Artifacts
DESCRIPTION:Meet with one of Holocaust Museum Houston’s curators to discuss a possible artifact donation. Many of us have saved documents\, photographs or personal items from the Holocaust era somewhere in our homes. Some may be stashed in a drawer or an old box in the attic or even hidden away in a closet. Each item embodies a life story that remains to be told. \nAs time passes\, these items are at risk of irreparable damage. Before they are lost forever\, Holocaust Museum Houston calls on the public to donate these precious items so that they will be preserved for generations to come. We seek materials reflecting two theme areas; Jewish life before\, during and after WWII and the Holocaust and its aftermath. \nFor any questions\, please contact library@hmh.org. \nPhoto Credit:Hand-Embroidered Silk Baby Dress\, Netherlands\, 1942Donated by Chaja Verveer
URL:https://hmh.org/event/call-for-artifacts/
LOCATION:9220 Kirby Dr.\, Suite 100
CATEGORIES:Call for Artifact Donations
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200303T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200303T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224307
CREATED:20230802T114453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T114459Z
UID:10000082-1583256600-1583262000@hmh.org
SUMMARY:Boniuk Library Book Club - "The Book Smugglers"
DESCRIPTION:Discover the book that inspired Holocaust Museum Houston’s upcoming exhibition of the same name. In this special meeting of Boniuk Library Book Club\, we’re going behind the scenes to explore what it takes to bring a little known story to life as a museum exhibit. \nJoin us for a discussion of David E. Fishman’s “The Book Smugglers: Partisans\, Poets\, and the Race to Save Jewish Treasures from the Nazis” and a look behind the curtain with our collections and exhibitions team\, as they transform this book into a museum experience. \nThis story follows an unlikely group of heroes\, “The Paper Brigade\,” responsible for rescuing of thousands of rare books and manuscripts in World War II Vilna. In this extensively researched book\, Fishman presents readers with an unsung history of daring poets\, writers\, and scholars who were willing to risk their lives to protect literature and art from destruction.\n			\n				Register
URL:https://hmh.org/event/boniuk-library-book-club-the-book-smugglers/
LOCATION:Boniuk Library
CATEGORIES:Book Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200305T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200305T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224307
CREATED:20230802T114650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T114658Z
UID:10000084-1583400600-1583406000@hmh.org
SUMMARY:Boniuk Library Book Club - "The Book Smugglers"
DESCRIPTION:Discover the book that inspired Holocaust Museum Houston’s upcoming exhibition of the same name. In this special meeting of Boniuk Library Book Club\, we’re going behind the scenes to explore what it takes to bring a little known story to life as a museum exhibit. \nJoin us for a discussion of David E. Fishman’s “The Book Smugglers: Partisans\, Poets\, and the Race to Save Jewish Treasures from the Nazis” and a look behind the curtain with our collections and exhibitions team\, as they transform this book into a museum experience. \nThis story follows an unlikely group of heroes\, “The Paper Brigade\,” responsible for rescuing of thousands of rare books and manuscripts in World War II Vilna. In this extensively researched book\, Fishman presents readers with an unsung history of daring poets\, writers\, and scholars who were willing to risk their lives to protect literature and art from destruction.\n			\n				Register
URL:https://hmh.org/event/boniuk-library-book-club-the-book-smugglers-2/
LOCATION:Boniuk Library
CATEGORIES:Book Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200305T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200305T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224307
CREATED:20230809T081007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T130148Z
UID:10000579-1583431200-1583438400@hmh.org
SUMMARY:ROCO Connections: We Were the Music
DESCRIPTION:The chamber concert will feature the premiere of two of Bruce Adolphe’s triptych of commissions for oboe\, cello\, and piano.”We Were the Music” is inspired by and dedicated to Anita Lasker-Wallfisch\, who played cello in the women’s orchestra in Auschwitz. Also to be performed\, “Music is a Dream” is dedicated to the memory of pianist Alice Herz-Sommer\, who was imprisoned in Theresienstadt and performed there during her imprisonment. \nSchedule of events \n6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Reception and a look at the Museum’s permanent Galleries \n7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Performance \n			\n				Register
URL:https://hmh.org/event/roco-connections-we-were-the-music/
LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
CATEGORIES:PERFORMANCE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200307T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200307T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224307
CREATED:20230808T115954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230808T172840Z
UID:10000257-1583575200-1583582400@hmh.org
SUMMARY:Discovering My Story: Family Tree DNA Event
DESCRIPTION:Work with DNA testing experts\, known as genetic genealogists\, to learn how DNA research can help you discover your personal story and to connect to ancestors whose stories might have been lost.   \nYou will learn how each type of DNA test\, when used properly\, can be a powerful tool in unlocking your history.   \nFollowing a talk on DNA testing basics\, a break-out session will allow participants to interact with genetic genealogists in small groups to ask DNA-related questions or discuss how DNA testing might help with their specific research challenges.  \nDNA test kits will be for sale at discount  prices at the workshop.  \nThis event is free and open to the public\, but advanced registration is required.\n			\n				Register
URL:https://hmh.org/event/discovering-my-story-family-tree-dna-event/
LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom
CATEGORIES:GENEALOGY WORKSHOP
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200309T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200309T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224307
CREATED:20230809T082151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T095151Z
UID:10000474-1583778600-1583784000@hmh.org
SUMMARY:The Restitution of Nazi-looted Art and What Remains to Be Done with Stuart Eizenstat
DESCRIPTION:During World War II\, some 600\,000 paintings were stolen or displaced. Much of the interest in providing belated justice for victims of the Holocaust and other victims of Nazi tyranny during World War II was the result of Stuart Eizenstat’s leadership as Special Representative of the President and Secretary of State on Holocaust-Era Issues during the Clinton Administration.  He successfully negotiated major agreements with the Swiss\, Germans\, Austrian and French\, and other European countries\, covering restitution of property\, payment for slave and forced laborers\, recovery of looted art\, bank accounts\, and payment of insurance policies. He recounts his Holocaust restitution negotiations in his book\, Imperfect Justice. \nStuart Eizenstat recently spoke in Paris at the 20th anniversary of the CIVS\, France’s institution for Holocaust-related payments\, and in Berlin on the 20th anniversary of the Washington Principles on Nazi-Looted Art\, which he negotiated in 1998 with 44 countries. He will give an update on what has happened in restitution of Nazi looted art and what remains to be done. \nStuart Elliott “Stu” Eizenstat is an American diplomat and attorney. He served as the United States Ambassador to the European Union from 1993 to 1996 and as the United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury from 1999 to 2001. \nThis lecture will be followed by a book signing. A free book will be given to each person after the lecture. \n			\n				Register
URL:https://hmh.org/event/the-restitution-of-nazi-looted-art-and-what-remains-to-be-done-with-stuart-eizenstat/
LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
CATEGORIES:LECTURE
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200312T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200312T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224307
CREATED:20230809T075846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T122223Z
UID:10000385-1584021600-1584028800@hmh.org
SUMMARY:Inside Government for Juniors
DESCRIPTION:Join Holocaust Museum Houston to earn the Inside Government badge with a particular emphasis on the Supreme Court. Learn about how government works\, how laws are made\, and how you can get involved. As part of the program\, participants will tour the exhibit Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. \nSpecial thanks to H-E-B for generously supporting the Museum’s Women’s History Month educational initiatives. \n			\n				Register
URL:https://hmh.org/event/inside-government-for-juniors-2/
LOCATION:Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom
CATEGORIES:GIRL SCOUTS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200312T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200312T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224307
CREATED:20230808T120339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T040641Z
UID:10000265-1584036000-1584045000@hmh.org
SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening: "The Book Smugglers"
DESCRIPTION:Mikhal Kovner\, brother of Partisan Abba Kovner\, sorting books; Vilna\, 1943Courtesy of the Moreshet Archive\, Israel \nJoin the Museum for a special first look of The Book Smugglers\, featuring special guest David E. Fishman. The exhibition curated by HMHs Chief Curator of Collections and Exhibitions\, and based on Fishmans book of the same name\, will make it’s world debut in the Museum’s Mincberg Gallery. \nThe Book Smugglers is the nearly unbelievable true story of ghetto residents who rescued thousands of rare books and manuscripts by hiding them on their persons\, burying them in bunkers and smuggling them across borders. Set in Vilna\, Lithuania\, also known as the Jerusalem of Lithuania for their robust Jewish culture rich with art\, music\, literature\, poetry\, theater and opera\, a small group of partisans and poets risked everything to save Jewish cultural treasures. \nThe Book Smugglers exhibition is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. \n			\n				Register\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				United Airlines is the official airline of Holocaust Museum Houston
URL:https://hmh.org/event/exhibition-opening-the-book-smugglers/
LOCATION:Mincberg Gallery
CATEGORIES:OPENING RECEPTION
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200312T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200312T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224307
CREATED:20230803T110341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230803T110349Z
UID:10000205-1584039600-1584045000@hmh.org
SUMMARY:CANCELED: Greater Houston Jewish Genealogical Society Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 meaningful connections with difficult topics. Uncover new ways Boniuk Library can support your research and illuminate the stories that make up your personal history. \nThis meeting is the perfect sneak peek and an excellent foundation for our three-part genealogy workshop series\, beginning in April\, so you won’t want to miss it.
URL:https://hmh.org/event/canceled-greater-houston-jewish-genealogical-society-meeting/
LOCATION:Board Room
CATEGORIES:GHJGS Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200316T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200320T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224307
CREATED:20230809T080032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T045707Z
UID:10000435-1584356400-1584705600@hmh.org
SUMMARY:CANCELED: Lunch & Learn Drop In Tours
DESCRIPTION: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 in partnership with the Legacy Café. Tour participants will receive 10% on all café items. Drop in tours are limited to 25 participants. All ages welcome. \nThis program is included in Museum admission.
URL:https://hmh.org/event/canceled-lunch-learn-drop-in-tours/
LOCATION:Holocaust Gallery
CATEGORIES:SPRING BREAK
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200316T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200316T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224307
CREATED:20230809T081716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T115227Z
UID:10000368-1584363600-1584367200@hmh.org
SUMMARY:CANCELED: Survivor Talk - Chaja Verveer
DESCRIPTION: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 Leiden with the van den Bergs\, a Dutch family active in the Resistance.  \nIn February 1944\, the van den Bergs were betrayed and Chaja was sent to Westerbork\, a transit camp in northeastern Holland. Trains departed regularly from Westerbork or the killing centers in German-occupied Poland. On September 13\, 1944\, the last train left Westerbork. On it were 51 children\, including Chaja. After three grueling days and nights on the train\, the children arrived in Bergen-Belsen. The children were subsequently sent to Theresienstadt\, a ghetto and transit camp in Czechoslovakia. Chaja was liberated in May 1945. \nThis event is free with Museum admission.
URL:https://hmh.org/event/canceled-survivor-talk-chaja-verveer/
LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
CATEGORIES:SPRING BREAK
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200317T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200321T000000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224307
CREATED:20230809T081223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T122655Z
UID:10000569-1584403200-1584748800@hmh.org
SUMMARY:Stream "Black Honey"
DESCRIPTION: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 a private rescue plane\, testified in the Nuremberg Trials\, and immigrated to Israel in 1947 where he led Yiddish culture\, while writing in astonishing vitality. \nHow to stream the film for free:1. Click on the button below.2. Click on Rent.3. Sign up for a free Vimeo account (if you do not already have one) with your email.4. Instead of entering Credit Card info\, click on “Apply promo code” at the bottom and enter coupon codeHMHonline. This will then allow free viewing through May 21\, 2020 without entering credit card information. Any attempts to stream the film before May 17 or after May 21\, 2020 will require credit card information. \n			\n				Register
URL:https://hmh.org/event/stream-black-honey/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:FILM SCREENING
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200317T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200317T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224307
CREATED:20230809T081722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T121103Z
UID:10000378-1584450000-1584453600@hmh.org
SUMMARY:CANCELED: Survivor Talk - Dr. Anna Steinberger
DESCRIPTION: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. One day a Red Army soldier knocked on their door and offered them a choice: return home to the German zone of Poland\, or “resettle” in the Soviet Union. They chose the Soviet Union\, and were sent to Kolchoz\, near Stalingrad\, where they toiled on a collective farm. When Germany invaded the USSR in June 1941\, Anna’s brother was drafted into the Soviet Army and the rest of the family was relocated again\, this time to Alma Ata in the Kazakh Republic. \nThis event is free with Museum admission.
URL:https://hmh.org/event/canceled-survivor-talk-dr-anna-steinberger/
LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
CATEGORIES:SPRING BREAK
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200318T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200318T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224307
CREATED:20230809T081714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T115008Z
UID:10000367-1584536400-1584540000@hmh.org
SUMMARY:CANCELED: Survivor Talk - Bill Orlin
DESCRIPTION: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 Ostrow Mazowiecki\, about 50 miles northwest of Warsaw. \nThe forced march\, although terrifying at the time\, may have saved the familys lives. Once Orlin and his family were in Soviet-controlled Poland\, they continued their eastward journey into the Soviet interior\, where they remained in relative safety for the rest of WWII. When Germany invaded the USSR in June 1941 the family ran\, as Orlin recalls. Although the family was together\, life was tremendously difficult\, suffering from hunger and malnutrition for the next several years. \nThis event is free with Museum admission. No registration is necessary.
URL:https://hmh.org/event/canceled-survivor-talk-bill-orlin/
LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
CATEGORIES:SPRING BREAK
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