Author Joseph Kanon Photo credit: Chad Griffith Join 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 […]
Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughtersLibrary of Congress Celebrate African American History Month at the Museum as we explore family histories and genealogy. This 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 […]
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 […]
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.
Dolores Huerta speaks to United Farm Workers members and supporters during an open-air meeting, location unknown, ca. 1970s Unidentified photographer. Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan Holocaust Museum Houston is closing Dolores Huerta: Revolution in the Fields / Revolución en los Campos with an inspirational panel […]
Hand-Embroidered Silk Baby Dress, Netherlands, 1942 Donated by Chaja Verveer Meet with one of Holocaust Museum Houston's curators to discuss a possible artifact donation. Many of us have saved documents, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]