Zikaron BaSalon is an annual event, which takes place on Israeli Holocaust Memorial Day. Zikaron BaSalon started in Israel, in a living room where a few friends gathered in 2010 and experienced an extraordinary and meaningful event. Alongside formal events, Zikaron BaSalon offers a meaningful and intimate way to commemorate this day and address its […]
Brave Little Company, Holocaust Museum Houston, and the Montrose Center present “Our Stories Belong: A Rainbow Storytime for ALL of Houston’s Kids.” Our Stories Belong is a free, in-person book club packed with creative activities, ideal for families with kids aged 5-10. Love makes a family, and imagination gives us the key to becoming our […]
Holocaust Museum Houston is a proud Community Sponsor of this event at the ERJCC. Director Michael Kretzmer in attendance for Post Film Q&A Directed by Michael Kretzmer United Kingdom, 2022, 87 minutes Language English Genre Documentary This chilling Holocaust documentary — for adult audiences only — reveals the barbaric genocide of 220,000 people, or 95% […]
In honor of Women’s History Month, Black Swan Yoga and the Museum’s young professionals’ group, NEXTGen, invite you to a unique workout experience to keep your mind and body supremely strong! Then, join us for an exclusive look at the Woman, the Spirit of the Universe exhibition. Designed and created by artist Carolyn Marks Johnson, […]
French acting legend Daniel Auteuil plays Joseph Haffmann, a Jewish jeweler whose family has fled German-occupied Paris in this gripping historical drama. Having entrusted his store to his ambitious employee Francois, Haffmann is thwarted from leaving the city and must turn to Francois and wife, Blanche, for protection. What will happen in this morally complex […]
Join Holocaust Museum Houston as survivor Bill Orlin gives his testimony on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage in the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater. 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 […]
Take advantaged of free admission during our extened hours. Starting on March 16, the Museum will be open late until 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays, with free admission starting at 2:00 p.m. Discover the Museum’s permanent galleries, along with our featured exhibitions, Woman, the Spirit of the Universe, Neighbors 1938 “We were all Ladenburgers” and The Life and Art of […]
Join Holocaust Museum Houston as survivor Bill Orlin gives his testimony on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage in the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater. 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 […]
Join Holocaust Museum Houston as Holocaust survivor Dr. Anna Steinberger gives her testimony on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage in the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater. 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 […]
In honor of the exhibition, The Life and Art of Alice Lok Cahana, Holocaust Museum Houston will host a screening of the Steven Spielberg film The Last Days." The film recounts the personal stories of five Hungarian Jews and their survival of the Nazis' efforts to "cleanse Hungary in 1944, even as they faced defeat […]