BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Holocaust Museum Houston - ECPv6.15.14//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hmh.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Holocaust Museum Houston REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250828T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250828T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20250718T154833Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250718T154839Z UID:10000983-1756405800-1756413000@hmh.org SUMMARY:Author Event | "A Blessing\, Not a Burden" by Dr. Alex Kor DESCRIPTION:By all accounts\, Dr. Alex Kor’s life has been a miracle. The son of two Holocaust survivors who narrowly escaped death\, Alex grew up in Indiana — a state with Midwestern charm and an ignominious history of prejudice. In A Blessing\, Not a Burden\, Alex details his incredible journey\, from his unique upbringing to his present-day mission of carrying on his parents’ inspiring legacy. From his mother’s controversial stance on forgiving the Nazis to his father’s unbridled optimism\, Alex shares life lessons that have helped him overcome his own hardships along the way. Alex also offers his own perspective on forgiveness as he nurtures his parents’ legacies in a world still fraught with discrimination. He’s traveled a long and winding road\, from Terre Haute\, Indiana\, to Auschwitz and many places in between and like his parents\, he has endured… and overcome. \nAs antisemitism festers across the globe\, A Blessing\, Not a Burden takes readers back to one of the most horrific periods in human history\, reminding us of the terrible costs of hate and warning us that we are not so far removed from those dangers as we might think. Yet\, at the same time\, the story of the Kor family stands as a living memorial to the belief that the human spirit can overcome even the darkest of circumstances. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/author-event-a-blessing-not-a-burden-by-dr-alex-kor/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Dr-Alex-Kor-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250717T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250717T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20250528T141608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250528T141706Z UID:10000979-1752777000-1752782400@hmh.org SUMMARY:Gerald S. Kaplan Endowed Lecture: Antisemitism Today with Dr. Dave Rich DESCRIPTION:Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a lecture on contemporary antisemitism from one of the UK’s leading experts on the subject. Dr. Dave Rich has worked for almost thirty years for the Community Security Trust\, a Jewish charity that protects the UK Jewish community\, and has advised the police\, the Crown Prosecution Service\, football clubs\, political parties and many other organizations on how to tackle antisemitism. He is the author of Everyday Hate: How Antisemitism is Built Into Our World – and how You Can Change it and The Left’s Jewish Problem: Jeremy Corbyn\, Israel and Antisemitism. Dr. Rich writes regularly about antisemitism and extremism for UK and international media and does academic work about hate crimes\, conspiracy theories\, the abuse of Holocaust memory\, anti-Israel boycotts\, campus antisemitism and the campaign for Soviet Jewry. He is a Research Fellow at the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism.  \nThe Gerald S. Kaplan Public Lecture is supported by the Gerald S. Kaplan Endowment Fund. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/gerald-s-kaplan-endowed-lecture-antisemitism-today-with-dr-dave-rich/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Dr-Dave-Rich-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250710T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250710T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20250508T161355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T161401Z UID:10000978-1752172200-1752177600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Film Screening | Sabotage DESCRIPTION:Join Holocaust Museum Houston for our screening of the Noa Aharoni film\, Sabotage. January 1945\, less than two weeks before the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp evacuation\, four forced laborer women\, Estusia Wajcblum\, Rosa Robota\, Alla Gartner\, and Regina Safirstein were hanged in public\, accused of sabotaging the Nazi war machine. Sabotage tells the dramatic unknown story of the women’s underground operation in Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is a story of feminine heroism\, resistance\, and tragedy told through the eyes of Anna Wajcblum Heilman\, Estusia’s sister and youngest member of the women’s resistance. \nUnder the horrific inferno of Auschwitz\, Anna writes a diary describing the dramatic story of the women’s resistance\, the camaraderie\, and the friendship between them. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/film-screening-sabotage/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Sabotage-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250626T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250626T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20250508T161119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T161125Z UID:10000977-1750962600-1750969800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Film Screening | Sh’ma: A Story of Survival DESCRIPTION:Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a film screening of Sh’ma: A Story of Survival\, a moving and innovative dance film by Suki John\, chronicles the journey of the director’s mother from school days to deportation\, concentration camp to liberation\, and finally immigration to the U.S. Sh’ma features a remarkable ensemble of 15 virtuoso performers\, a haunting original score\, stunning choreography\, and timeless design. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/film-screening-shma-a-story-of-survival/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Shma-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250510T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250510T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20250407T164412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250407T164540Z UID:10000973-1746903600-1746909000@hmh.org SUMMARY:We The People: Freedom DESCRIPTION:Join Holocaust Museum Houston as Apollo Chamber Players’ We the People season concludes with an intergenerational conversation about freedom\, democracy\, and the future. While 20th century American icons Howard Hanson and Walt Whitman reflect the exquisite nuance of a democratic republic\, we amplify the voices of the next generation’s creative leaders through collaborations with Houston’s Kinder HSPVA. \n \n GET TICKETS URL:https://hmh.org/event/we-the-people-freedom/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/We-The-People-720-x-440-px-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20250417T204816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250502T205631Z UID:10000974-1746729000-1746736200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Film Screening | A Real Pain DESCRIPTION:Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a screening of the award-winning film\, A Real Pain. Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother\, a Holocaust survivor. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history. \nPrior to the screening\, there will be a short reception provided by our community partners\, 3G HTX\, AJC Houston\, the Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest\, the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC\, and the Texas Jewish Historical Society. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/film-screening-a-real-pain/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/A-Real-Pain-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250424T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20250319T150630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T150641Z UID:10000967-1745519400-1745526600@hmh.org SUMMARY:"You Couldn't Grasp It All": American Forces and the Liberation of the Nazi Camps DESCRIPTION:In the early spring of 1945\, American troops entered and liberated several Nazi concentration camps. What they encountered defied comprehension. Since those fateful months\, the names of hellish places like Dachau\, Buchenwald\, Mauthausen\, and Dora-Mittelbau have become parts of our collective memory. This lecture from Dr. Jason Dawsey of the National WWII Museum and Arizona State University highlights the role of the United States in the liberation of the SS-run camps and how American servicemembers swung into action to save the lives of inmates. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/you-couldnt-grasp-it-all-american-forces-and-the-liberation-of-the-nazi-camps/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Dawsey-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250421T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250421T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20250319T145518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250407T154502Z UID:10000966-1745260200-1745267400@hmh.org SUMMARY:Zikaron BaSalon: L’Dor V’Dor DESCRIPTION:Zikaron BaSalon\, meaning “Remembering in the Living Room” in Hebrew\, is an initiative which started in 2011 with the goal to commemorate the Holocaust and its victims on a more personal and individualistic level. Focusing much more on survivors sharing their unique experiences and promoting conversation between survivors and those listening\, Zikaron BaSalon distinguishes itself from other Holocaust Education initiatives by focusing entirely on the human impact that can only be shared in a smaller\, well-connected setting\, with Holocaust survivors and their descendants. \nJoin Holocaust Museum Houston for our annual Zikaron BaSalon conversation\, as a small panel including Holocaust Survivor Ruth Steinfeld\, 2nd generation Alberta Totz\, and 3rd generation Lauren Rubenstein discuss their experiences\, and the importance of preserving the memory of the Holocaust L’dor v’dor (From Generation to Generation). This event will be happening alongside the city-wide Zikaron BaSalon which will be presented by the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/zikaron-basalon-ldor-vdor/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Zikaron-BaSalon-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250408 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250410 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20250203T194915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T152513Z UID:10000956-1744070400-1744243199@hmh.org SUMMARY:Antiscience and Antisemitism: An Alarming Convergence DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, April 8\, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm | Keynote Speaker Dr. Peter HotezWednesday\, April 9\, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm | Six sessions  \nThe conference “Antiscience and Antisemitism: An Alarming Convergence\,” organized by Dean Peter Hotez of Baylor College of Medicine and Professor Matthias Henze of Rice University\, will be hosted by the Holocaust Museum Houston. It examines the junction of two accelerating and alarming trends of the 2020s\, Antiscience and Antisemitism. Antiscience activism now manifests as climate denialism and coordinated efforts to discredit life-saving public health interventions such as vaccines\, immunizations\, and other interventions. The full expression of science denialism occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic and now targets prominent American scientists. Antisemitism is also on the rise\, as documented by the ADL and other groups. \nThe conference explores the current and historical overlap between antiscience and antisemitism. Such an investigation reveals a 500-year history that began during the Black Death in Europe\, targeted prominent Jewish scientists in Weimar Germany and Stalinist Russia\, and that continues to the present through attacks on scientists working to slow or halt pandemics and climate change. The conference will feature 8 preeminent academics in the Sciences and the Humanities. \n \n RSVP\n \n VIEW THE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE URL:https://hmh.org/event/antiscience-and-antisemitism-an-alarming-convergence/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/antiscience.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250402T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250402T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20250212T194153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T182038Z UID:10000960-1743620400-1743625800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Houston Jewish Film Festival | Here Lived DESCRIPTION:Join Holocaust Museum Houston\, in partnership with the Houston Jewish Film Festival\, for a screening of the film Here Lived. \nArtist Gunter Demnig started his Stolpersteine project in 1992. Now\, more than 100\,000 of these Holocaust memorial stones have been installed in sidewalks around Europe. Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker Jane Wells traces the impact of these stones and the healing they bring to individuals and communities in the Netherlands. \n \n GET TICKETS\n \n FULL FESTIVAL LINEUP URL:https://hmh.org/event/houston-jewish-film-festival-here-lived/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/HJFF-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250320T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250320T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20241206T162345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T164625Z UID:10000947-1742495400-1742502600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Mischlinge Exposé DESCRIPTION:The Mischlinge Exposé weaves a multimedia tapestry around a little-known aspect of the Holocaust: the Mischlinge (a derogatory Nazi term for those neither fully Jewish nor fully Aryan). The program interweaves video and audio testimony from American pianist Carolyn Enger’s godmother and her father (both labeled Mischling\, Grade A by the Nazis) with the music of composers from the salon period who converted to Christianity in the decades before the war. Reacting to questions of identity after the war\, the program vividly illustrates what it was like to be between worlds in Germany in the first half of the 20th century. Through the telling of her family story\, Enger’s live documentary directly addresses universally significant issues of identity and inclusion\, encouraging empathy\, tolerance\, and engagement. \nInternationally celebrated Carolyn Enger has gained critical acclaim for her exquisite lyrical playing\, as well as her deeply felt interpretations. In addition to an active performance schedule on two continents\, including recent performances at The National Gallery Oslo\, Baruch College\, Kean University and Noontime Concerts in San Francisco; Enger has enjoyed remarkable success as a recording artist. The New York Times selected her Naxos recording of intimate Ned Rorem miniatures\, Piano Album I & Six Friends\, as one of the newspaper’s “Best In Classical Recordings”\, writing “Among the 90th–birthday tributes this year to the essential American composer Ned Rorem\, this recording especially stands out\,” while Gramophone declared\, “Enger raises the miniatures to a higher level.” Recently the recording was “Album of the Week” on Sirius XM’s Symphony Halland was featured on their program Living American. Her latest recording Resonating Earth was released in September 2024 \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/mischlinge-expose/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Mischlinge-Expose-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250320T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250320T153000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20250303T225022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T225031Z UID:10000964-1742481000-1742484600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Holocaust Survivor Talk featuring 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 program is include in free Museum admission. \n \n RESERVE FREE TICKETS URL:https://hmh.org/event/holocaust-survivor-talk-featuring-bill-orlin/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Bill-Orlin-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250313T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250313T153000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20250303T224309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T224315Z UID:10000963-1741876200-1741879800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Holocaust Survivor Talk featuring Ruth Steinfeld DESCRIPTION:Join Holocaust Museum Houston as Holocaust Survivor Ruth Steinfeld shares her story. Ruth and her sister Lea lived in Sinsheim\, Germany when Hitler came to power. The family was deported to the Gurs interment camp in 1940\, and their mother was faced with a very difficult decision: to let a Jewish philanthropic organization called Oeuvres de Secours aux Enfants (OSE) take her daughters to safety\, or keep them with her. Ruth and her sister’s lives were forever altered after that moment. \nThis program is include in free Museum admission. \n \n RESERVE FREE TICKETS URL:https://hmh.org/event/holocaust-survivor-talk-featuring-ruth-steinfeld-2/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Ruth-Steinfeld-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250311T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250311T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20250116T193122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T200808Z UID:10000954-1741714200-1741723200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Guenther Dammann and the Book Almost Lost to History: The Lives of Jewish Magicians DESCRIPTION:Tickets include parking fees and entrance to a reception with light bites and strolling magicians. \nReception 5:30 p.m. \nProgram 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. \nJoin Holocaust Museum Houston for this special evening with magician Richard Hatch. He will share with us the story of the German Jewish amateur magician and magic historian Guenther Dammann and the 1933 book he wrote in Berlin about Jewish magicians. Hatch will intertwine magic that might have been performed by Dammann and these great Jewish magicians into his presentation on the fascinating although unfortunately tragic tale of Guenther Dammann. \nLast year\, the New York Times devoted 3 pages of their Arts & Leisure section to Hatch’s work translating this book by Guenther Dammann about the wonderful contributions of Jewish magicians to the art form. \nAlthough Richard Hatch holds two graduate degrees in Physics from Yale University\, he finds it easier to break the laws of nature than to discover them. A childhood interest in magic became a lifelong obsession\, and he has been a full-time professional “deceptionist” since 1983. Richard honed his craft entertaining guests as one of the house magicians at Houston’s Magic Island Nightclub before devoting himself exclusively to private and corporate work. \nIn 2010 he and his wife\, violinist Rosemary Kimura Hatch\, moved to his hometown of Logan\, Utah where they opened the Hatch Academy of Magic and Music. Richard Hatch is now dedicating himself to preserving the history of this German Jewish author murdered in the Holocaust. \nThere are so many Holocaust stories…but this is one you will not want to miss. \n \n GET TICKETS URL:https://hmh.org/event/guenther-dammann-and-the-book-almost-lost-to-history-the-lives-of-jewish-magicians/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Hatch-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250311T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250311T160000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20250212T172449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T201414Z UID:10000959-1741705200-1741708800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Richard Hatch Magic Show DESCRIPTION:In addition to his evening lecture\, Richard Hatch will perform a magic show for families during Spring Break. \nAlthough Richard Hatch holds two graduate degrees in Physics from Yale University\, he finds it easier to break the laws of nature than to discover them. A childhood interest in magic became a lifelong obsession\, and he has been a full-time professional “deceptionist” since 1983. Richard honed his craft entertaining guests as one of the house magicians at Houston’s Magic Island Nightclub before devoting himself exclusively to private and corporate work. \nThis program is included in Museum general admission. \n \n GET TICKETS TO THE MUSEUM URL:https://hmh.org/event/richard-hatch-magic-show/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Hatch-720-x-440-px-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250227T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250227T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20241107T202848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250217T201212Z UID:10000936-1740681000-1740688200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Film Screening | Black Raven DESCRIPTION:RSVP\n \n \n \n \n \n In early 1930’s Soviet Ukraine\, the regime of Josef Stalin ran a genocidal campaign of starvation against the rural peasant class. With the intention to both collectivize Ukraine’s rich agricultural industry\, as well as wipe out the Kulak class\, food was withheld from millions of civilians in the countryside\, leading to one of the worst\, and unfortunately overlooked\, genocides of the 20th Century. Join Holocaust Museum Houston in partnership with the Ukrainian American Cultural Club of Houston in the showing of the documentary “Black Raven\,” memorializing the largely forgotten horror of the Holodomor. URL:https://hmh.org/event/film-screening-black-raven/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Black-Raven-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250208T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250208T140000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20241206T161148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T164551Z UID:10000946-1739012400-1739023200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Genealogy Workshop | Echoes of Freedom: “In Their Own Words” DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Black History Month at the Museum as the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society\, Willie Lee Gay H-Town Chapter explores the invaluable records for researching formerly enslaved and free persons of color in the immediate post-Civil War period. \nSession 1: “In Their Own Words”This presentation by Diane L. Richard\, MEng & MBA\, a professional genealogical researcher\, author\, and lecturer from North Carolina\, will focus on “Last Seen Ads\,” the Freedmen’s Bureau\, and Freedman’s Bank records. \nSession 2: “Slave Narratives: Telling Their Stories In Their Own Words”Sharon Gillins\, a native of Galveston\, retired educator\, practicing genealogist and genealogy educator will examine the historical period\, function\, and genealogical value of slave narratives\, published and unpublished narratives\, and records that are often overlooked and found in unlikely places. \nThese exciting educational sessions are brought to you through a partnership between the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society\, Inc.\, Willie Lee Gay H-Town Chapter (AAHGS)\, Holocaust Museum Houston\, and Freedmen’s Town Museums Houston. \nThis event is free and open to the public\, but advance registration is required. Check-in begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Museum. Attendees are invited to join us from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. \nPhoto credit: Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughters\, Library of Congress \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/genealogy-workshop-echoes-of-freedom-in-their-own-words/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/public_domain_photo-from_loc.jpg__1440x880_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250206T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250206T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20241206T193910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T193923Z UID:10000948-1738866600-1738873800@hmh.org SUMMARY:Hope\, Resistance\, and Torture: The Role of Music During the Holocaust DESCRIPTION:American flutist and sociomusicologist Dr. Christine Beard will examine the role music played during the Holocaust. This poignant and informative lecture-recital explores how music served as a form of resistance and allowed prisoners to temporarily “escape” their inhumane circumstances\, how the Nazis used music to inflict mental and emotional torture\, and what music was banned by the SS Kultur Kamer. Featuring works for flute by composers from across Europe whose lives were tragically cut short by the Nazis’ soulless plan for genocide labeled “The Final Solution\,” this program aims to serve not only as a memorial to those lost but also as a reminder that discrimination has no place in a civilized society. \n \n RSVP URL:https://hmh.org/event/hope-resistance-and-torture-the-role-of-music-during-the-holocaust/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Hope-Flute-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250115T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250115T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20241122T154009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241212T223438Z UID:10000942-1736965800-1736973000@hmh.org SUMMARY:The Rescue Film - Concerto DESCRIPTION:RSVP\n \n \n \n \n \n The Lt. David L. Silverman Latin American Institute’s evening program will feature a special film screening and conversation around Latin American rescue during the Holocaust. The Rescue Film-Concerto is a performative film experience that combines a 60-min documentary film with a live musical performance of its musical soundtrack to recount the little-known story of ‘Righteous’ Colonel José Arturo Castellanos. Castellanos collaborated with his Jewish friend to save thousands of Jewish lives during the Holocaust by issuing Salvadoran nationality certificates while working as a diplomat putting his life and family at great risk. This ground-breaking Film-Concerto concept was developed by filmmakers Alvaro and Boris Castellanos\, grandsons of Colonel Castellanos\, as an emotionally engaging and uplifting way to tell the story of their grandfather and as a pioneering narrative in Holocaust education and commemoration of the ‘Righteous Among the Nations’. The program will feature a talk back with the filmmakers\, Alvaro and Boris Castellanos. \nThis is a bilingual program with interpretation services available in English and Spanish. \nThe Silverman Latin American Institute\, supported by the Lt. David L. Silverman Endowment Fund\, is an international bilingual conference that brings educators from Latin America and the United States together to study the Holocaust\, human rights\, and social justice. Silverman Fellows are immersed in historical and pedagogical content while creating international networks that strengthen educational collaborations. \nIf you need assistance with registration\, please call Laurie Garcia at 713-527-1611. URL:https://hmh.org/event/the-rescue-film-concierto/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage CATEGORIES:Lt. David L. Silverman Endowed Public Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Rescue-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241212T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241212T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20241111T212507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T200339Z UID:10000940-1734026400-1734033600@hmh.org SUMMARY:"Houston Survivor Series: Liberation" Exhibition Opening DESCRIPTION:RSVP\n \n \n \n \n \n Curated in-house by our Collections and Exhibitions team\, this exhibit will feature Houston-area Holocaust Survivors in the fifth installment of our Houston Survivor Series. Observing the upcoming 80th anniversary of the liberation of most concentration camps across Europe\, this installment will focus on local survivors who experienced liberation and went on to become an integral part of the Houston community including Ervin Adam\, Helen Colin\, the Dittman family\, the Jucker brothers\, Walter Kase\, and Sonia Stern. URL:https://hmh.org/event/houston-survivor-series-liberation-exhibition-opening/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Liberation-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241121T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241121T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20241001T204415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T204422Z UID:10000932-1732213800-1732221000@hmh.org SUMMARY:Film Screening | Family Treasures Lost and Found DESCRIPTION:RSVP\n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a free screening of the documentary Family Treasures Lost and Found. In the film\, journalist Karen A. Frenkel channels the driving force of discovery to investigate her parents’ unspoken WWII stories. Her research leads her to astonishing revelations of her family’s journeys through Europe\, Cuba\, Mexico\, and New York\, and sheds light on the hidden truths surrounding the tragic losses experienced by several of her family members. Through the act of documenting their histories\, these relatives cease to be mere names when their stories are fully uncovered. These riveting stories of survival\, luck\, and loss have the power to captivate viewers of all generations and serve as an inspiration for many to delve into their own family histories. URL:https://hmh.org/event/film-screening-family-treasures-lost-and-found/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Family-Treasures-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241107T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241107T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20240925T161004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T190416Z UID:10000931-1731004200-1731011400@hmh.org SUMMARY:Film Screening | A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting DESCRIPTION:RSVP\n \n \n \n \n \n In October of 2018\, the Tree of Life – Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania suffered the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history. “A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting” tells the story of the events on that harrowing day\, and how a broken community attempted to find some semblance of healing and action following the tragedy. \nJoin Holocaust Museum Houston\, along with family members of victims of this attack\, for a screening of this powerful film. This event is in partnership with the Texas Jewish Historical Society and the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Southwest Regional Office. The ADL will hold a short clinic afterwards on how communities can prevent/respond to the hateful rhetoric that led to this catastrophe. \nPrior to the event will be a brief catered reception\, where a relative of victims will be in attendance. URL:https://hmh.org/event/film-screening-a-tree-of-life-the-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Tree-of-Life-720-x-440-px-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241014T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241014T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20240801T195857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T190419Z UID:10000919-1728930600-1728936000@hmh.org SUMMARY:Holocaust Survivor Talk featuring Lucy Katz DESCRIPTION:RSVP\n \n \n \n \n \n As a high school student in Philadelphia\, Lucy Taus Katz became a voice for the six million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust. When Lucy’s English teacher encouraged her to enter an essay competition entitled “Why I Am Proud to Be an American\,” she wrote about her experience as a Hidden Child during the Nazi occupation in Poland. Since that time\, Lucy has been speaking throughout the country at middle schools\, high schools\, universities\, and military bases. Her mission is to educate students\, their parents\, and the greater community about the Holocaust and genocide. She strives to inspire everyone with a sense of responsibility to uphold human value and to prevent future atrocities. \nAlthough busy with a career in home building and remodeling\, in years past Lucy has chaired numerous Yom HaShoah programs\, bringing the Jewish and non-Jewish communities together. She is a founding member of The Descendants of Holocaust Survivors in Central Texas\, lifetime director of the Texas Association of Homebuilders and the National Association of Homebuilders\, and past president of both the National Association of Remodelers Industry and the National Kitchen and Bath Association. Lucy attended Temple University in Philadelphia. She resides in Austin\, Texas and serves as a Commissioner on the Texas Holocaust\, Genocide and Antisemitism Advisory Commission. \nThis program is free and open to the public but advanced registration is required. URL:https://hmh.org/event/holocaust-survivor-talk-featuring-lucy-katz/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Lucy-Katz-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241010T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241010T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081638 CREATED:20240807T160932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T211842Z UID:10000920-1728585000-1728592200@hmh.org SUMMARY:Troll Storm: Combating Hate in a Digital World with Tanya Gersh DESCRIPTION:RSVP\n \n \n \n \n \n In the midst of the Unite the Right Rally aftermath and the meteoric rise of White Nationalist figure Richard Spencer\, a Jewish mother from Whitefish\, Montana finds herself and her family targeted by a Neo-Nazi troll storm. In the face of an alarming growth of American fascism\, Tanya Gersh finds solidarity with her community by standing up\, fighting back and ultimately filing a landmark case for the First Amendment\, setting a precedent that could shape America’s future\, and the fight against hatred in a digital age. \nThis free film screening will be followed by a talkback with Tanya Gersh. URL:https://hmh.org/event/troll-storm-combating-hate-in-a-digital-world-with-tanya-gersh/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Troll-storm-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240926T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240926T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081639 CREATED:20240731T212742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T203028Z UID:10000917-1727375400-1727382600@hmh.org SUMMARY:2024 Ruth Vinn Hendler Lack Lecture with Walter Ulrich of Medical Bridges DESCRIPTION:RSVP\n \n \n \n \n \n Join Holocaust Museum Houston for the 2024 Ruth Vinn Hendler Lack Lecture with Walter Ulrich\, President & CEO of the nonprofit organization Medical Bridges. Medical Bridges is a leader in global health equity and a life-changing and lifesaving nonprofit serving the global poor by providing needed medical supplies and equipment to clinics and hospitals. In the last 24 months\, Medical Bridges prepared\, staged\, and shipped nearly 500 tons of desperately needed medical supplies and equipment valued at more than $22 million to conflict areas and developing countries in the Americas\, Africa\, and Asia while also providing PPE to support rural clinics and charitable hospitals in Texas. Medical Bridges was named the Astros Foundation Charity of the Year for 2022. \nUlrich will share how organizations like Medical Bridges serve as a quintessential part of ensuring the protection of human rights around the globe by supplying badly needed medical supplies to those who need them most\, and by creating stability and opportunities for peaceful and democratic societies to flourish. We all benefit by ensuring that access to quality medical supplies remains open to all. URL:https://hmh.org/event/2024-ruth-lack-lecture-with-walter-ulrich-of-medical-bridges/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Ruth-Lack-Lecture-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240918T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240918T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T081639 CREATED:20240801T192442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T203124Z UID:10000918-1726684200-1726689600@hmh.org SUMMARY:Searching for Belonging: Being Jewish and Latina/o/x in Postwar America DESCRIPTION:RSVP\n \n \n \n \n \n This presentation explores the histories and experiences of Latin American Jewish immigrants in the United States. Comparing two cities—Miami and Houston—Dr. Mark Goldberg will examine what it has meant to belong to two ethnic communities as immigrants in the late 20th century. In both places\, Jewish Latina/o/xs built tight-knit\, vibrant communities where they could embrace both their Jewish and Latin American heritage. Together\, these stories enrich our understanding of Jewish\, Latinx\, and American history. \nThis event is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. \nHolocaust Museum Houston would like to thank our Partner Sponsors\, Amigos Meat Distributors\, LP\, and Bank of Texas for generously supporting our Latinx Heritage Month programs. URL:https://hmh.org/event/searching-for-belonging-being-jewish-and-latina-o-x-in-in-postwar-america/ LOCATION:Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hmh.org/wp-content/uploads/Mark-Goldberg-720-x-440-px.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR