In correlation with the exhibition, Speaking Up! Confronting Hate Speech, join us for a special film screening of the documentary, "Seadrift," followed by a panel discussion with producer/director Tim Tsai and Dr. Anhlan Nguyen. In 1979, a Vietnamese refugee shoots and kills a white crab fisherman at the public town docks in Seadrift, TX. What began […]
Left: "The Defiant Ones" movie poster; Right: Dr. John Sbardellati In correlation with the exhibition Blacklist: The Hollywood Red Scare, join us for a special matinee screening of the film The Defiant Ones. Dr. John Sbardellati, Visiting Associate Professor of History at the University of Houston and author of J. Edgar Hoover Goes to the […]
In correlation with the exhibition, Speaking Up! Confronting Hate Speech, join us for a presentation by author Dr. Caitlin Ring Carlson on her book, Hate Speech. “Author Caitlin Ring Carlson, an expert in communication and mass media, defines hate speech as any expression—spoken words, images, or symbols—that seeks to malign people for their immutable characteristics. […]
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. CST La Palomba ("The Dove") ponders this cross-cultural emblem of peace through a program of new music honoring the past, reflecting our present, and innovating for the future. Isabelle Ganz's La Palomba explores ancient Ladino songs and stories of the Holocaust set to Sephardic-inspired music, composed for Apollo and special guests Cecilia Duarte (mezzo-soprano) and Jesus […]
In correlation with the exhibit Blacklist: The Hollywood Red Scare, join us for a special screening of the film Salt of the Earth. Synopsis: At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be […]
Holocaust Museum Houston's young professionals group, NEXTGen, invites you to wear your favorite holiday sweater/outfit and join us for a film screening of Roman Holiday. Written by blacklistee Dalton Trumbo, Roman Holiday follows Audrey Hepburn, a young European princess who breaks off an official goodwill tour so she can see the Eternal City incognito, and […]
Holocaust Museum Houston is delighted to host a concert featuring international Israeli soprano, Sivan Rotem. The recital will include Israeli and Jewish music in Yiddish, Ladino, and Hebrew, as well as some songs in Spanish. She will be accompanied by Charlie Tauber from Rice University, Shepherd School of Music. Sivan has performed both as a […]
Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a critical discussion with the organization Campaign for Uyghurs and hear from a Uyghur survivor. "The Uyghurs, a Turkic Muslim group, have been targeted by the Chinese government for decades. In recent years, the government has escalated a campaign of persecution and mass detention in a sprawling system of forced […]
Jewish people who lived in late-19th century Central Eastern Europe experienced oppression on one hand and emancipation on the other hand, depending on the specific time and place. This was the case for Moravian Jews. Those individuals and families that were exceptionally successful in their own business or in the arts participated in the everyday […]
In celebration of Latinx Heritage Month, join us for a special reading by poet, writer, educator, and activist Lupe Mendez. Originally from Galveston, Texas, Lupe Mendez is the author of WHY I AM LIKE TEQUILA (Willow Books, 2019), winner of the 2019 John A. Robertson Award for Best First Book of Poetry from the Texas […]