The mission of the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission is to bring awareness of the Holocaust, genocides, and antisemitism to Texas students, educators, and the general public by ensuring availability of resources and advising on relevant matters.
11 August 2021
THGC Announces 2021 Outstanding Educator Award Winner
29 July 2021
THGC Announces 2021 Friends of THGAAC Student Contest Winners
10 February 2021
THGC Accepting Applications for 5th Annual Outstanding Educator Award
13 January 2021
THGC Now Accepting Applications for Outstanding Educator Award
22 May 2020
THGC Announces 2020 Outstanding Educator Award Winner
1 May 2020
THGC Announces 2020 Student Contest Winners
4 March 2020
THGC Now Accepting Applications for Inaugural 2020 Berkowitz Institute
16 December 2019
THGC Announces Joy Nathan as Executive Director
1 June 2019
THGC to Hold Quarterly Meeting: Invitation to the General Public to Attend
9 May 2019
THGC Announces 2019 Student Contest Winners
26 March 2019
THGC to Hold Quarterly Meeting: Invitation to the General Public to Attend
20 December 2018
THGC Now Accepting Applications for Outstanding Educator Award
13 December 2018
THGC to Hold Quarterly Meeting & International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration
14 September 2018
THGC to Hold Quarterly Meeting: Invitation to the General Public to Attend
9 September 2018
Texas Liberator Exhibit Shares Stories of Texas Veterans who Liberated Nazi Concentration Camps
8 January 2018
THGC Seeks Applications for Outstanding Educator Award
11 December 2017
THGC Seeks Applications for Outstanding Educator Award
December 9, 2022 Texas Holocaust Remembrance Week 2023
December 21, 2021 Public Statement on Best Practices in Holocaust Instruction
October 26, 2021 Public Statement on Pro-Nazi Messaging in Austin
October 19, 2021 Public Statement on October 2021 News Reports
January 2021 Holocaust Remembrance Week Keynote Speaker Program
14 February 2023 | Press Release
Governor Abbott Reappoints Beck, Goldberg to Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission
11 January 2023 | Press Release
Governor Abbott Appoints Mitzner to Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission
3 November 2022 | The Dallas Morning News
Combat antisemitism with education
27 April 2022 | Press Release
Governor Abbott Appoints Parker, Names Goldberg Chair of Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Anti-Semitism Advisory Commission
25 January 2022 | NewsRadio 1080 KRLD
Ask The Expert: This Is Holocaust Remembrance Week
21 January 2022 | The Dallas Morning News
If we can't define antisemitism, we can't stop it
17 January 2022 | KIIITV
Corpus Christi Rabbi gives insight on antisemitism, reacts to recent synagogue attack in north Texas
6 January 2022 | Press Release
Governor Abbott Appoints Five to the Texas Holocaust, Genocide and Anti-Semitism Advisory Commission
10 May 2021 | Press Release
Governor Abbott Appoints Katz and Umugwaneza to the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission
1 April 2021 | The River Hudson Valley Newsroom
Why Don’t More New Yorkers Know What Happened in the Holocaust?
23 March 2021 | Press Release
Texas Holocaust And Genocide Commission Extends Application Deadline For 5th Annual Outstanding Educator Award
13 January 2021 | Press Release
Texas Holocaust And Genocide Commission Accepting Applications For Outstanding Texas Educator Award
28 August 2020 | UTD Today
Dr. Zsuzsanna Ozsváth, Holocaust Studies Program Founder, To Retire
8 August 2020 | San Antonio Express-News
Commentary: Never forgetting the Holocaust means working to remember
29 July 2020 | Texas Jewish Post
Sam Kogutt of Dallas recognized by BBYO
16 July 2020 | Jewish Herald-Voice
Holocaust Survivors Meeting on Zoom during Pandemic
29 May 2020 | Diocese of Beaumont
Teacher Recognized on State Level
21 May 2020 | Beaumont Enterprise
Kelly Catholic Teacher Named Outstanding Educator of the Year
4 May 2020 | Ackerman Chronicle
LBJ and the Holocaust
12 March 2020 | Press Release
Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission Seeks Applications for Inaugural Berkowitz Institute
23 February 2020 | The Mercury
Exhibit Honors Holocaust Liberators
21 February 2020 | KVEO
Music Faculty Communicates reality of the Holocaust to Valley Students
17 February 2020 | UT Dallas Magazine
The Importance of Holocaust Remembrance
30 January 2020 | Jewish Herald-Voice
Texas governor creating commission on anti-Semitism
27 January 2020 | Ackerman Chronicle
Texas Liberator Exhibit
27 January 2020 | Press Release
Senator José Menéndez Proudly Recognizes Holocaust Remembrance Week Taking Place Jan. 27-31 throughout Texas Public Schools
27 January 2020 | Press Release
Governor Abbott Delivers Remarks on International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Austin
27 January 2020 | Denton Record-Chronicle
Local schools begin Holocaust Remembrance Week
27 January 2020 | KXAN
Gov. Abbott announces intent to create anti-Semitism commission during Holocaust Remembrance Day at State Capitol
23 January 2020 | Plano Star Courier
Public schools to observe first Holocaust Remembrance Week
25 October 2019 | KCBD
Narratives of Genocide exhibit coming to the Museum of Texas Tech University
8 July 2019 | aish.com
Making the Holocaust Real
24 June 2019 | KSAT
Implementation plan for new law mandating Holocaust education in public schools
14 June 2019 | Houston Chronicle
Under new law, Texas public schools to make Holocaust a teaching tool
13 June 2019 | KTXS12
Texas lawmakers pass 'Holocaust Remembrance Week' bill
13 June 2019 | News 4 San Antonio
Texas lawmakers pass 'Holocaust Remembrance Week' bill
12 June 2019 | Press Release
Senator José Menéndez Passes Bill Establishing Holocaust Remembrance Week in Public Schools Across Texas
12 June 2019 | Blackpress USA
Senator José Menéndez Passes Bill Establishing Holocaust Remembrance Week in Public Schools across Texas
12 June 2019 | KTSA
Annual Week of Holocaust Education coming to Texas Public Schools
12 June 2019 | SA Current
Gov. Greg Abbott signs Holocaust Remembrance Week into Law
11 June 2019 | KSAT12
Gov. Abbott signs bill to create educational Holocaust remembrance
30 May 2019 | The University of Texas at Dallas
Professor Joins Holocaust Commission; Researcher Earns Fellowship
24 May 2019 | The Monitor
Lessons from the past: McAllen marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with program, exhibit
8 April 2019 | San Antonio Express-News
Holocaust liberator from San Antonio haunted by memories
5 April 2019 | KTSA
San Antonio man to be honored for liberating concentration camps
12 March 2019 | Press Release
One of the Last Touring Survivors of the Holocaust is Coming to Austin
4 December 2018 | ETCETERA
Liberator founder visits campus
7 November 2018 | Press Release
USS Lexington to Host Exhibit about Texas WWII Veterans who Liberated Nazi Concentration Camps
29 August 2018 | Houston Chronicle
‘The Texas Liberator: Witness to the Holocaust’ exhibition to open at Holocaust Museum Houston
9 August 2018 | Houstonia Magazine
Over Matzo Ball Soup, Holocaust Survivors, Liberators Bond
9 November 2017 | Press Release
Texas Liberators Project Preserves Stories of Texans who Liberated Nazi Concentration Camps
Press requests and questions from the media regarding information, projects, and interview opportunities should be directed to the Regional Coordinator/Communications.
Christian Acevedo, Regional Coordinator/Communications
E-mail Christian | 512.463.7998
For non-press related inquiries, please use our general contact page.
All information about upcoming events, workshops, and other activities can be found by visiting the THGAAC's Event Calendar.
THGAAC Press Kit
Christian Acevedo, Regional Coordinator/Communications
E-mail Christian | 512.463.7998
As
THGAAC Regional Coordinator/Communications, Christian travels to the Houston and San Antonio areas and south in order to connect the Texas public with the
various resources and programs that the THGAAC has to offer. He also
maintains the THGAAC website, responds to press inquiries, and exhibits at various
educator conferences throughout the state. Christian oversees the THGAAC's
social media presence and composes press releases to cover THGAAC news and events. Christian earned his horns at the University of Texas at Austin and later his master's at New York University.
Joy Nathan, Executive Director
E-mail Joy | 512.463.8815
As Executive Director, Joy is a liaison between
organizations and the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission and, as
such, conveys all important communications to the THGAAC chair and
commissioners. Contact Joy in order to answer public, legislative, and
executive inquiries about the THGAAC and its mission. She can also provide
expertise and assistance on projects and campaigns as well as speaking
on behalf of the THGAAC at public events.
11 August 2021
THGC Announces 2021 Outstanding Educator Award Winner
29 July 2021
THGC Announces 2021 Friends of THGC Student Contest Winners
10 February 2021
THGC Accepting Applications for 5th Annual Outstanding Educator Award
22 May 2020
THGC Announces 2020 Outstanding Educator Award Winner
1 May 2020
THGC Announces 2020 Student Contest Winners
1 June 2019
THGC to Hold Quarterly Meeting: Invitation to the General Public to Attend
Programs
The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission (THGAAC) offers to fund a variety of programs through its THGAAC Non-Profit Grant Program. These grant funds may be used for projects related to classroom education, workshops, recording of oral histories, and memorials or exhibits, as well as other purposes. This grant is open to all permanent, non-profit institutions that are headquartered in the State of Texas.
Amounts up to $10,000.00 may be granted per project. All funds may require one-to-one matches, but in-kind services may be counted toward the 50% total match. The THGAAC regularly assists educational institutions, museums, and other local non-profits throughout the entire state with this grant program.
THGAAC Holocaust Remembrance Week Grant
The intent of this grant program is to advance public knowledge and
the study of the Holocaust and other genocides by partnering with
Texas-based, non-profit organizations to provide local schools and
communities with educational resources. The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission is charged with providing advice and assistance regarding
the implementation of Holocaust and genocide education and programming,
most recently with the passing of SB 1828 in 2019, which established an annual Holocaust Remembrance Week
in Texas schools. This grant is designed to help schools statewide in
implementing Holocaust Remembrance Week education and programming,
although we encourage using the materials provided by this grant
throughout the entire year.
THGAAC Holocaust Remembrance Week Grants require a one-to-one match. Applications may be submitted for a total of one hundred percent (100%) of the materials’ cost, for a maximum grant amount of $25,000.00. Organizations should provide 50% of the cost in matching funds. In-kind services may be counted toward the 50% match.
Workshops
In July 2019, the THGAAC partnered with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and traveled to Edinburg, Texas to hold a two-day workshop entitled, The World Will Turn Right-Side Up One Day. Over 45 teachers and curriculum specialists from across the Rio Grande Valley were in attendance, and various resources were provided free of cost to all participants.
To host or request a live workshop in your area, please complete our Request a THGAAC Speaker form.
1 April 2021 | The River Hudson Valley Newsroom
Why Don’t More New Yorkers Know What Happened in the Holocaust?
29 May 2020 | Diocese of Beaumont
Teacher Recognized on State Level
21 May 2020 | Beaumont Enterprise
Kelly Catholic Teacher Named Outstanding Educator of the Year
4 May 2020 | Ackerman Chronicle
LBJ and the Holocaust
23 February 2020 | The Mercury
Exhibit Honors Holocaust Liberators
17 February 2020 | UT Dallas Magazine
The Importance of Holocaust Remembrance
27 January 2020 | Press Release
Governor Abbott Delivers Remarks on International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Austin
27 January 2020 | Denton Record-Chronicle
Local schools begin Holocaust Remembrance Week
23 January 2020 | Plano Star Courier
Public schools to observe first Holocaust Remembrance Week
25 October 2019 | KCBD
Narratives of Genocide exhibit coming to the Museum of Texas Tech University
13 June 2019 | KTXS12
Texas lawmakers pass 'Holocaust Remembrance Week' bill
12 June 2019 | Press Release
Senator José Menéndez Passes Bill Establishing Holocaust Remembrance Week in Public Schools Across Texas
12 June 2019 | SA Current
Gov. Greg Abbott signs Holocaust Remembrance Week into Law
24 May 2019 | The Monitor
Lessons from the past: McAllen marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with program, exhibit
8 April 2019 | San Antonio Express-News
Holocaust liberator from San Antonio haunted by memories
7 November 2018 | Press Release
USS Lexington to Host Exhibit about Texas WWII Veterans who Liberated Nazi Concentration Camps
29 August 2018 | Houston Chronicle
‘The Texas Liberator: Witness to the Holocaust’ exhibition to open at Holocaust Museum Houston
Press requests and questions from the media regarding information, projects, and interview opportunities should be directed to the Regional Coordinator/Communications.
Christian Acevedo, Regional Coordinator/Communications
E-mail Christian | 512.463.7998
For non-press related inquiries, please use our general contact page.
All information about upcoming events, workshops, and other activities can be found by visiting the THGAAC's Event Calendar.