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JFSA: San Antonio Missions Jewish Heritage Game
JFSA: San Antonio Missions Jewish Heritage Game
1:00pm - 4:00pm
(3h)
General
Starts May 31, 2026 at 1:00pm Ends May 31, 2026 at 4:00pm Join the San Antonio Missions Baseball Club for our first ever Jewish Community Day! Celebrate the conclusion of Jewish American Heritage Month with an unforgettable day dedicated to community and culture! Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 31st at 1 PM and head over to Wolff Stadium for a day filled with excitement, unity, and fun. Click for more info
Online Holocaust Survivor Talk: Eva Brettler | HMLA
Online Holocaust Survivor Talk: Eva Brettler | HMLA
5:00pm - 6:30pm
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 31, 2026 at 5:00pm Ends May 31, 2026 at 6:30pm As an eight-year-old girl, Eva survived Ravensbruck and Bergen Belsen. She credits her survival at such a young age to the compassion of the other inmates who looked after and supported her. Click for more info |
Making Gay History: The Nazi Era | Echoes & Reflections
Making Gay History: The Nazi Era | Echoes & Reflections
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 2, 2026 at 3:00pm Ends Jun 2, 2026 at 4:00pm To commemorate Pride Month, Eric Marcus, founder and host of the award-winning Making Gay History podcast, will introduce its current 12-episode series on the experiences of LGBTQ people during the rise of the Nazi regime, World War II, and the Holocaust. Click for more info |
Texas Summer Institute on Genocide Education
Texas Summer Institute on Genocide Education
All Day
(4 days)
Workshops
Starts Jun 3, 2026 Ends Jun 6, 2026 Join the Texas Summer Institute on Genocide Education on June 3-6, 2026. The 3 day program will provide an exceptional professional learning opportunity that will equip teachers to confidently teach World History TEKS pertaining to genocide. Using comparative analysis of the genocides perpetrated against Armenians, Cambodians and the Nazi genocides as case studies, learn about the best practices, lesson plans and tools to teach genocide. Click for more info
THGAAC June 2026 Quarterly Meeting
THGAAC June 2026 Quarterly Meeting
8:30am - 1:00pm
(4h 30m)
Commission Meetings
Starts Jun 3, 2026 at 8:30am Ends Jun 3, 2026 at 1:00pm The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission (THGAAC) is holding its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026 beginning at 8:30AM. Every quarter the THGAAC holds a meeting, open to the public, in order to review its current projects and initiatives. The Commission invites any member of the public who might be interested in its mission to this meeting. Click for more info
Summer Survivor Speaker Series: Melanie Kuhr Myers | DHHRM
Summer Survivor Speaker Series: Melanie Kuhr Myers | DHHRM
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 3, 2026 at 1:00pm Ends Jun 3, 2026 at 2:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum to hear the testimony of second-generation Holocaust survivor Melanie Kuhr Myers. Click for more info |
Texas Summer Institute on Genocide Education
All Day
(4 days)
Workshops
Starts Jun 3, 2026 Ends Jun 6, 2026 Join the Texas Summer Institute on Genocide Education on June 3-6, 2026. The 3 day program will provide an exceptional professional learning opportunity that will equip teachers to confidently teach World History TEKS pertaining to genocide. Using comparative analysis of the genocides perpetrated against Armenians, Cambodians and the Nazi genocides as case studies, learn about the best practices, lesson plans and tools to teach genocide. Click for more info
2026 Inspire Upstanders - Elementary Professional Development | DHHRM
2026 Inspire Upstanders - Elementary Professional Development | DHHRM
All Day
Workshops
Jun 4, 2026 (All Day) 2026 Inspire Upstanders - Professional Development for Elementary Educators Click for more info |
Texas Summer Institute on Genocide Education
All Day
(4 days)
Workshops
Starts Jun 3, 2026 Ends Jun 6, 2026 Join the Texas Summer Institute on Genocide Education on June 3-6, 2026. The 3 day program will provide an exceptional professional learning opportunity that will equip teachers to confidently teach World History TEKS pertaining to genocide. Using comparative analysis of the genocides perpetrated against Armenians, Cambodians and the Nazi genocides as case studies, learn about the best practices, lesson plans and tools to teach genocide. Click for more info |
Texas Summer Institute on Genocide Education
All Day
(4 days)
Workshops
Starts Jun 3, 2026 Ends Jun 6, 2026 Join the Texas Summer Institute on Genocide Education on June 3-6, 2026. The 3 day program will provide an exceptional professional learning opportunity that will equip teachers to confidently teach World History TEKS pertaining to genocide. Using comparative analysis of the genocides perpetrated against Armenians, Cambodians and the Nazi genocides as case studies, learn about the best practices, lesson plans and tools to teach genocide. Click for more info |
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2026 Candy Brown Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Series: Holocaust Studies and Literature | DHHRM
2026 Candy Brown Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Series: Holocaust Studies and Literature | DHHRM
All Day
(2 days)
Workshops
Starts Jun 8, 2026 Ends Jun 9, 2026 Explore resources and strategies for teaching Holocaust history and literature, and Genocide studies. Educators will have the opportunity to attend sessions on ties to the Bluebonnet curriculum, a lesson from Echoes and Reflections, resources from the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Committee, and more. Click for more info
Auschwitz Through the Lens of the SS | DHHRM
Auschwitz Through the Lens of the SS | DHHRM
1:00pm - 3:00pm
(2h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 8, 2026 at 1:00pm Ends Jun 8, 2026 at 3:00pm Shortly after World War II, an American intelligence officer in Germany uncovered a personal album of photographs chronicling SS officer activities at Auschwitz-Birkenau. A chilling visual record from the Holocaust, the album was hidden in a garage for 70 years and then donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Historian Rebecca Erbelding, Ph.D., joins DHHRM to explore the photo album, which she determines was compiled by Karl Höcker, the adjutant to the camp commandant of Auschwitz. Click for more info |
2026 Candy Brown Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Series: Holocaust Studies and Literature | DHHRM
All Day
(2 days)
Workshops
Starts Jun 8, 2026 Ends Jun 9, 2026 Explore resources and strategies for teaching Holocaust history and literature, and Genocide studies. Educators will have the opportunity to attend sessions on ties to the Bluebonnet curriculum, a lesson from Echoes and Reflections, resources from the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Committee, and more. Click for more info
2026 Meet the Author: Alan Gratz | DHHRM
2026 Meet the Author: Alan Gratz | DHHRM
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 9, 2026 at 1:00pm Ends Jun 9, 2026 at 2:00pm Award-winning author Alan Gratz joins us to unveil his gripping new young adult novel, War Games. Known for weaving history and high-stakes action in works like Refugee and Prisoner B-3087, Gratz returns with an exploration of conflict, strategy, and the human costs of war. Join us to hear Gratz discuss his inspiration, the research behind War Games, and the power of storytelling to illuminate the darkest corners of our world. Click for more info
Antisemitism in the Lone Star State: What’s Happening and What You Can Do About It | ADL Texas
Antisemitism in the Lone Star State: What’s Happening and What You Can Do About It | ADL Texas
5:30pm - 6:30pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 9, 2026 at 5:30pm Ends Jun 9, 2026 at 6:30pm Join ADL Texas for a deep dive into the newly released data from ADL’s Audit of Antisemitic Incidents. This special briefing will hone in on the state of antisemitism in our state and how it has impacted our schools, Jewish institutions, campuses and communities. Click for more info |
Beyond the Diary: Expanding the Story of Anne Frank | Echoes & Reflections
Beyond the Diary: Expanding the Story of Anne Frank | Echoes & Reflections
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 10, 2026 at 3:00pm Ends Jun 10, 2026 at 4:00pm Go beyond the familiar story of Anne Frank to examine her family's journey before, during, and after the Holocaust—and the enduring relevance of her legacy. Click for more info
LGBTQI+ Persecution and The Holocaust | HMLA
LGBTQI+ Persecution and The Holocaust | HMLA
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 10, 2026 at 6:00pm Ends Jun 10, 2026 at 7:00pm Dr. Alexis Herr's lecture will give voice to the experiences of LGBTQI+ persons prior to, during, and after the Holocaust, showing how the Nazi regime instituted a violent, oppressive and murderous attack on LGBTQI+ life, culture, and identity. Click for more info |
Enemies of the State: The Nazi Persecution of LGBTQ+ People | HMH
Enemies of the State: The Nazi Persecution of LGBTQ+ People | HMH
6:30pm - 8:00pm
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 11, 2026 at 6:30pm Ends Jun 11, 2026 at 8:00pm In-person at Holocaust Museum Houston, historian Dr. Jake Newsome will use archival material and survivor testimonies to tell the stories of LGBTQ+ people in Nazi Germany. Click for more info |
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Summer Survivor Speaker Series: Mark Jacobs | DHHRM
Summer Survivor Speaker Series: Mark Jacobs | DHHRM
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 15, 2026 at 1:00pm Ends Jun 15, 2026 at 2:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum to hear the testimony of second-generation Holocaust survivor Mark Jacobs. Click for more info
The Nuremberg Trials & Hollywood's Nuremberg Movie | Echoes & Reflections
The Nuremberg Trials & Hollywood's Nuremberg Movie | Echoes & Reflections
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
General
Starts Jun 15, 2026 at 3:00pm Ends Jun 15, 2026 at 4:00pm After winning World War II 80 years ago, the Allied nations convened an international court in Nuremberg, Germany and prosecuted leading Nazis for war crimes. Click for more info |
Social Studies Summit 2026: Critical Thinking, Critical Connections
Social Studies Summit 2026: Critical Thinking, Critical Connections
9:00am - 4:00pm
(7h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 18, 2026 at 9:00am Ends Jun 18, 2026 at 4:00pm Come be part of an inspiring day of professional learning at the 3rd Annual Region 13 Social Studies Summit: Critical Thinking, Critical Connections. This event brings together K–12 educators to focus on improving Social Studies learning outcomes for all students. Engage in a variety of breakout sessions led by teachers and experts in the field, featuring strategies for effective Social Studies instruction, ways to support students’ critical thinking skills. Click for more info
Turning Insight into Action in the Fight Against Antisemitism and Hate | ADL
Turning Insight into Action in the Fight Against Antisemitism and Hate | ADL
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 18, 2026 at 3:00pm Ends Jun 18, 2026 at 4:00pm |
Emancipation Day (Juneteenth) (Office Closed)
Emancipation Day (Juneteenth) (Office Closed)
All Day
General
Jun 19, 2026 (All Day) The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission office will be closed. Click for more info
Holocaust Stories: Survivors’ Voices | Professional Development for Texas K-12 Teachers
Holocaust Stories: Survivors’ Voices | Professional Development for Texas K-12 Teachers
8:30am - 11:30am
(3h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 19, 2026 at 8:30am Ends Jun 19, 2026 at 11:30am Through visual art and the lens of survivor stories, this session offers Texas K-12 teachers new perspectives and classroom-ready approaches for one of the most challenging subjects in any curriculum. The morning is designed for teachers of every grade level and every discipline, with insights that translate just as readily to a 4th-grade reading classroom as to a high school history elective. Click for more info |
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USHMM | 2026 Belfer National Conference for Holocaust Education
USHMM | 2026 Belfer National Conference for Holocaust Education
All Day
(3 days)
Workshops
Starts Jun 22, 2026 Ends Jun 24, 2026 Attend this free online conference to gain strategies for delivering accurate and meaningful Holocaust education to all students Click for more info
Ordinary Germans & the Collapse of the Weimar Republic | Echoes & Reflections
Ordinary Germans & the Collapse of the Weimar Republic | Echoes & Reflections
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 22, 2026 at 3:00pm Ends Jun 22, 2026 at 4:00pm Join Jesse Tannetta, Director of Holocaust Content and Pedagogy to explore the Weimar Republic's fragile democracy and the cascade of decisions, policies and societal shifts that allowed Nazism to take hold in Germany. Click for more info
Lord John Mann on Tackling Antisemitism in Sports | AJC Dallas
Lord John Mann on Tackling Antisemitism in Sports | AJC Dallas
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 22, 2026 at 7:00pm Ends Jun 22, 2026 at 8:00pm Join AJC Dallas during the 2026 FIFA World Cup for a discussion with Lord John Mann, the UK Government’s Independent Adviser on Antisemitism. Lord Mann has led major initiatives across professional sport, delivering training to every Premier League club and strengthening protections for players, clubs, and fans. Hear practical insights to help keep sports safe, inclusive, and welcoming for all. Click for more info |
Summer Survivor Speaker Series: Hanna Schrob | DHHRM
Summer Survivor Speaker Series: Hanna Schrob | DHHRM
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 26, 2026 at 1:00pm Ends Jun 26, 2026 at 2:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust & Human Rights Museum to hear the testimony of Holocaust survivor, Hanna Schrob. Click for more info |
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Virtual Teaching About the Holocaust Teacher Professional Development | DHHRM
Virtual Teaching About the Holocaust Teacher Professional Development | DHHRM
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 29, 2026 at 1:00pm Ends Jun 29, 2026 at 2:00pm Join educators from the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for a three-hour professional development session focused on resources and lessons to support teaching Holocaust history to students. Click for more info |
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Are you interested in having one of our staff members visit your classroom or event?
Senate Bill 1828 charges the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission with developing or approving materials for a statewide Holocaust Remembrance Week. Provided is information on best practices and various lists of approved resources.
The THGAAC sends out a quarterly newsletter in order to provide information on past and upcoming events. E-mail blasts with deadlines or when grant applications are available are also sent periodically.