Events List
Below is list of upcoming events for your site.
List of Events
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Saturday, April 11, 2026
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Exhibits
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Location:
Baylor University Libraries
One Bear Place #97148
Waco, TX 76798-7148
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Description:
After a successful tour of 50 libraries from 2021 to 2023, the Museum is continuing to partner with the American Library Association’s Public Programs Office to extend the Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition to an additional 50 libraries across the United States from 2024 to 2026.
This 1,100-square-foot traveling exhibition is based on the exhibition that opened in April 2018 at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. The Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition addresses important themes in American history, including Americans’ responses to refugees, war and genocide in the 1930s and ‘40s. This exhibition will challenge the commonly held assumptions that Americans knew little and did nothing about the Nazi persecution and murder of Jews as the Holocaust unfolded.
Drawing on a remarkable collection of primary sources from the 1930s and ‘40s, the exhibition focuses on the stories of individuals and groups of Americans who took action in response to Nazism. It will challenge visitors to consider the responsibilities and obstacles faced by individuals—from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to ordinary Americans—who made difficult choices, sought to effect change, and, in a few cases, took significant risks to help victims of Nazism even as rescue never became a government priority. The exhibit hopes to challenge people to not only ask “what would I have done?” but also, “what will I do?”
To learn more, click here.
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Monday, April 13, 2026
(all day)
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Exhibits
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Location:
Georgetown Public Library 402 W 8th St., Georgetown, TX
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Description:
This exhibit is suitable for grade levels 5–12 and adults.
Congregation Havurah Shalom is now scheduling free docent-led youth group tours, designed to help students engage with the material in an age-appropriate, meaningful, and thoughtful way. Educators, youth leaders, and homeschool groups are encouraged to reach out early to reserve their preferred dates.
The Georgetown Public Library in partnership with Congregation Havurah Shalom of Georgetown, TX will host the traveling exhibition “A Reason to Remember: Roth, Germany 1933–1942” from April 13 through May 21, 2026. This powerful exhibit from the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst is a deeply moving one that brings the Holocaust into sharp, personal focus through the true stories of five Jewish families who lived in the small German village of Roth—and whose lives were irrevocably changed by the rise of Nazism.
Using photographs, documents, artifacts, and eyewitness testimonies, the exhibition presents an intimate look at daily life in Roth and the step-by-step progression of restrictions, persecution, and deportation that ultimately led to the destruction of the community. The exhibit highlights the choices made by victims, perpetrators, resisters, collaborators, and bystanders—encouraging visitors to reflect on the consequences of prejudice and the importance of moral courage.
The final panels place Roth’s story within the broader historical context of the Holocaust and the experiences of other groups targeted by the Nazi regime.
For more information, click here.
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Saturday, May 2, 2026
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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General
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Location:
Online via Zoom
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Description:
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. Drawing on extensive research conducted for this first-of-its-kind audio documentary, Eric will share clips from archival interviews that bring this painful, often hidden history to life through the voices of the people who lived it.
To register, click here.
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Sunday, May 3, 2026
at 2:00pm -
3:00pm
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Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio
12500 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78231
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Description:
Join HMMSA as Ophir Ram shares his grandparents' story of survival during the Holocaust.
To register, click here.
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Sunday, May 3, 2026
at 4:00pm -
5:00pm
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Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Barshop Jewish Community Center of San Antonio 12500 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78231
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Description:
On June 7, 1907, a ship packed with Russian Jews set sail for a promised land: not Jerusalem or New York, as many on board had dreamed, but Texas. This was the beginning of the Galveston Plan, a forgotten episode of US history during which ten thousand Jews fled the persecution and brutality of the Russian Empire for the Gulf Coast. Journalist and historian Rachel Cockerell writes of this in her new book, Melting Point: Family, Memory, and the Search for a Promised Land.
To register, click here.
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Sunday, May 3, 2026
at 4:00pm -
5:00pm
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General
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Location:
Location once registration is complete
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Description:
Register your family for our special event on May 3rd, 4:00 PM at the park. We look forward to welcoming you and your children for a fun-filled day! Please complete the form below to reserve your spot. You will receive the location of the event once registration is completed.
To register, click here.
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Monday, May 4, 2026
at 2:00pm -
3:00pm
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General
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Location:
Online via Zoom
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Description:
How do we teach the Holocaust at a time of Holocaust distortion and trivialization in contemporary culture? The Holocaust is a global symbol of evil, but it has been decontextualized. Yoni Berrous, former Yad Vashem educator and current Head of the Teaching Resources Development Team at the National Library of Israel, will critically examine modern educational tools, digital media, and popular culture from a teaching perspective, offering practical guidance for educators on preserving historical accuracy and meaning in Holocaust education. This webinar connects to Unit 11 on the Echoes & Reflections website.
To register, click here.
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Monday, May 4, 2026
at 6:00pm -
8:00pm
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General
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Location:
Online Via Zoom
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Description:
Register to join the Jewish American Heritage Month Webinar on Monday, May 4th at 6pm. You will receive the Zoom link for the webinar in your email after registration.
Learn about Jewish American Heritage Month and ideas to bring it to your school from experts in the field. CE credits available. Webinar link sent after registration.
To register, click here.
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Monday, May 4, 2026
at 6:00pm -
7:00pm
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Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Virtually online
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Description:
Todd Diamond’s new book Pass the Trauma, Please is a comedy-drama Holocaust memoir where scandalous secrets about a father’s survival as an orphan and a soldier who fought for Israeli independence come to light over an unforgettable Sunday night Chinese dinner.
But it’s not just stories that were passed down from a survivor to his children: Genetically Inherited Holocaust Trauma hitches a ride, resulting in his son’s dysfunctional relationships and dubious behaviors.
Like other books about the Holocaust, Pass the Trauma, Please addresses loss. But you’ll also find drug smuggling, attempts to reverse a circumcision, brothels, kibbutz ambushes, divorce, death camp visits, decadent nights at Studio 54, and tales of lost virginity.
This original, provocative, and irreverent memoir presents us with a unique second-generation Holocaust survivor viewpoint that is worthy of a film script. It helps us fathom the unfathomable and even manages to make us laugh along the way. This is not your typical Holocaust story in any way, shape, or form, and therein lies its strength.
Born in Queens, New York, Todd Diamond delivers narratives that are unapologetically raw and darkly humorous—a reflection of the borough that raised him. Whether it’s sordid tales from his advertising career or stories about his family’s Holocaust experiences, he resonates with those who prefer their prose served with a healthy dose of cynicism and unsweetened insight.
A graduate of Syracuse University’s Newhouse School, Diamond spent over three decades in advertising, founding a Silicon Valley agency that grew into one of the region’s largest firms. His work has earned industry recognition and occasional controversy for its irreverent edge. His new agency, The Unbound, continues to push the boundaries of marketing for some of the world’s most innovative companies. He also founded Red Ink Studios, a nonprofit that transformed vacant commercial spaces into free working art studios for over 60 artists across Palo Alto, San Jose, San Francisco, and Flint, Michigan.
To register, click here.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2026
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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General
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Location:
Online via Zoom
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Description:
Our webinars are designed to increase participants’ knowledge of Holocaust history, explore and access classroom-ready content, and support instructional practice to promote student learning and understanding of this complex history and its lasting effect on the world.
This webinar critically examines contemporary efforts to rehabilitate the reputations of Holocaust-era perpetrators and fascist organizations, situating these developments within broader debates on historical memory, revisionism, and political culture. Led by Dr. Rob Williams, the Chief Executive Officer and Finci-Viterbi Chair of USC Shoah Foundation, the session will analyze the diverse motivations underpinning such efforts, including state-led initiatives, civil society actions, and diasporic influences, as well as less intentional forms of distortion rooted in misinformation or historical illiteracy. It will explore how these processes contribute to the normalization of antisemitism and other forms of exclusion, undermine democratic institutions, and function as a transnational phenomenon. Attendees will consider the implications for historical scholarship and public memory.
To register, click here.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026
at 11:00am -
12:00pm
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Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Online via Zoom
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Description:
In this talk, Rutgers University professor emeritus Matthew Baigell discusses early Jewish immigrant artists and cartoonists. As millions of Jews immigrated to the United States from Eastern Europe starting in the 1870s, they brought with them not only their religious heritage but also a definitive idea of the place and value of art and aesthetics in society. Around 1900 they established a Jewish art stream separate from mainstream American art that continues to the present day. To a greater or lesser degree over the decades, artists have continually emphasized community values, politics, and religious heritage.
Matthew Baigell is professor emeritus in art history at Rutgers University. He has written, co-authored, and co-edited twenty-four books on mainstream American and Jewish American art. His most recent book is “Heritage: Jewish Artists in America Since 1900” (2025), the first book in which a continuous, separate art stream has been identified.
This event is part of the online series Flight or Fight. stories of artists under repression.
To register, click here.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026
at 5:00pm -
6:00pm
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Workshops
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Location:
Online via Zoom
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Description:
Get ready to spread some serious cultural appreciation! Join ICS for a high-energy JAHM Session, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM). We know you’re juggling a million things, so we’re providing everything you need to make JAHM a sweet addition to your May curriculum.
What’s on the Menu?
Wait, Why Heritage Months?: A quick dive into why heritage months are essential for a sense of belonging and historical accuracy.Spreading Understanding: The main dish—our “Condensed JAHM Content.” We use the complexity of the Jewish American experience (as both an ethnicity and a religion) to provide you with a master toolkit for discussing any complex identity group. Learn how to facilitate nuanced conversations using primary sources and demographic data that highlight both visible and invisible attributes.The ICS “JAHM-Sized” Mini Lessons: Get exclusive access to ICS’s 7 bite-sized lessons. They’re perfectly portioned to sprinkle into your schedule all May long, making classroom celebration easy.
The Grand Finale: A Sweet CelebrationWe believe every great celebration is made better with gifts! To honor 20 years of JAHM, we want to present you with a little something sweet to thank you for your time spent learning with us and sharing your feedback. Complete the session evaluation and receive a $50 Amazon gift card! (NOTE: Gift cards are intended for current educators/educational leaders. Only one gift card will be issued per person, and you must use your school or educational organization email to register.)
Register Here
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026
at 5:30pm -
8:30pm
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Films
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Location:
Location details shared 48hrs ahead with verified registration
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Description:
Appetizers 5:30 p.m. | Film 6:00 p.m.Post Film Dialogue 8:00 p.m.
Please join AJC Houston in partnership with The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, for a film screening showing an emotional depiction of Nazi Germany during WWII. Truth and Treason is based on the true story of a teenage boy in Germany, who is forced to confront a terrible truth—loyalty to his country now means loyalty to a lie. When his trusted bishop urges obedience to the Nazi regime, he begins to question everything. In a nation ruled by fear, defiance comes at a cost—and as the regime closes in, he must decide what it truly means to be a good German.
After the film, please stay for a brief moderated dialogue with Elder Rob Ellis and Rabbi Scott Hausman-Weiss.
For additional information, please contact houston@ajc.org.
To register, click here.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026
at 6:00pm -
7:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Online
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Description:
From Berlin to the Bronx, from Holocaust survivor to American success story, Georgette Bennett’s new book Half-Jew, Full Life traces the extraordinary life of Gary “Pips” Phillips who defied the odds at every turn. With an Aryan mother and Jewish father, Pips could have escaped much of the Holocaust’s horrors. Instead, he made a fateful decision at age 13 to become a bar mitzvah just as the Nuremberg Laws were enacted, effectively choosing to be labeled a Jew under Nazi rule. Pips’s wartime experience is marked by daring escapes, improbable rescues, and survival while hiding deep within Nazi Berlin. Captured four times, he escaped thrice, choosing to remain in Nazi custody the fourth time as there was nowhere to run in bombed-out Berlin. At his place of confinement, he met his future wife, Olga Horvath, who had been imprisoned after surviving Auschwitz and the Death March to Bergen Belsen. After their marriage in chaotic post-war Berlin, they emigrated to the USA to start a new life.
Arriving in New York with nothing, Pips rose from waiter to co-owner of the world’s largest photo agency—despite never owning a camera. Unlike Pips, Olga was unable to escape the shadow of her Holocaust experiences, and in a horrifying twist, she threw herself off the roof of their gleaming luxury high-rise after more than 50 years of marriage, leaving Pips grief-stricken, but also able to reinvent himself one more time. This dramatic story brims with chance, love, loss, resilience, and reinvention, culminating in a poignant exploration of Jewish identity, memory, and legacy.
Georgette Bennett is a TED speaker, an award-winning sociologist, widely published author, popular lecturer, and former broadcast journalist. In 2021, she was selected as one of Forbes’ 50 over 50 Women of Impact (“Bennett joins Condoleezza Rice, Dr. Najat Arafat Khelil, and Susan Rice as women who helped shape the course of modern American foreign policy and human rights”). Bennett served with the U.S. State Department Religion and Foreign Policy working group on conflict mitigation, tasked with developing recommendations for the U.S. Secretary of State on countering religion-based violence. She is Past Chair of the Jewish Funders Network and serves on the Board of Third Way. In addition, she is an Advisory Board member for the International Rescue Committee and the Milstein Center for Interreligious Dialogue at the Jewish Theological Seminary. Bennett was a winner of a 2020 AARP Purpose Prize for her work with MFA. She is involved with dozens of organizations, having served on many boards, and she has been honored by numerous organizations, all of which gives her powerful leverage for publicizing the book.
To register, click here.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026
at 7:00pm -
8:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
300 N. Houston Street
Dallas, TX 75202
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Description:
Hear from Michael Emmett, M.D., as he examines the disturbing role physicians played in the Holocaust, and the complex legacy that followed. How did Nazi doctors, individuals previously sworn to heal, become central figures in eugenics, inhumane experimentation, and genocide? Emmett will trace the arc from these atrocities to the public trials at Nuremberg, in which several leading medical figures were held accountable for crimes against humanity. He will also confront a lesser-known dimension of the postwar reckoning, how U.S. medical experiments on vulnerable populations influenced the trials and shaped the international conversation on medical ethics.
To register, click here.
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