Thursday, February 13, 2020 (all day)
Calendar: Speaking Engagements
Location: Dallas, Texas
Description: The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Committee will actually be present at this year's International Convention, as three liberators from the Texas Liberator Project are featured speakers! Mr. Kenneth Christopherson, Mr. Samuel Meyer Kogutt, and Mr. Chester "Chet" Rohn will be present at this year's IC. In addition, a portion of the traveling exhibit The Texas Liberator: Witness to the Holocaust will also be on display throughout the convention.

Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Calendar: Speaking Engagements
Location: Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Description: We’re excited to partner with the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for their inaugural Mittelman-Berman Lecture! On Thursday, February 13 at 7:00 p.m., one of the world’s leading experts on the Holocaust, Dr. Omer Bartov, will speak about the anatomy of a genocide. He will expand upon the idea that ethnic cleansing most often happens slowly and is perpetrated not by sociopaths, but by friends and neighbors. Want to see the Museum before the talk? The Museum’s exhibitions will remain open until 6:45 p.m. Just purchase tickets at the front desk when you arrive!Register for the event.

Thursday, February 27, 2020 (all day)
Calendar: Grants & Contests
Location: N/A
Description: The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Committee (THGAAC) is firmly committed to supporting efforts to teach the next generation about the Holocaust and/or genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, the Balkans, Sudan (Darfur), and the Middle East (Iraq and Syria).In 2020, the THGAAC will present a monetary award of $1,000 to one educator who demonstrates a record of excellence in engaging any of the aforementioned subjects with Texas students (grades 5-12). Librarians, curriculum specialists, and classroom teachers in any discipline are eligible to apply.The deadline for submission is 4:00 PM CST Thursday, February 27, 2020; the award winner will be notified before the end of May.Download our flyer for a quick reference to all the details.Dr. Steinberger is a Holocaust survivor and served as a founding member of the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Committee. She retired from the University of Texas Medical School in 2001, but has continued to demonstrate a commitment to education in Texas.

Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Calendar: Speaking Engagements
Location: AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center
Description: Although Jews and Christians share common books—the Jewish Tanakh and the Christian Old Testament—differences in translation, punctuation, definitions, theology, emphasis, and even canonical order all lead to differences in community self-definition. What prompts these differences, and what do they suggest about Jewish and Christian priorities? Among the items to be discussed: the "virgin birth," the "suffering servant," creation and the Garden of Eden, the role of Torah, and the importance of canons within canons.Amy-Jill Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies and Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School and Program in Jewish Studies. Her thirty books include The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus; Short Stories by Jesus; The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi; four children's books (with Sandy Sasso); The Gospel of Luke (with Ben Witherington III); and the Jewish Annotated New Testament (co-edited with Marc Z. Brettler). In 2019, she became the first Jew to teach New Testament at Rome's Pontifical Biblical Institute.Tickets for the event.

Friday, February 28, 2020 (all day)
Calendar: Grants & Contests
Location: N/A
Description: This year's theme is Texas Survivors. Survivors of the Holocaust and modern genocides have attempted to convey their experiences to others, especially the younger generations that represent the future. By engaging survivors' personal testimonies, Texas students can assume the role of witness and use their knowledge to improve the world in which we live. Each submission must be accompanied by the electronic application, parent/guardian permission form, and honesty clause form. All entries are due by 4:00 PM CST on Friday, February 28, 2020. The contest results will be announced in April 2020, to commemorate Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month. Each middle school winner will receive a monetary award of $250, and each high school winner will receive a monetary award of $500, generously funded by Friends of the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Committee. Contact Cheyanne Perkins with any questions, at 512.463.5674 or cheyanne.perkins@thgc.texas.gov. Download our flyer for a quick reference to all the details.

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