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Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month: Resources for Teaching about the Holocaust   View Event

  • Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Zoom
  • Description:  Drawing on resources from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, this workshop will highlight strategies relevant to Hispanic Heritage Month that can be used to teach about the Holocaust. An overview of antisemitism and Holocaust history through museum collections and lesson plans will be highlighted. Register here.

Holocaust Museum Houston Virtual Open House for Educators   View Event

  • Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Calendar:   Exhibits
  • Location:  Zoom
  • Description:  Join the Holocaust Museum Houston Education Team to get a preview of the new, free of charge Virtual Student Tours being offered this school year. Explore the Holocaust, Human Rights, and Holocaust Art through virtual tours available at Holocaust Museum Houston! Using interactive tours facilitated by HMH docents, students can experience the museum online and engage in guided discussions on the lessons of the Holocaust. In addition, learn about the Educator in Motion program that provides free instruction on the Holocaust, human rights, and active citizenship. Educator in Motion sessions are aligned with the TEKS and include all materials at no cost. EIM has programs for Pre-K through 12th grade. Register here.

Teaching the Holocaust in a Mandated State: Focus on Colorado   View Event

  • Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Webinar
  • Description:  In 2020, the state of Colorado passed a bill requiring the incorporation of Holocaust and Genocide studies into an existing course that is currently a high school graduation requirement in public schools. What does this mean for Colorado educators? Join this professional learning opportunity, hosted by the Colorado Holocaust Educators, to explore responsible methodological principles and effective resources, including primary sources and visual history testimonies found in Echoes & Reflections, that can help to fulfill the mandate across disciplines and grade levels. While our focus will be on Colorado’s requirements, the webinar's content may be beneficial to educators in other mandated Holocaust education states. Register here.

Holocaust Museum Houston: An Evening with Dr. Paul Ortiz   View Event

  • Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom
  • Description:  Join Holocaust Museum Houston for the first lecture in their 2020 Latinx Heritage Month Virtual Lecture and Film Series. This month, Holocaust Museum Houston will be hosting authors and scholars who have contributed to highlighting Latinx history, identity, culture, and cross-cultural collaborations. An African American and Latinx History of the United States is a revolutionary, politically charged narrative history which argues that the “Global South” was crucial to the development of America as we know it. The book spans more than 200 years and is told from the viewpoint of African American and Latinx activists. It reveals the radically different ways people of the diaspora addressed issues still plaguing the United States today. Paul Ortiz is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Florida and Director of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program. Ortiz has published and taught in the fields of African-American history, Latino Studies, the African Diaspora, Social Movement Theory, U.S. History, U.S. South, labor and documentary studies. He is the author of Emancipation Betrayed: The Hidden History of Black Organizing and White Violence from Reconstruction to the Bloody Election of 1920 and co-editor of the oral history Remembering Jim Crow: African Americans Tell About Life in the Segregated South. Admission is free and open to the public. Donations are welcomed. Advance registration is required, because guests will receive a private Zoom link. Register here.

Holocaust Museum Houston Virtual Open House for Educators   View Event

  • Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Calendar:   Exhibits
  • Location:  Zoom
  • Description:  Join the Holocaust Museum Houston Education Team to get a preview of the new, free of charge Virtual Student Tours being offered this school year. Explore the Holocaust, Human Rights, and Holocaust Art through virtual tours available at Holocaust Museum Houston! Using interactive tours facilitated by HMH docents, students can experience the museum online and engage in guided discussions on the lessons of the Holocaust. In addition, learn about the Educator in Motion program that provides free instruction on the Holocaust, human rights, and active citizenship. Educator in Motion sessions are aligned with the TEKS and include all materials at no cost. EIM has programs for Pre-K through 12th grade. Register here.

Texas Upstander: The Life of Héctor P. García   View Event

  • Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Zoom
  • Description:  Dr. Héctor P. García was a true Texas Upstander. Born in Mexico in 1914, García grew up in the Rio Grande Valley, earned his medical degree, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II before settling in Corpus Christi. He led a life committed to social reform, offering low- and no-cost treatment to impoverished patients, setting up the American GI Forum to advocate for equal services for Mexican American veterans, and fighting for equality in education. Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum to learn about Héctor P. García’s incredible legacy from Cecilia García Akers, his daughter and author of The Inspiring Life of Texan Héctor P. García. This program is part of the Museum's Permanent Exhibition Highlight Series. Space is limited! Please register for one ticket per device used. About Cecilia García AkersCecilia García Akers is a physical therapist and the daughter of Dr. Héctor P. and Wanda F. García. She is the founding member of the Dr. Héctor P. García Memorial Foundation and serves as its board president. Akers published her first book, The Inspiring Life of Texan Héctor P. García, in 2016. She is married to Jimmy Akers and resides in San Antonio, Texas, where she is in private practice specializing in Geriatric Orthopedics and Neuromuscular Rehabilitation. Register here.

Rosh Hashanah   View Event

  • Saturday, September 19, 2020 (all day)
  • Calendar:   General
  • Location:  N/A
  • Description:  Shana tova!

Rosh Hashanah   View Event

  • Sunday, September 20, 2020 (all day)
  • Calendar:   General
  • Location:  N/A
  • Description:  Shana tova!

Nazi Persecution of Non-Jewish Groups: The Disabled   View Event

  • Monday, September 21, 2020 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Webinar
  • Description:  Discoveries in the science of genetics led to the idea that humanity could be improved through better breeding – “positive eugenics.” However, the opposite was thought to be true as well – that the disabled and mentally ill should be sterilized so that they could not breed – “negative eugenics.” These ideas were popular in many Western democracies (including the US), but Nazi Germany transformed them into mass murder of several groups defined by the regime as "unfit". This webinar, presented by Dr. David Deutsch, a Yad Vashem educator, will address Nazi murder initiatives against the disabled. Register here.

El Holocausto en la Alemania nazi: deportaciones inhumanas   View Event

  • Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 2:00pm - 3:50pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Zoom
  • Description:  Este mes de septiembre el Museo Memoria y Tolerancia transmitirá el curso El Holocausto en la Alemania nazi: deportaciones inhumanas en el que se describirá y reflexionará sobre la situación de los judíos en Europa durante el régimen nazi antes de la creación de los campos de exterminio. ¡No dejes de unirte! El museo te espera los martes de septiembre a las 14:00 horas desde Zoom. Para obtener la información de acceso (ID y contraseña), realiza tu registro aquí. *La inscripción no garantiza tu lugar, te recomendamos ingresar unos minutos antes de la sesión.

History Highlights: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann   View Event

  • Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Zoom
  • Description:  The conversation will take place on the online platform Zoom. A link to join will be sent to registered guests via email one hour before the start of the program. In 1961, former high-ranking SS officer Adolf Eichmann was captured in Argentina and put on trial in Jerusalem for his role in the mass deportation and murder of Jews during the Holocaust. Join Dr. Sara Abosch-Jacobson, Chief Education Officer, and Felicia Williamson, Director of Library and Archives, for a discussion of Eichmann’s capture and subsequent trial and an examination of artifacts in the Museum’s collection related to the trial. The History Highlights series features Holocaust and human rights topics presented by Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum historians and educators. Space is limited! Please register for one ticket per device used. This program is recommended for high school students and adults. About Dr. Sara Abosch-JacobsonDr. Sara Abosch-Jacobson is the Chief Education, Programs, and Exhibitions Officer for the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum. An experienced educator, she has researched, taught and written on Jewish culture and history. She holds a PhD in modern European and Jewish history, an MA in modern British and Jewish history, and an MA in Political Science with a concentration in Civil/Military Relations. About Felicia WilliamsonFelicia J. Williamson, MLIS, CA is Director of Library and Archives at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum. She is a certified archivist and member of the Society of Southwest Archivists and the Society of American Archivists. Williamson was the Head of Sam Houston State University Special Collections from 2011-2015, where she instituted a program of instruction and outreach, making its archival holdings more accessible to the campus and surrounding community. She graduated with a BA in History, German and European Studies and a minor in religious studies from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and received a Master's in Library and Information Science with an archives focus from LSU. Register here.

Virtual Home-school Day   View Event

  • Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Zoom
  • Description:  Please Note: All students must be 6th grade and above. The activity will take place on the online platform Zoom. A link to join will be sent to registered guests via email one hour before the start of the program. Join the Education Staff of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for a virtual afternoon of learning for home-school students! Schedule 1:00 p.m. Tour of the Holocaust Wing 2:00 p.m. Break 2:30 p.m. Be Your Own Curator Activity: Students will be transformed into museum curators as they get a behind-the-scenes look at creating an exhibit 3:30 p.m. End Register here.

Is the Rule of Law Still Important? Lessons from Nuremberg with Ben Ferencz   View Event

  • Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom
  • Description:  Please join the Cohen Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies for an on-line event. Benjamin Ferencz is the last surviving prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials. His work has focused on issues of international criminal justice and world peace. There will be a panel response to the talk featuring Dr. James Waller, Dr. Elisa von Joeden-Forgey, and the Honorable Judge Patricia Whalen. This online lecture is free and open to the public. If you have any questions about this event, please reach out to Michele Kuiawa. Register here.

Race and Antisemitism: Contemporary Global Perspectives   View Event

  • Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Zoom
  • Description:  Join the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas for this special workshop which will bring together scholars to discuss this important topic. PanelDr. Nils Roemer | UT DallasDirector of the Ackerman Center for Holocaust StudiesInterim Dean of the School of Arts and HumanitiesWelcome Dr. Pedro J. Gonzalez Corona | UT DallasVisiting Assistant ProfessorIntroduction to the topic Dr. Amy Elman | Kalamazoo CollegeWeber Chair of Social Science and Professor of Political Science"All American Antisemitism through Replacement Feminism" Dr. Katya Gibel Mevorach | Grinnell CollegeProfessor of Anthropology and American Studies"Challenges Teaching about the Intersecting Phenomenon of 'Racism and Antisemitism'" Dr. Navras Arditti | Presidency University, KolkataAssistant Professor of History"The Impact of the Hindu Caste System on Abrahamic Religious Communities in India" Register here.

Exploring the Timeline of the Holocaust: Focus on Non-Jewish Victims   View Event

  • Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Webinar
  • Description:  Join colleagues on a guided exploration of the Echoes & Reflections Timeline of the Holocaust. This interactive and multimedia resource illuminates key dates in Holocaust history, while offering primary sources and classroom activities to help guide Holocaust instruction in an in-person or virtual learning environment. This webinar will focus on the expanded resources on the timeline, which now includes entries examining the experiences of other victim groups, including the persecution of homosexuals, Sinti-Roma, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and people with disabilities. Participate in this webinar, led by the lead developer of this resource Melissa Mott, to discover ways that the timeline can be used to enhance students’ understanding of Jewish and non-Jewish experiences during the Holocaust. Register here.