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Wednesday, June 15, 2022
at 1:00pm -
4:00pm
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Calendar:
Commission Meetings
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Location:
Chase Tower
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Description:
The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission (THGAAC) is holding its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 beginning at 1:00 P.M. 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.
Members of the public will have access and a means to participate in this meeting, by two-way audio/video, by connecting to the video access number identified below, by attending the meeting in person at Chase Tower Suite #900, or by clicking on the link contained on the agency website's event calendar. The video access number contained in this notice is subject to change by the conference provider at any time. Members of the public are encouraged to confirm the correct conference access number/link 24 hours before the meeting by going to the agency website. An electronic copy of the agenda is available here. A recording of the meeting will be available after June 15, 2022. To obtain a recording, please contact Joy Nathan, at 512.463.8815 or at joy.nathan@thgaac.texas.gov.
For public participants, after the meeting convenes, the presiding officer will call roll of board members and then of public attendees. Please identify yourself by name and state whether you would like to provide public comment. You may also e-mail joy.nathan@thgaac.texas.gov in advance of the meeting if you would like to provide public comment. When the Commission reaches the public comment portion of the meeting, the presiding officer will recognize you by name and give you an opportunity to speak. All public comments will be limited to three (3) minutes. All virtual participants are asked to keep their microphones muted when they are not providing public comment.
Video Conference Zoom No. 831 1586 6844
Registration can be completed here.
The Commission may discuss and/or take action on any of the items listed in the agenda.
Note: The Commission may go into executive session (close its meeting to the public) on any agenda item if appropriate and authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.
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Thursday, June 16, 2022
at 8:00am -
9:00am
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Microsoft Teams
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Description:
The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), jointly with the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme and the United Nations Outreach Programme on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery, and the Outreach Programme on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, to mark the first International Day for Countering Hate Speech,
is organizing a virtual event to recognize the significant role of
higher education and academics, in the global efforts to promote human
dignity and inclusion in times when dissemination of hatred is alarming
and rising. Please see below the details of this event:
Topic: FIGHTING HATE SPEECH: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Date: Thursday, 16 June, 2022
Time: 9am - 10:30am EDT (New York time)
RSVP/Registration form: Click here
Please note that no certificate of attendance or participation will be provided
Objective: This
event will highlight the activities in terms of teaching, research, and
community engagement that are carried out in universities and colleges
to counter hate speech on campus and beyond, and the contribution of the
work of institutions of higher education to create awareness and change
policies in this regard. Moreover, and through the opinion of experts
in the field with roles in international organizations, we will share
ideas on how to reinforce the role of academia to address the challenges
derived from hate speech.
Moderator:
Ms. Jayashri Wyatt, Chief of the Education Outreach Section at the Outreach Division of the United Nations Department of Global Communications
Presenters:
Ms. Alice Nderitu, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Dr. Caitlin Ring Carlson,
Associate Professor at the Department of Communication of Seattle
University (United States) and Author of the book "Hate Speech" [2021,
MIT Press Essential Knowledge series]Dr. Apryl A. Williams, Assistant
Professor of Communication and Media and an affiliate of the Digital
Studies Institute, University of Michigan (United States), and Faculty
Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, Harvard
University (United States)Mr. Ahmed Shaheed,
Deputy Director of the Essex Human Rights Centre at the University of
Essex (United Kingdom) and Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or
Belief of the United Nations Human Rights Council Dr. Tarlach McGonagle,
Professor of Media Law and Information Society at the University of
Leiden (The Netherlands) and Co-Rapporteur of the Council of Europe’s
Committee of Experts on Combating Hate SpeechDr. Iginio Gagliardone,
Associate Professor in Media Studies at the University of the
Witwatersrand (South Africa) and Co-Author of the UNESCO Study
'Countering Online Hate Speech'
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About the discussion series:
Beyond the long shadow: engaging with difficult histories is a live discussion series organized by the United Nations Department of Global Communications. The series is organized by the Outreach Programme on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery, the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme, and the Outreach Programme on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and the United Nations.
The aim of the collaborative series is to develop a deeper
understanding of the legacies of these painful histories – and through
examining the past, consider how best to build a world that is just,
where all can live in dignity and peace.
To learn more about the issues and the work the United Nations is doing to counter hate speech, visit Hate Speech | United Nations.
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Thursday, June 16, 2022
at 8:00am -
9:00am
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy (ISGAP) is hosting a talk by Kimberly Cheng, PhD Student in Hebrew and Judaic Studies, New York University, New York, U.S.A. as part of its Antisemitism in East and Southeast Asia in Comparative Perspective. The title of Cheng's talk is Central European Jewish Refugees in Post-WWII Shanghai and will be convened by Dr. Mary J. Ainslie and Dr. Navras J. Aafreedi.
Register here.
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Thursday, June 16, 2022
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Echoes & Reflections' 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.
Help students to examine the complex issues of complicity,
responsibility, and guilt within the context of the Nazi occupation of
Europe. Join Echoes & Reflections Program Manager and co-developer
of new units, to explore our revised lessons and assets on this topic,
which include a focus on perpetrators, bystanders, and social
responsibility as well as new testimony, primary sources, and
photographs.
Register here.
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Friday, June 17, 2022
(all day)
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Virtual
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Description:
Theological Encounters of Race, Antisemitism, and the Holocaust in Transatlantic ContextJune 17-24, 2022 | Virtual
The 2022 Annual Faculty Seminar on Ethics, Religion, and the Holocaust will
examine the multifaceted encounters between Black American Christians
and Jews in both the United States and Europe from the 1920s to the
present. We will consider both the personal interactions and
trans-Atlantic experiences of Black Christians and Jews in the years
before, during, and after the Holocaust, as well as the transnational
circulation of ideas that shaped Christian and Jewish theological
understandings of and responses to persecution.
Topics will include: the ways in which both Jews and Black Americans
have had commonalities of experiences of persecution based on Christian
theological principles; how cross-cultural experiences of religious
leaders such as Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Luther King Sr. and Jr.
shaped their views of their own communities; the responses of some
European Jewish refugees, such as Abraham Joshua Heschel, to the Black
church and civil rights movement; and how Black theologians have engaged
the history of antisemitism and the Holocaust.
The seminar will be led by Dr. Beverly Mitchell,
Professor of Systematic Theology and Church History, C.C. Goen and
Douglas R. Chandler Church History Chair at Wesley Theological Seminary,
Washington, DC and Dr. Benjamin Sax, Jewish Scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies, Baltimore, MD.
Seminar Format:
The seminar will be conducted entirely online through a combination
of synchronous and asynchronous elements over five days between June 17 and June 24, 2022
(June 20 is a holiday). Participants can expect to attend no more than
four hours of synchronous sessions in the virtual classroom per day
(June 17; 21-24, 2022). Additional daily asynchronous activities will
include independent readings, pre-recorded lectures, and online forums.
Opportunities for informal networking and small-group meetings will be
facilitated via the seminar’s digital platform. A full agenda and
reading list will be provided one month before the start of the seminar
through the Seminar’s digital platform.
Eligibility:
Applications are welcome from professors, instructors, and advanced
doctoral students who are currently teaching or preparing to teach
courses that could potentially integrate the Holocaust and related
topics into their lectures, assignments, activities, or campus events
(teaching an entire course on the Holocaust is not required). We welcome
applicants from any religious tradition or denominational affiliation.
Clergy and religious professionals who are engaged in adult Christian
education or part-time teaching will be considered. Faculty based in
institutions outside North America will also be considered if they meet
the criteria above.
Admission will be determined without regard to race, color,
religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age,
disability, genetic information or reprisal. The Museum also prohibits
any form of workplace discrimination or harassment.
Application Details:
Applications must include: (1) a curriculum vitae; (2)
a statement of the applicant’s specific interest in strengthening their
knowledge of the seminar’s topics, and Holocaust Studies more broadly,
for the purpose of teaching (500 words) (3) a letter of support from a dissertation advisor, departmental chair, or dean addressing the applicant’s qualifications; and (4) a draft syllabus on a topic that could potentially incorporate any of the topics that the seminar will address.
Participants must commit to attending the entire seminar. A complete
syllabus will be made available to participants in advance of the
program. Participants who complete all components of the seminar will
receive a $500 honorarium.
Applications must be submitted by April 18, 2022 and can be submitted online. Letters of support may be uploaded electronically or sent directly to Julia Liden, Program Coordinator, at jliden@ushmm.org. Applicants will be notified of the results of the selection process by April 25th.
Click here for more information and to apply.
This workshop is made possible by the Hoffberger Family Fund and by Joseph A. and Janeal Cannon and Family.
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Friday, June 17, 2022
at 9:00am -
4:00pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
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Description:
Through Region 7 ESC, join the education team at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for their annual Teaching the Holocaust summer workshop series. This year, the workshop will be held at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum to provide a fully immersive experience. Teachers will get to tour the permanent and special exhibitions, engage with survivor testimony in the innovative Dimensions in Testimony Theater, and deep dive with museum educators into all the tools necessary for teaching a unit on the Holocaust in their classrooms. Teachers will receive breakfast and lunch at the museum and hard copy resources to take back to their classrooms.
Click here to learn more.
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Saturday, June 18, 2022
at 11:00am -
12:00pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Holocaust Museum Houston
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Description:
Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a half-day educator workshop on artwork of the Holocaust.
In this workshop, educators will explore the role and purpose of art during the Holocaust through interactive tours of the Holocaust Gallery and Samuel Bak Gallery and Learning Center. Educators will learn about Holocaust artists and their artwork while engaging in fine arts based activities designed for the classroom. Participants will receive instructional strategies and resources they can utilize in their classroom, including HMH’s Holocaust Remembrance Toolkit containing lesson plans, primary sources and student worksheets.
Teachers from the 6th-12th grade, in all subject areas, are encouraged to participate in this FREE workshop.
Attendees will earn 4 CPE and 3 GT hours upon completing the program. Register here.
For more information contact The Boniuk Center for the Future of Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide Education via e-mail or 713-527-1642.
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Saturday, June 18, 2022
at 11:00am -
2:30pm
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
The Bullock Texas State History Museum
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Description:
The Bullock Texas State History Museum and Austin Refugee Roundtable will host Austin's annual celebration of the United Nations' World Refugee Day this Saturday, June 18 from 11 am to 2:30 pm. The free event will be held at the Museum and will feature a naturalization ceremony, live music, samples of world cuisine, and family activities.
"After a two-year hiatus from an in-person event, we are thrilled to be back in the Museum to celebrate World Refugee Day! This is one of the Museum's most cherished events because we get to celebrate some of our nation's newest citizens who have worked hard to overcome extreme adversity," said Bullock Museum Family Programs Manager Angela Kennedy.
Currently, there are more than 79.5 million people who have been forcibly displaced from their homes throughout the world. Established by the United Nations in 2000 and first celebrated on June 20, 2001, World Refugee Day raises awareness of the plight of these refugees and recognizes the courage and resilience of people forced to flee their home country. This year's World Refugee Day celebration at the Bullock Museum is made possible through support from Gregg Philipson and Michelle Warech-Philipson.
Starting at 11 am, visitors can take part in interactive activities, including a step-by-step learning game that allows participants to experience the journey of a refugee. Visitors will learn what causes people to flee, what it is like in a refugee camp, the process for applying for resettlement, and the experience of refugees coming to the United States. As one of the top destinations for resettlement every year, Texas welcomes more refugees than many other states.
At noon, the public is invited to witness the final step in their journey — taking the oath that will complete their process of becoming a United States citizen at an official naturalization ceremony in the Museum's second-floor Texas Spirit Theater. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
“Refugees are some of the most resilient and optimistic people. How else would they have been able to persist through years of violence, oppression and terror? They successfully held on to the hope of a safe life for their families until it happened. It is an honor to celebrate them as our new neighbors in Austin, Texas," said Lubna Zeidan, Refugee Program Co-Director at Interfaith Action of Central Texas.
Following the ceremony, visitors can celebrate in the Museum's third-floor Austin Room with samples of world cuisine provided by Catering By Rosemary, an activity with the Austin Public Library, and live music from international jazz fusion ensemble Indimaj.
"World Refugee Day is such a joyous time of celebration and friendship with some of Austin's newest residents. The food, activities, music and learning opportunities are fun for the whole family! It is our honor and privilege to support this great celebration and gathering each year," said Meg Erskine, co-founder and CEO of Multicultural Refugee Coalition.
The World Refugee Day celebration will take place at the Bullock Museum on Saturday, June 18 from 11 am to 2:30 pm. For more information, visit TheStoryofTexas.com.
This program made possible through the generosity of Gregg Philipson and Michelle Warech-Philipson.
Additional funding provided by Humanities Texas and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the federal ARP Act.
The Bullock Museum, a division of the Texas State Preservation Board, is funded by Museum members, donors, and patrons, the Texas State History Museum Foundation, and the State of Texas.
ABOUT THE BULLOCK MUSEUMThe Bullock Texas State History Museum, a division of the State Preservation Board and an accredited institution of the American Alliance of Museums, illuminates and celebrates Texas history, people, and culture. With dynamic, award-winning exhibitions, educational programming for all ages, and an IMAX® theater with the largest screen in Texas, the Museum collaborates with more than 700 museums, libraries, archives and individuals across the world to bring the Story of Texas to life.
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Sunday, June 19, 2022
(all day)
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Calendar:
General
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Location:
N/A
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Description:
Happy Juneteenth!
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Monday, June 20, 2022
(all day)
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
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Description:
Join a community of history lovers in the 2022 Upstander Institute: The Power of Testimony. In this week-long program, participants will uncover the past and realize the importance of testimony in shaping our understanding of history. Participants will meet expert historians and educators, follow along on specialized tours, join behind-the-scenes Museum activities, and attend private survivor presentations. Each week will culminate in a final project in which participants will conduct high-level research and present their findings. All programs are offered in-person at the museum or virtually.
Holocaust and Genocide Studies: June 20-24, 2022Human and Civil Rights History: July 11-15, 2022
To view a tentative schedule, click here.
To applyStudents (ages 11-18) must apply to the Upstander Institute via a short application. Applicants will be notified of the decision on a rolling basis. Apply here.
Price$75 per student. Scholarships available. See application for details.
What is included?
Live and guided exhibition toursUpstander Institute resource and project packetLive survivor presentations and meetingsBehind-the-scenes museum activitiesLive meetings with leading research organizationsMuseum Educator support and guidanceCertificate of Completion
PartnersThe Upstander Institute is presented in cooperation with the USC Shoah Foundation
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
(all day)
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Holocaust Museum Houston
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Description:
The Max M.
Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators at Holocaust Museum Houston is a
four-day program that moves beyond the general history of the Holocaust
to explore the various dimensions and implications of the Holocaust,
genocide and human rights.
Dates of Institute: June 21-24, 2022
The 2022 Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute will be held in-person. Due
to health and safety protocols, all participants must present proof of
vaccination for COVID-19 during the application process.
Presentations
by scholars, workshops, and activities will introduce participants to
the history of the Holocaust and genocide as well as a focus on human
rights.
The program is directed toward educators on a secondary or
higher level, but university students and educators of all levels who
have a specific interest in, and background knowledge of genocide and
the Holocaust are invited to apply. The cost to attend the program is
$100, which includes books and materials.
For their support of the
Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators, Holocaust Museum Houston
thanks the Max M. Kaplan Teacher Education Endowment Fund, the Gerald S.
Kaplan Endowment Fund, and the Anna and Emil Steinberger Scholarship
for Teacher Education Endowment Fund.
Applications are due June 1, 2022. Applications can be found here.
The
program will be hosted by The Boniuk Center for the Future of
Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education and held at Holocaust
Museum Houston.
Registration payment: $100.00 due by June 1, 2022.
Scholarships available for first time attendees.
Lear more & apply here.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022
at 12:00pm -
1:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
YouTube
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Description:
Louise Lawrence-Israëls was afraid to go outside. She had been hiding
in an attic for two and a half years, since she was six months old,
with her parents, brother, and a family friend. Though her family tried
to have a normal life, Louise never went out, never knew sunshine or
fresh air. “They never talked about the outside world,” she said.
Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to learn how, when Canadian forces liberated Amsterdam in May
1945, Louise overcame her fear and emerged into a world she didn’t
know.
SpeakerLouise Lawrence-Israëls, Holocaust Survivor and USHMM Volunteer
ModeratorBill Benson, Journalist and Host, First Person: Conversations with Holocaust Survivors
Watch live at youtube.com/ushmm.
You do not need a YouTube account to view USHMM's program. After the
live broadcast, the recording will be available to watch on demand on USHMM's YouTube page.
First Person is a monthly hour-long discussion with a Holocaust
survivor and is made possible through generous support from the Louis
Franklin Smith Foundation, with additional funding from the Arlene and
Daniel Fisher Foundation.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Anne Frank’s life and words continue to have powerful meaning for
young people around the world. This Echoes & Reflections webinar offers a virtual tour of the
Anne Frank House and exploration of online resources that can be used
to prepare students to read and comprehend The Diary of a Young Girl
within the larger historical framework of the Holocaust. Led by
educators from the Anne Frank House and Anne Frank Center (USA), this
webinar will leave time for Q&A.
Register here.
Echoes & Reflections'
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.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022
at 6:00pm -
7:30pm
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Calendar:
Exhibits
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Location:
Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio
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Description:
HMMSA cordially invites you to join them at their upcoming Open House Receptions.
Visit their exhibits, hear testimony from a survivor, and learn more about their programs and initiatives.
For more information or to RSVP, please contact via e-mail.
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Thursday, June 23, 2022
at 6:00pm -
7:30pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Holocaust Museum Houston
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Description:
Join Holocaust Museum Houston
for the 2022 Gerald S. Kaplan Public Lecture featuring Dr. Wendy
Lower. The author and historian will discuss her latest book, National
Jewish Book award recipient The Ravine: A Family, A Photograph, A Holocaust Massacre Revealed.
Wendy Lower is
the John K. Roth Professor of History at Claremont McKenna College and
directs the Mgrublian Center for Human Rights at the Claremont Colleges
(CA, USA). She chairs the Academic Committee of the United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum and has published several books on the
Holocaust in Ukraine including Nazi Empire-Building and the Holocaust in Ukraine (2005), and co-editor (with Ray Brandon) of Shoah in Ukraine: History, Testimony, Memorialization (2008). Her work on gender and the Holocaust, Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields (2013) was a finalist for the National Book Award and has been translated into 23 languages. Lower's The Ravine: A Family, A Photograph, A Holocaust Massacre Revealed (2021) was shortlisted for the Wingate Prize and longlisted for a PEN.
Register here.
The Gerald S. Kaplan Public Lecture is supported by the Gerald S. Kaplan Endowment Fund.
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