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Monday, June 16, 2025
at 6:00pm -
7:00pm
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Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Virtual
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Description:
Two women in Nazi-occupied Paris created a daring escape line that rescued dozens of Allied servicemen. With one still in a German prison camp, the other wrote a book about it—a memoir built on fabrications. Now the bestselling author of Eighty Days shares their incredible, never-before-told full story.
Etta Shiber and Kate Bonnefous are the unlikeliest of heroines: two seemingly ordinary women, an American widow and an English divorcée, living quietly together in Paris. Yet during the Nazi occupation, these two friends find themselves unexpectedly plunged into the whirlwind of history. With the help of a French country priest and others, they set out to rescue British and French soldiers trapped behind enemy lines—some of whom they daringly smuggle through Nazi checkpoints hidden inside the trunk of their car.
Ultimately the Gestapo captures them both. After eighteen months in prison, Etta is returned to the United States in a prisoner exchange. Back home, hoping to bring attention to her friend Kitty’s bravery, she publishes a memoir about their work. Paris-Underground becomes a publishing sensation and Etta a celebrity. Meanwhile Kate spends the rest of the war in a Nazi prison, entirely unaware of the book that has been written about her—and the deeds that have been claimed in her name.
In researching this story, Matthew Goodman uncovered military records and personal testimonies that reveal, for the first time, the shocking truth behind Etta’s memoir and the unexpected, far-reaching consequences of its publication. More than just a story of two women’s remarkable courage, Paris Undercover is a vivid, gripping account of deceit, betrayal, and personal redemption.
Matthew Goodman is the author of four previous books of nonfiction. His book Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland’s History-Making Race Around the World was a national bestseller. His book, The City Game: Triumph, Scandal, and a Legendary Basketball Team, received the New York City Book Award and was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. Goodman has appeared on numerous national radio shows, including NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show, All Things Considered, and On the Media.
To register, click here.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025
(all day)
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Exhibits
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Location:
El Paso Holocaust Museum
715 N. Oregon
El Paso, TX 79902
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Description:
Join El Paso Holocaust Museum on Tuesdays-Fridays & Saturdays for a special showing of the brand new permanent exhibit: Dimensions in Testimony
Visitors can interact with Holocaust survivor or Holocaust liberator through pre-recorded testimonies.
Show times will be:
Tuesday-Friday at 10:00 AM & 1:00 PM
Saturdays at 2:00 PM & 3:00 PM
June 17th-June 21st: Eva Mozes Kor, Auschwitz Survivor
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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Workshops
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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.
When Hitler came to power in 1933, he sparked a wave of terror and oppression that would ultimately claim the lives of millions, including six million Jews and millions of other persecuted individuals, including ethnic and religious minorities. Who were these people, and why were they targeted by Nazi oppression? Join Echoes & Reflections' Director, Holocaust Content and Pedagogy, Jesse Tannetta, to learn more about the diverse victims of Nazi tyranny and honor their memory through thoughtful classroom practice. This webinar connects to Units 3 and 10 and the Timeline of the Holocaust on the Echoes & Reflections website.
To register, click here.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
at 12:00pm -
1:00pm
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Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Livestreamed
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Description:
Holocaust survivor Ernie Brod was born in 1938, the same year Nazi Germany annexed Austria. After unleashing a wave of restrictive laws, arrests, and violence targeting the Jewish community, authorities ordered Ernie and his mother, Pepi, to report to a holding facility in Vienna.
But when young Ernie started coughing and crying inconsolably, a Nazi officer instructed Pepi to leave and take him to a doctor. Instead of following those orders, Pepi made the desperate decision to go to the American consulate in hopes of securing papers to escape the country with her son. Watch to discover what happened next.
SpeakerErnie Brod, Holocaust Survivor and Museum Volunteer
ModeratorBill Benson, Journalist and Host, First Person: Conversations with Holocaust Survivors
Watch live at youtube.com/ushmm. You don’t need a YouTube account to view our program. After the live broadcast, the recording will be available to watch on demand on the Museum's YouTube page.
Marking 25 years, First Person is a monthly, hour-long discussion with a Holocaust survivor that is made possible through generous support from the Louis Franklin Smith Foundation.
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Thursday, June 19, 2025
(all day)
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General
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Location:
N/A
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Description:
The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission office will be closed.
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Sunday, June 22, 2025
at 2:00pm -
3:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Virtual
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Description:
The Allied leaders rarely spoke directly about the Holocaust in public. When Churchill and Stalin alluded to Nazi mass murder of civilians in early speeches, they said much less than they knew. Not until December 1942 did Allied governments issue a joint statement about Nazi Germany’s policy of exterminating the Jews of Europe. Roosevelt deferred his own public statement until March 1944. Why didn’t these leaders speak up sooner?
Through close readings of public and private statements, Richard Breitman, an acclaimed author and distinguished emeritus professor at American University, pieces together the competing motivations that drove each leader’s response to the atrocities. Timely and incisive, A Calculated Restraint sheds new light on the relationship between World War II and the Holocaust. Ultimately, the Allied leaders’ responses cannot be reduced to a matter of character. What they said—and chose not to say—about the Holocaust must be understood in light of the political and military exigencies that drove their decision-making.
Breitman will be in conversation about the book with Rick Salomon, a co-founder of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, Senior Fellow at the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, and a member of the Advisory Board of the Renew Democracy Initiative.
Richard Breitman is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at American University. His many books include The Berlin Mission: The American Who Resisted Nazi Germany from Within; FDR and the Jews, coauthored with Allan J. Lichtman; Official Secrets: What the Nazis Planned, What the British and Americans Knew; and The Architect of Genocide: Himmler and the Final Solution.
Richard A. Salomon is a graduate of Carleton College and Harvard Law School. Since 1994, Mr. Salomon has been the founder and CEO of Vantage Point Consultants. Vantage Point Consultants advises corporations on ways to optimize the expenditure of legal dollars, running the gamut from the drafting of Guidelines for Outside Counsel on cost management principles and converging the number of law firms utilized for common geographic and substantive markets to forging alternative fee arrangements with outside counsel and establishing preferred vendor programs for recurring categories of law-related charges. Vantage Point has worked with over 400 of the Fortune 500, including their General Counsel, throughout the world.
Mr. Salomon is involved in numerous philanthropic and social service-related activities. He is a Senior Fellow and member of the Advisory Board of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights; a co-founder, member of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center (2008 – present), the 2017 National Museum of the Year; a member of the Advisory Board of Garry Kasparov’s Renew Democracy Initiative; a member of the Hagel Leadership Council of the University of Chicago Project on Security and Threats; and a member of the Advisory Board for the Visas for Life Foundation (relating to Consul General Chiune Sugihara) since 1996. Mr. Salomon previously served on the Board of New York University’s Of Many Institute and the President’s Council of the Interfaith Youth Core. He has also organized and moderated many events with the 92Y, Temple Emanu-El’s Streicker Center, the Illinois Holocaust Museum, the Museum of Jewish Heritage, The Common Good, and many other venerable institutions.
A $10 suggested donation enables MJH to present programs like this one.
To register, click here.
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Monday, June 23, 2025
(all day)
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Workshops
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Location:
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
300 N. Houston Street | Dallas, TX 75202
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Description:
About Upstanders in Action:
Upstander Institute: Unstanders in Action is a weeklong, hybrid institute for students entering 9th-12th grades. Students will explore the concept of Upstanders as leaders by exploring various historical Upstanders and how their leadership helped to combat injustice. After studying Upstanders in the Holocaust and human and civil rights movements, students create a 10-minute presentation on how they can use their leadership and Upstander skills to identify and help solve a problem in their own communities. Join us in creating our community of Upstanders!
Schedule:Monday, June 23, 9am-3pm: In-Person at MuseumTuesday, June 24, 9am-12:30pm: Virtual at HomeWednesday, June 25, 9am-3pm: In-Person at MuseumThursday, June 26, 9am-11am: Virtual at HomeFriday, June 27, 9am-3pm: In-Person at Museum
What is Included:Upstander Institute resource and project packetLive guided exhibition toursFeatured presentations from Museum staffFeatured presentation from a Survivor SpeakerFeatured presentation from a local UpstanderLessons on Upstander behavior, leadership, and meeting community needsSupport and guidance from Museum Educators and staffCertificate of Completion
Price:$200 per studentScholarships availableSee application for payment and scholarship details
To Apply:Students entering 9th-12th grades apply to the Upstander Institute via a short application. Applicantswill be notified of admittance decisions on a rolling basis. Scan the QR code or visit the following site toapply: https://dhhrm.formstack.com/fo....
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Monday, June 23, 2025
(all day)
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General
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Location:
Virtual conference
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Description:
At this free, virtual conference for educators, discover the latest practices in accurate, meaningful teaching about the Holocaust with leading historians and educators. Bring the Museum’s collection into your classroom with instructional strategies and resources that highlight survivor testimonies, artifacts, diaries, and historical documents to support instruction across subject areas and inspire all students to think critically about how and why the Holocaust happened.
Conference Highlights
Join concise sessions (approximately 10 minutes each) that offer instructional strategies paired with historically accurate, classroom-ready resources based on the Museum’s extensive collection.Learn from leading educators and historians through live, interactive sessions, or watch recordings on demand at your convenience.Engage with Museum Teacher Fellows, experienced educators who offer practical advice on strategies and tools for your classroom.Connect in real time with a community of educators dedicated to teaching and learning about the Holocaust.Share the experience and use discussion guides to collaborate with educators in your area.
Benefits
Get streamlined access to registration, live sessions, and on-demand viewing through a new, virtual conference platform.Earn 24 hours of professional development.Access free resources including a book mailed directly to you (available for teachers with a US or US territory mailing address).
Registration opens on January 30, 2025. The deadline to register is June 15, 2025.
Please direct any questions to the Belfer Conference team at belferconference@ushmm.org.
For educator registration, click here.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
(all day)
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Calendar:
Exhibits
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Location:
El Paso Holocaust Museum
715 N. Oregon (Directions)
El Paso, TX 79902
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Description:
Join EL Paso Holocaust Museum Tuesdays-Fridays & Saturdays for a special showing of the brand new permanent exhibit: Dimensions in Testimony
Visitors can interact with Holocaust survivor or Holocaust liberator through pre-recorded testimonies.
Show times will be:
Tuesday-Friday at 10:00 AM & 1:00 PM
Saturdays at 2:00 PM & 3:00 PM
June 24th- June 28th- Pinchas Gutter, Holocaust Survivor
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
at 2:00am -
3:00pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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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.
How do we choose to remember the Holocaust in the United States? Join Dr. Tyler J. Goldberger to explore the questions and issues behind remembrance of this genocide. This interactive webinar will focus on the importance of memorialization and present strategies to read and engage with prominent memorials throughout the United States. The webinar will empower educators to teach about the role and interpretation of memorials in remembering the past and connects to Unit 10 on the Echoes & Reflections website.
To register, click here.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
at 11:00am -
12:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Online
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Description:
In this book talk, author Michelle Young will present WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland (1898–1980), an unlikely heroine who infiltrated the Nazi leadership in Paris during World War II to save the world’s most treasured artworks.
Rose Vallant was a curator at the Jeu de Paume Museum in Paris when the Nazis invaded France, occupied the museum, and began using it as a sorting center for thousands of pieces of stolen art from across Europe. Valland made herself appear as nonthreatening and essential as possible, retaining her position in the museum for years while keeping meticulous secret records of the provenance and destination of every piece of art. Her gathered intelligence enabled the recovery of hundreds of thousands of looted artworks, stashed in the salt mines of Austria and in German castles, by the Monuments Men in the last days of the war and after.
Young moves from the glittering days of pre-War Paris, home to artistic geniuses of modern culture, including Picasso, Josephine Baker, Coco Chanel, Le Corbusier, and Frida Kahlo, through the tension-riddled cities and resorts of Europe on the eve of war, to the harrowing years of the Nazi occupation of France when brave people such as Valland risked everything to fight monstrous evil.
Based on previously undiscovered historical documents, this detailed portrait of Valland’s bravery and strategic intelligence shows her crucial role in preserving France’s cultural heritage. The story of Valland’s courage and dedication to art and justice is compelling and inspiring.
Michelle Young is an award-winning journalist, author, and professor whose writing and photography has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Hyperallergic, The Forward, and Narratively. She is a graduate of Harvard College in the History of Art and Architecture and holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, where she is a Professor of Architecture. She is the founder of the publication Untapped New York. She divides her time between New York City, Paris, and the Berkshires, Massachusetts.
This event is part of the online series “Flight or Fight. stories of artists under repression.”
To register for this event, click here.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
at 12:00pm -
1:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Virtual
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Description:
In 1937, Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels organized the “Entartete Kunst” or “Degenerate Art” Exhibition at the Archeological Institute in Munich. The exhibition displayed works of modern art that the Nazis declared to be “degenerate” or unacceptable. While the intent of the exhibition was to disparage the so called “degenerate” artworks, it featured many artists who would go on to become internationally recognized.
Join the Museum for a panel discussion about the history and lasting impact of the Degenerate Art Exhibition with Dr. Lucy Wasensteiner, Dr. Uwe Fleckner, and Dr. Bernhard Fulda. They will be in conversation with Dr. Paul Jaskot.
Lucy Wasensteiner is Junior Professor of Art Historical Provenance Research in the Art History Department at the University of Bonn, working within the Research Centre for Provenance Research, Art and Cultural Property Law. She is a qualified UK lawyer and holds a Masters and Doctorate in Art History from the Courtauld Institute of Art. Her PhD explored the London exhibition Twentieth Century German Art (1938), the largest international response to the National Socialist campaign against so-called ‘Degenerate Art’. From 2018 to 2020 she was Lecturer at the University of Bonn. From 2020 to 2024 she was Director of the Liebermann-Villa am Wannsee in Berlin, a museum dedicated to the German-Jewish painter Max Liebermann (1847-1935).
Uwe Fleckner is a professor of art history at the University of Hamburg, a member of the board of directors of the Hamburg Warburg-Haus and head of the “Degenerate Art” research center (with 14 volumes of research results since 2007). A former guest professor at Stanford University (2011) and Peking University (2018-2019) and visiting scholar/fellow at the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2008/2015), Fleckner is the author of numerous books and essays on art from the 18th century to the present day, in particular on French art, art theory and political iconography, as well as co-editor of the “Collected Works” of Carl Einstein and Aby Warburg.
Professor Bernhard Fulda is Vice Master, Fellow and Director of Studies in History at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University. After taking his BA in Modern History at Oxford University, he completed a PhD on the political culture of the Weimar Republic at the University of Cambridge (Press and Politics in the Weimar Republic, Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2009). He has published widely on media, political and cultural history of the twentieth century. Recent publications include a biography of Max Pechstein (Max Pechstein. The Rise and Fall of Expressionism, De Gruyter: New York/Berlin, 2012; co-authored with Aya Soika), and a study of the politics of German modernism (Emil Nolde. The Artist During the Third Reich, 2019). He co-curated, with Aya Soika, the 2019 blockbuster exhibition in Berlin’s New National Gallery, ‘Emil Nolde – A German Legend’. He is currently completing a biography of Emil Nolde, and starting a new project on this history of European anti-communism.
Paul Jaskot received his PhD in Art History from Northwestern University. He teaches courses on architectural history, modern architecture and urban planning, and German art with a particular emphasis on National Socialist Germany. In addition to his teaching, Jaskot is also the Co-Director of the Digital Art History & Visual Culture Research Lab (formerly, the Wired! Lab). His scholarly work focuses on the political history of Nazi art and architecture as well as its postwar cultural impact. He is the author of The Architecture of Oppression: The SS, Forced Labor, and the Nazi Monumental Building Economy (2000) as well as The Nazi Perpetrator: Postwar German Art and the Politics of the Right (2012). He has co-edited Beyond Berlin: Twelve German Cities Confront the Nazi Past (2008) as well as New Approaches to an Integrated History of the Holocaust: Social History, Representation, Theory (2018). In addition, he was a founding member of the ongoing Holocaust Geography Collaborative exploring the use of GIS and other digital methods to analyze the spatial history of the Holocaust.
To register, click here.
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Thursday, June 26, 2025
at 6:30pm -
8:30pm
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Calendar:
Films
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Location:
Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77004
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Description:
Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a film screening of Sh’ma: A Story of Survival, a moving and innovative dance film by Suki John, chronicles the journey of the director’s mother from school days to deportation, concentration camp to liberation, and finally immigration to the U.S. Sh’ma features a remarkable ensemble of 15 virtuoso performers, a haunting original score, stunning choreography, and timeless design.
To register, click here.
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Friday, June 27, 2025
at 1:00pm -
2:00pm
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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:
Join DHHRM on select Fridays this summer to hear the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, refugees, and hidden children, as well as second generation survivors.
About the Speaker
Dr. Andras Lacko was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1936. In a twist of fate, Lacko contracted scarlet fever in 1944 and was saved from ghettoization and subsequent deportation to Poland. He survived the Holocaust in a military hospital and was later reunited with his mother and father after the Soviet liberation of Budapest.
Community Partners
Dallas Afterschool
Greenhill School
Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas
Southwest Jewish Congress
Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission
To view this program virtually, click here.
To attend in person, click here.
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