Events List
Below is list of upcoming events for your site.
List of Events
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Tuesday, June 2, 2026
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Virtual
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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.
Register here.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2026
(all day)
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Hall of Lights
4421 Charles St.
Carrollton, Texas 75010
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Description:
Join the Texas Summer Institute on Genocide Education on June 3-6, 2026. The 3 day program will provide an exceptional professional learning opportunity that will equip teachers to confidently teach World History TEKS pertaining to genocide. Using comparative analysis of the genocides perpetrated against Armenians, Cambodians and the Nazi genocides as case studies, learn about the best practices, lesson plans and tools to teach genocide.
Held at the Hall of Lights in Carrollton, TX (next to Hebron High School), the institute will include professional educators from The Genocide Education Project, Southern Methodist University Human Rights Program and Armenian and Cambodian community members.
The summer institute is open to any secondary (grades 6-12) Social Studies or English Language Arts educators in the state of Texas and will provide professional development credit. Travel reimbursement and hotel accommodation (double occupancy) is available for educators traveling more than 75 miles from Carrollton (limited to 25 educators).
Schedule (TBD):
Wednesday, June 3 - Evening Welcome Reception at the beautiful Hall of Lights in Carrollton, TX.
Thursday, June 4 - Full day workshop - pedagogy, methods, lessons, genocide survivor speakers (Evening free to explore Dallas).
Friday, June 5 - Morning workshop, afternoon cultural tour, Armenian "Kef" night - experience a fun night of Armenian culture, music, food and dance!
Saturday, June 6 - Half day workshop - classroom applications, break out sessions.
The Texas Summer Institute on Genocide Education will include:
1. Lessons on how to teach about genocide and fulfill the TEKS requirements
2. Comparative analysis of the Armenian, Cambodian and Nazi Genocides
3. Texas citizens genocide survivor descendant testimonies
4. U.S. History of America's response to genocide - the Near East Foundation
5. Tour of the architectural award-winning St. Sarkis Armenian Church complex
6. Tour of the stunning Cambodian Temple of Dallas (if renovations are completed)
7. Most meals and cultural experiences provided
8. FREE copies of biographies/books on genocide and hands-on lesson plans
Applications are accepted through February 15, 2026. Please APPLY HERE.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2026
at 8:30am -
1:00pm
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Calendar:
Commission Meetings
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Location:
Texas State Capitol
1100 Congress Avenue
Extension Room E1.012
Austin, TX 78701
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Description:
The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission (THGAAC) is holding its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026 beginning at 8:30AM. 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 attending the meeting in person. An electronic copy of the agenda is available here. A recording of the meeting will be available after June 3, 2026. To obtain a recording, please contact Joy Nathan, at 512.463.8815 or via e-mail.
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 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.
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.
NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS: Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers, large print or Braille, are requested to contact the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission, P.O. Box 12276, Austin, TX 78711-2276, (512) 463-5108, or RELAY Texas (TTY: 7-1-1), at least four (4) business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2026
at 1:00pm -
2:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Virtual or In Person
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Description:
Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum to hear the testimony of second-generation Holocaust survivor Melanie Kuhr Myers.
Melanie Kuhr Myers is the daughter of Susanne Levy, z”l, and granddaughter of Ruth Levy, z”l, both Holocaust survivors. Susanne and Ruth were born in Germany in 1928 and 1897, respectively. In 1938, Ruth was able to secure a job in England and eventually secured a spot for Susanne on the Kindertransport to join her there, where they were interned for a short time. In 1947, they immigrated to the United States.
There is no cost to attend this event, but registration is required. If you would like to tour the Museum, normal admission fees apply.
Register to attend in person here. Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum300 N. Houston StreetDallas, TX 75202
Register to attend virtually here.
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Thursday, June 4, 2026
(all day)
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
DHHRM
300 N Houston St, Dallas, TX 75202
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Description:
2026 Inspire Upstanders - Professional Development for Elementary Educators
Thursday, June 4 (9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. CT)
There is no registration fee for this professional development.
DHHRM will email you one week before the event to confirm your registration. If you cannot attend the workshop, please email us at education@dhhrm.org.
To learn more, click here.
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Monday, June 8, 2026
(all day)
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Dallas Holocaust & Human Rights Museum
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Description:
Holocaust Studies and Literature: Monday, June 8 - Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Explore resources and strategies for teaching Holocaust history and literature, and Genocide studies. Educators will have the opportunity to attend sessions on ties to the Bluebonnet curriculum, a lesson from Echoes and Reflections, resources from the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Committee, and more.
Featured keynote speakers:
Alan Gratz, best-selling author Rebecca Erbelding, PhD., Historian for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
To register, click here.
Each session has a registration fee of $25 (or $40 for both sessions). Scholarships are available for attendees from Title I schools.
Session includes access to keynote speakers, a classroom resource kit, the Upstander Education Database, a guided tour of the exhibition, CPE credit, free parking in the Museum garage, a continental breakfast, and lunch!
Educators living more than 40 miles away may apply for a hotel scholarship OR opt to attend virtually. We do highly recommend in-person attendance. The deadline for hotel scholarship applications is March 31, 2026, and recipients will be notified beginning April 15, 2026.
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Monday, June 8, 2026
at 1:00pm -
3:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Dallas Holocaust & Human Rights Museum
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Description:
Shortly after World War II, an American intelligence officer in Germany uncovered a personal album of photographs chronicling SS officer activities at Auschwitz-Birkenau. A chilling visual record from the Holocaust, the album was hidden in a garage for 70 years and then donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Historian Rebecca Erbelding, Ph.D., joins DHHRM to explore the photo album, which she determines was compiled by Karl Höcker, the adjutant to the camp commandant of Auschwitz. Containing rare images of SS officers at leisure, even as atrocities unfolded nearby, the album offers a disturbing glimpse into the personal lives of the perpetrators. Erbelding will share the album’s historical context, significance, and the complex ethical questions it raises about memory and complicity.
About the SpeakerRebecca Erbelding has been a historian, curator, and archivist at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for 21 years. She holds a Ph.D. in American history from George Mason University. Her first book, Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America’s Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe, won the 2018 National Jewish Book Award for excellence in writing based on archival research. She and her work arefeatured in the 2022 PBS documentary “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein. Her next book, Shelter on the Lake: 982 Holocaust Refugees and an American Small Town, will be released in spring 2027.
To register, click here.
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum300 N. Houston StreetDallas, TX 75202
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Tuesday, June 9, 2026
at 1:00pm -
2:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Dallas Holocaust & Human Rights Museum
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Description:
Award-winning author Alan Gratz joins the DHHRM to unveil his gripping new young adult novel, War Games. Known for weaving history and high-stakes action in works like Refugee and Prisoner B-3087, Gratz returns with an exploration of conflict, strategy, and the human costs of war. Join us to hear Gratz discuss his inspiration, the research behind War Games, and the power of storytelling to illuminate the darkest corners of our world.
Alan Gratz is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of several highly acclaimed books for young readers, including Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor, Two Degrees, Ground Zero, Allies, Grenade, Refugee, Projekt 1065, Prisoner B-3087, Code of Honor, and Captain America: The Ghost Army, an original graphic novel.
A book signing and meet-and-greet with the author will follow the program. We kindly request that each person only have one book signed.
Limited copies of Alan Gratz's books will be available for purchase in the Museum Store!
Presented in conjunction with the Candy Brown Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Series, generously supported by Candy and Ike Brown.
Tickets
$10 per person | $5 for students | Free for members
Please register by clicking the "In Person Registration" button.
The Museum does not offer refunds for purchased tickets.
Museum members receive early access for this program on May 11. Click here to become a member.
Please note that membership takes 1-2 business days to process.
Log into your member portal here to access your tickets; no passcode needed.
Please contact programs@dhhrm.org with any questions regarding member access.
To register, click here.
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Tuesday, June 9, 2026
at 5:30pm -
6:30pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Virtual
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Description:
Join ADL Texas for a deep dive into the newly released data from ADL’s Audit of Antisemitic Incidents. This special briefing will home in on the state of antisemitism in our state and how it has impacted our schools, Jewish institutions, campuses and communities.
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from subject matter experts for a discussion on the data, how ADL is monitoring and addressing antisemitism locally and across the country, and how we can all take action.To register, click here.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Virtual
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Description:
Go beyond the familiar story of Anne Frank to examine her family's journey before, during, and after the Holocaust—and the enduring relevance of her legacy. Join Megan Helberg, Director of National Outreach and Exhibitions, Anne Frank Center, for this fascinating exploration of the Frank family's experiences and their contemporary connections to the classroom. Participants are encouraged to explore annefrankcenter.com before and after the webinar to learn about educational opportunities for schools.
Register here.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
at 6:00pm -
7:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Virtual
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Description:
During the Holocaust, LGBTQI+ persons occupied varying roles, including victims, perpetrators, bystanders, resisters, and everything in between. Despite their presence across every aspect of this history, their stories have often been relegated to the shadows due to postwar politics and the queerphobia that both predated and outlasted the Nazi regime.
Join us in welcoming Dr. Alexis Herr, author of LGBTQI+ Persecution and the Holocaust: An Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Perseverance, as she sheds light on the LGBTQI+ experiences during this period by sharing stories that are crucial to remember but too often overlooked. It this talk, you will hear about lesbian and gay resisters, bisexual and gay perpetrators, a transgender member of the Hitler Youth, and much more. These stories challenge us to reconsider familiar narratives of the Holocaust and to recognize the diverse experiences that have long remained at its margins.
Dr. Alexis Herr is a scholar and educator dedicated to studying and preventing genocide and mass atrocity through research and education. She earned her doctorate in Holocaust History from the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University and has taught at universities on both U.S. coasts. Herr co-founded and directs the Cambodian Genocide Resource Center. Her work has received major fellowships and awards, and she has authored and edited several books on the Holocaust, Rwanda, Sudan, and LGBTQI+ persecution, advancing public understanding of genocide, human rights, and historical memory worldwide across diverse communities and educational settings globally.
RSVP HERE
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Thursday, June 11, 2026
at 6:30pm -
8:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Holocaust Museum Houston
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Description:
Join Holocaust Museum Houston as historian Dr. Jake Newsome uses archival material and survivor testimonies to tell the stories of LGBTQ+ people in Nazi Germany. You’ll learn about the complex motivations that convinced Nazi leaders that combating homosexuality was vital to the success of the Third Reich. The result was the destruction of the vibrant LGBTQ+ communities that had emerged during Germany’s democratic years, and the targeting, torture, and murder of tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ Germans. And while the Holocaust ended in May 1945, LGBTQ+ survivors soon learned that the era of state sanctioned persecution was not over. The presentation is followed by Q&A and a book signing.
RSVP here.
Holocaust Museum Houston5401 Caroline St.Houston, TX 77004
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Monday, June 15, 2026
at 1:00pm -
2:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Virtual or In Person
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Description:
Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum to hear the testimony of second-generation Holocaust survivor Mark Jacobs.
Mark Jacobs is the son of Holocaust survivor Mike Jacobs, z”l. Mike was born in Poland in 1925. In 1939, he and his family were confined to the Ostrowiec Ghetto. His parents, two brothers and two sisters, were murdered at Treblinka Death Camp. Mike survived several camps, including Auschwitz and was liberated from Mauthausen-Gusen II by the U.S. Army in 1945.
There is no cost to attend this event, but registration is required. If you would like to tour the Museum, normal admission fees apply.
Register to attend in person here.Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum300 N. Houston StreetDallas, TX 75202
Register to attend virtually here.
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Monday, June 15, 2026
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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Calendar:
General
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Location:
Online via Zoom
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Description:
After winning World War II 80 years ago, the Allied nations convened an international court in Nuremberg, Germany and prosecuted leading Nazis for war crimes. What were these Nuremberg trials? Were they fair? What did they accomplish? And how accurately is the history of the Nuremberg trials portrayed in the hit 2025 Hollywood movie Nuremberg? Hear international expert, writer, and professor John Q. Barrett discuss these questions.
This webinar connects to Unit 10 on the Echoes & Reflections website.
To register, click here.
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Thursday, June 18, 2026
at 9:00am -
4:00pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
ESC Region 13
5701 Springdale Rd.
Austin, TX 78723
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Description:
Come be part of an inspiring day of professional learning at the 3rd Annual Region 13 Social Studies Summit: Critical Thinking, Critical Connections. This event brings together K–12 educators to focus on improving Social Studies learning outcomes for all students. Engage in a variety of breakout sessions led by teachers and experts in the field, featuring strategies for effective Social Studies instruction, ways to support students’ critical thinking skills.
Highlights
Effective Pedagogy: Learn innovative strategies tailored to the complexities of Social Studies content. Support Students Critical Thinking Skills: Learn ways to develop students’ historical thinking and civic knowledge. Enhancing content knowledge: Deepen your understanding of key Social Studies concepts and content areas. Gain insights into curriculum development, assessment practices, and resources to bolster your expertise in the field.
Whether you’re a seasoned educator or just beginning your journey in Social Studies instruction, the Region 13 Social Studies Summit offers valuable insights and resources to support your professional growth. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with fellow educators, exchange ideas, and leave inspired to empower students with a deeper understanding of the world around them.
To register, click here.
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