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Never Again in Practice: Auschwitz Jewish Center's Response to the War in Ukraine
Never Again in Practice: Auschwitz Jewish Center's Response to the War in Ukraine
3:30pm - 4:30pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Feb 28, 2023 at 3:30pm Ends Feb 28, 2023 at 4:30pm Join the Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University and the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation for a virtual conversation and discussion. Click for more info |
A Nazi Killing Center through a Perpetrator’s Lens: The Sobibór Perpetrator Collection
A Nazi Killing Center through a Perpetrator’s Lens: The Sobibór Perpetrator Collection
9:00am - 11:30am
(2h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 1, 2023 at 9:00am Ends Mar 1, 2023 at 11:30am Join United States Holocaust Memorial Museum experts and scholars from North America and Europe to examine the groundbreaking Sobibór Perpetrator Collection. Click for more info
The Essence of Antisemitism: Session 1 of 4 (Historical Patterns and Modern Manifestations)
The Essence of Antisemitism: Session 1 of 4 (Historical Patterns and Modern Manifestations)
10:00am - 11:00am
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 1, 2023 at 10:00am Ends Mar 1, 2023 at 11:00am This course begins by exploring the motifs that have defined antisemitism both over the centuries and into our own time. Moving then into the contemporary world, we will consider the three primary sources of the phenomenon of Jew hatred: the political right, the political left, and political Islam. Finally, the course will end with a discussion of how one might response to the rising tide of antisemitism and what might be done about it. Click for more info
My Father Was a Nazi
My Father Was a Nazi
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 1, 2023 at 2:00pm Ends Mar 1, 2023 at 3:00pm In this webinar, Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger - today a Jewish convert, veteran of the Israeli Defense Forces, and physician - shares the story of his spiritual journey coming to terms with his father's past. Click for more info
Film Screening: Three Minutes—A Lengthening
Film Screening: Three Minutes—A Lengthening
7:00pm - 9:00pm
(2h)
Films
Starts Mar 1, 2023 at 7:00pm Ends Mar 1, 2023 at 9:00pm This film is being screened as a preview event for the 2023 Dallas Jewish Film Festival ahead of the 53rd Annual Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches at The University of Texas at Dallas (March 4-6, 2023). Click for more info |
Texas Independence Day (Office Closed)
Texas Independence Day (Office Closed)
All Day
General
Mar 2, 2023 (All Day) The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission office will be closed. Click for more info
Pedagogy of Teaching the Holocaust
Pedagogy of Teaching the Holocaust
3:00pm - 6:00pm
(3h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 2, 2023 at 3:00pm Ends Mar 2, 2023 at 6:00pm Join Florida Atlantic University as they host Echoes & Reflections for this workshop on Holocaust pedagogy. Click for more info |
53rd Annual Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches
53rd Annual Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches
All Day
(3 days)
Workshops
Starts Mar 4, 2023 Ends Mar 6, 2023 The Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas invites you to join scholars March 4-6, 2023, as they celebrate the 53rd anniversary of this important conference and continue the legacy established by Franklin H. Littell and Hubert G. Locke more than fifty years ago. Click for more info |
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53rd Annual Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches
All Day
(3 days)
Workshops
Starts Mar 4, 2023 Ends Mar 6, 2023 The Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas invites you to join scholars March 4-6, 2023, as they celebrate the 53rd anniversary of this important conference and continue the legacy established by Franklin H. Littell and Hubert G. Locke more than fifty years ago. Click for more info
Keynote: “1933, 1938, and 1943: The Evolution of the Holocaust”
Keynote: “1933, 1938, and 1943: The Evolution of the Holocaust”
9:00am - 10:30am
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 5, 2023 at 9:00am Ends Mar 5, 2023 at 10:30am Please join the University of Texas at Dallas and the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies as Dr. Martin Dean presents the Michael and Elaine Jaffe Lecture in conjunction with the 53rd Annual Scholars' Conference. Click for more info
Holocaust in Lithuania with Silvia Foti
Holocaust in Lithuania with Silvia Foti
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 5, 2023 at 12:00pm Ends Mar 5, 2023 at 1:00pm Join the Emil A. and Jenny Fish Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies for "Holocaust in Lithuania with award-winning investigative journalist and English teachr, Silvia Foti." Click for more info
Something Beautiful Happened, with Author & Producer Yvette Manessis Corporon
Something Beautiful Happened, with Author & Producer Yvette Manessis Corporon
4:00pm - 5:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 5, 2023 at 4:00pm Ends Mar 5, 2023 at 5:00pm The Holocaust Teacher Institute at the University of Miami, School of Education & Human Development is proud to announce the Leslie and Susan Gonda (Goldschmied) Foundation Holocaust/Jewish themed Sunday Salon Series. Click for more info
Keynote: “Three Minutes in Poland”
Keynote: “Three Minutes in Poland”
6:30pm - 8:30pm
(2h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 5, 2023 at 6:30pm Ends Mar 5, 2023 at 8:30pm Please join the University of Texas at Dallas and the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies as Glenn Kurtz presents the Mitchell L. and Miriam Lewis Barnett Lecture in conjunction with the 53rd Annual Scholars' Conference. There will be a pre-event reception at 6:30pm with the lecture starting at 7:15pm. Click for more info |
53rd Annual Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches
All Day
(3 days)
Workshops
Starts Mar 4, 2023 Ends Mar 6, 2023 The Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas invites you to join scholars March 4-6, 2023, as they celebrate the 53rd anniversary of this important conference and continue the legacy established by Franklin H. Littell and Hubert G. Locke more than fifty years ago. Click for more info
The Power of Women: Female Resistance During the Holocaust
The Power of Women: Female Resistance During the Holocaust
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 6, 2023 at 6:00pm Ends Mar 6, 2023 at 7:00pm During Women's History Month, teach students about The Power of Women: Female Resistance During the Holocaust. This free virtual teacher training is presented by the Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation. Click for more info |
Antisemitism on the Dark Web and Anonymous Platforms (Session 1 of 4)
Antisemitism on the Dark Web and Anonymous Platforms (Session 1 of 4)
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 7, 2023 at 11:00am Ends Mar 7, 2023 at 12:00pm This short digital course is aimed to present the topic of anonymous antisemitism and the way it is propagated nowadays with modern technologies, which mainly include platforms like the dark web or secure and anonymous messaging applications like telegram. Click for more info
ADL Presents: "The Train I Missed"
ADL Presents: "The Train I Missed"
6:30pm - 8:30pm
(2h)
Films
Starts Mar 7, 2023 at 6:30pm Ends Mar 7, 2023 at 8:30pm Join Anti-Defamation League Austin for a screening of the documentary "The Train I Missed" followed by a program with Heartstone Studios, producers of the film, and a rare opportunity to hear a first-hand account from a survivor of the Holocaust. Click for more info |
THGAAC March 2023 Quarterly Meeting
THGAAC March 2023 Quarterly Meeting
8:00am - 1:30pm
(5h 30m)
Commission Meetings
Starts Mar 8, 2023 at 8:00am Ends Mar 8, 2023 at 1:30pm The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission (THGAAC) is holding its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 beginning at 8:00AM at Holocaust Museum Houston (5401 Caroline Street Houston, TX 77004). Click for more info
An Heiress Turned Rescuer
An Heiress Turned Rescuer
8:30am - 9:00am
(30m)
Workshops
Starts Mar 8, 2023 at 8:30am Ends Mar 8, 2023 at 9:00am As the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum commemorates Women’s History Month, learn about Muriel's secret life. Click for more info
The Topology of Antisemitism: from Definition to Identification
The Topology of Antisemitism: from Definition to Identification
9:00am - 10:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 8, 2023 at 9:00am Ends Mar 8, 2023 at 10:00am As part of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy's (ISGAP) landmark Fellowship Training Programme on Critical Antisemitism Studies, Discrimination and Human Rights at the Woolf Institute, ISGAP is pleased to announce the ISGAP-Woolf Institute Series titled “Creating a Conceptual Framework for the Critical Study of Contemporary Antisemitism.” Click for more info
The Essence of Antisemitism: Session 2 of 4 (The Defining Case of National Socialist Antisemitism)
The Essence of Antisemitism: Session 2 of 4 (The Defining Case of National Socialist Antisemitism)
10:00am - 11:00am
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 8, 2023 at 10:00am Ends Mar 8, 2023 at 11:00am This course begins by exploring the motifs that have defined antisemitism both over the centuries and into our own time. Moving then into the contemporary world, we will consider the three primary sources of the phenomenon of Jew hatred: the political right, the political left, and political Islam. Finally, the course will end with a discussion of how one might response to the rising tide of antisemitism and what might be done about it. Click for more info
A Conversation about Protecting Human Rights Against Bigotry & Hate
A Conversation about Protecting Human Rights Against Bigotry & Hate
1:30pm - 3:00pm
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 8, 2023 at 1:30pm Ends Mar 8, 2023 at 3:00pm A conversation about protecting human rights against bigotry and hate, moderated by Mark Updegrove with an introduction by Austin Mayor Kirk Watson. Click for more info
Women in the Holocaust: Their Day-To-Day Struggles
Women in the Holocaust: Their Day-To-Day Struggles
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 8, 2023 at 2:00pm Ends Mar 8, 2023 at 3:00pm Using diaries, memoirs, and testimonies, this session will look at the life-and-death dilemmas that women faced during the Holocaust, and their attempts to resist dehumanization and death. Yad Vashem's Project Director for Echoes & Reflections, Sheryl Ochayon, will present this webinar in honor of Women’s History Month. Click for more info
Meryl Menashe: Women and Resistance in the Holocaust
Meryl Menashe: Women and Resistance in the Holocaust
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 8, 2023 at 6:00pm Ends Mar 8, 2023 at 7:00pm In honor of International Women’s Day, Holocaust scholar and presenter Meryl Menashe will discuss women’s resistance in the Holocaust. Click for more info
Contemporary Antisemitism and the Challenges We Face
Contemporary Antisemitism and the Challenges We Face
7:00pm - 8:30pm
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 8, 2023 at 7:00pm Ends Mar 8, 2023 at 8:30pm The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission welcomes Elan Carr, former Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Antisemitism from 2019-21, as a guest speaker at Beth Yeshurun. Click for more info |
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Letters of Intent Submission Begins
Letters of Intent Submission Begins
All Day
Grants & Contests
Mar 13, 2023 (All Day) Letters of Intent will be accepted March 13 - 27, 2023 for the 2023 THGAAC Education Grant cycle. Click for more info
The Holocaust, Testimony, and Social Emotional Learning
The Holocaust, Testimony, and Social Emotional Learning
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 13, 2023 at 3:00pm Ends Mar 13, 2023 at 4:00pm Join Echoes & Reflections in this webinar to learn how the testimony in each Echoes & Reflections unit can help develop social-emotional learning (SEL). Click for more info
"Playing Anne Frank": In Conversation with Adam Langer and Shana Stein
"Playing Anne Frank": In Conversation with Adam Langer and Shana Stein
3:30pm - 4:30pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 13, 2023 at 3:30pm Ends Mar 13, 2023 at 4:30pm On Monday, March 13, the Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University will host a virtual conversation about "Playing Anne Frank." Click for more info |
Antizionism as Political Propaganda: Lessons from Soviet Anti-Israel Campaigns
Antizionism as Political Propaganda: Lessons from Soviet Anti-Israel Campaigns
9:00am - 10:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 14, 2023 at 9:00am Ends Mar 14, 2023 at 10:00am As part of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy's (ISGAP) landmark Fellowship Training Programme on Critical Antisemitism Studies, Discrimination and Human Rights at the Woolf Institute, ISGAP is pleased to announce the ISGAP-Woolf Institute Series titled “Creating a Conceptual Framework for the Critical Study of Contemporary Antisemitism.” Click for more info
Antisemitism on the Dark Web and Anonymous Platforms (Session 2 of 4)
Antisemitism on the Dark Web and Anonymous Platforms (Session 2 of 4)
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 14, 2023 at 11:00am Ends Mar 14, 2023 at 12:00pm This short digital course is aimed to present the topic of anonymous antisemitism and the way it is propagated nowadays with modern technologies, which mainly include platforms like the dark web or secure and anonymous messaging applications like telegram. Click for more info
Spring Break | Holocaust Survivor Talk: Dr. Anna Steinberger
Spring Break | Holocaust Survivor Talk: Dr. Anna Steinberger
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 14, 2023 at 12:00pm Ends Mar 14, 2023 at 1:00pm Join Holocaust Museum Houston as Holocaust survivor Dr. Anna Steinberger gives her testimony on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage in the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater. Click for more info |
The Essence of Antisemitism: Session 3 of 4 (Political Islamist Antisemitism)
The Essence of Antisemitism: Session 3 of 4 (Political Islamist Antisemitism)
10:00am - 11:00am
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 15, 2023 at 10:00am Ends Mar 15, 2023 at 11:00am This course begins by exploring the motifs that have defined antisemitism both over the centuries and into our own time. Moving then into the contemporary world, we will consider the three primary sources of the phenomenon of Jew hatred: the political right, the political left, and political Islam. Finally, the course will end with a discussion of how one might response to the rising tide of antisemitism and what might be done about it. Click for more info
Dramatic Engagement: The Arts and Holocaust Education
Dramatic Engagement: The Arts and Holocaust Education
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 15, 2023 at 11:00am Ends Mar 15, 2023 at 12:00pm Join Dr. Janet Rubin, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Visual and Performing Arts, Humanities, and Speech at Eastern Florida State College, as she demonstrates how the power of theater can be harnessed within the classroom to encourage a deeper understanding of the Holocaust while directly connecting students with survivors. Click for more info
Spring Break | Holocaust Survivor Talk: Bill Orlin
Spring Break | Holocaust Survivor Talk: Bill Orlin
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 15, 2023 at 12:00pm Ends Mar 15, 2023 at 1:00pm Join Holocaust Museum Houston as survivor Bill Orlin gives his testimony on the Mady and Ken Kades Stage in the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater. Click for more info |
2023 Education Grant FAQ Meeting #1
2023 Education Grant FAQ Meeting #1
10:00am - 11:00am
(1h)
Grants & Contests
Starts Mar 16, 2023 at 10:00am Ends Mar 16, 2023 at 11:00am THGAAC Grant Specialist Cheyanne Perkins will provide an overview of the 2023 THGAAC Education Grant process. Click for more info
How Did Hate Escalate? Timeline of the Holocaust
How Did Hate Escalate? Timeline of the Holocaust
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 16, 2023 at 3:00pm Ends Mar 16, 2023 at 4:00pm Join a guided exploration of the Pyramid of Hate and Echoes & Reflections Timeline of the Holocaust, two complementary resources that can be used to enhance students’ understanding of how prejudice can build to genocide and how to stop antisemitism and hate from escalating. Click for more info |
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From Documentation to Social Media: Empowering Students to Analyze (Mis)Information
From Documentation to Social Media: Empowering Students to Analyze (Mis)Information
8:00am - 1:00pm
(5h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 19, 2023 at 8:00am Ends Mar 19, 2023 at 1:00pm Join the American Society for Yad Vashem for this opportunity to hear remarks given by Dr. Michael Berenbaum on the urgency to give these challenges immediate attention and address these issues through education represented in museums, memorials, cinema, and historical documentation. Click for more info |
A Human Rights Approach to Combating Antisemitism
A Human Rights Approach to Combating Antisemitism
9:00am - 10:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 21, 2023 at 9:00am Ends Mar 21, 2023 at 10:00am As part of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy's (ISGAP) landmark Fellowship Training Programme on Critical Antisemitism Studies, Discrimination and Human Rights at the Woolf Institute, ISGAP is pleased to announce the ISGAP-Woolf Institute Series titled “Creating a Conceptual Framework for the Critical Study of Contemporary Antisemitism.” Click for more info
Antisemitism on the Dark Web and Anonymous Platforms (Session 3 of 4)
Antisemitism on the Dark Web and Anonymous Platforms (Session 3 of 4)
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 21, 2023 at 11:00am Ends Mar 21, 2023 at 12:00pm This short digital course is aimed to present the topic of anonymous antisemitism and the way it is propagated nowadays with modern technologies, which mainly include platforms like the dark web or secure and anonymous messaging applications like telegram. Click for more info |
The Essence of Antisemitism: Session 4 of 4 (Red-Green Antisemitism)
The Essence of Antisemitism: Session 4 of 4 (Red-Green Antisemitism)
10:00am - 11:00am
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 22, 2023 at 10:00am Ends Mar 22, 2023 at 11:00am This course begins by exploring the motifs that have defined antisemitism both over the centuries and into our own time. Moving then into the contemporary world, we will consider the three primary sources of the phenomenon of Jew hatred: the political right, the political left, and political Islam. Finally, the course will end with a discussion of how one might response to the rising tide of antisemitism and what might be done about it. Click for more info
2023 First Person Series: Joël Nommick
2023 First Person Series: Joël Nommick
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 22, 2023 at 12:00pm Ends Mar 22, 2023 at 1:00pm Learn how Joël, his mother, and two brothers managed to keep their Jewish identities hidden and stay alive in France while in constant danger of discovery. Click for more info |
Word Smugglers: A Story of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto
Word Smugglers: A Story of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto
3:30pm - 4:30pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 23, 2023 at 3:30pm Ends Mar 23, 2023 at 4:30pm Please join the Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University and the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous for an upcoming workshop on the book "Word Smugglers: A Story of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto" featuring the author Amy McDonald. Click for more info |
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Testimony and Teaching: The Personal and Social Costs of Confronting Trauma
Testimony and Teaching: The Personal and Social Costs of Confronting Trauma
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 26, 2023 at 12:00pm Ends Mar 26, 2023 at 1:00pm As Andrew W. Mellon Fellow at the National September 11 Memorial Museum, Dr. Stephanie Arel recognized costs – psychological, spiritual, and physical – aligned with responding to mass trauma and participating in communal recovery. The impact of bearing witness at memorial museums emerged in the lives of workers. Click for more info
Film Screening: "The Tattooed Torah"
Film Screening: "The Tattooed Torah"
1:30pm - 3:00pm
(1h 30m)
Films
Starts Mar 26, 2023 at 1:30pm Ends Mar 26, 2023 at 3:00pm This engaging animated film introduces the Shoah as a story of redemption and will be an entry to discussing your family's history and connection to the Holocaust. Based on a children's book of the same name, the film tells us about a Torah scroll that was saved from destruction. Click for more info |
Letter of Intent Submission Deadline
Letter of Intent Submission Deadline
All Day
Grants & Contests
Mar 27, 2023 (All Day) Letters of Intent will be accepted March 13 - 27, 2023 for the 2023 THGAAC Education Grant cycle. Click for more info
A Conversation with Hasan Hasanović
A Conversation with Hasan Hasanović
5:30pm - 6:30pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 27, 2023 at 5:30pm Ends Mar 27, 2023 at 6:30pm Join the Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota to welcome Hasan Hasanović, curator at the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial Center. Click for more info |
Findings and Recommendations: Reflections from Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism
Findings and Recommendations: Reflections from Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism
9:00am - 10:00am
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 28, 2023 at 9:00am Ends Mar 28, 2023 at 10:00am As part of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy's (ISGAP) landmark Fellowship Training Programme on Critical Antisemitism Studies, Discrimination and Human Rights at the Woolf Institute, ISGAP is pleased to announce the ISGAP-Woolf Institute Series titled “Creating a Conceptual Framework for the Critical Study of Contemporary Antisemitism.” Click for more info
Antisemitism on the Dark Web and Anonymous Platforms (Session 4 of 4)
Antisemitism on the Dark Web and Anonymous Platforms (Session 4 of 4)
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 28, 2023 at 11:00am Ends Mar 28, 2023 at 12:00pm This short digital course is aimed to present the topic of anonymous antisemitism and the way it is propagated nowadays with modern technologies, which mainly include platforms like the dark web or secure and anonymous messaging applications like telegram. Click for more info
Framing Identity: The Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar/Burma
Framing Identity: The Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar/Burma
5:15pm - 6:15pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 28, 2023 at 5:15pm Ends Mar 28, 2023 at 6:15pm The Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University is hosting a community program entitled "Framing Identity: The Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar/Burma" featuring Dr. Alexis Herr and Shwe Maung. Click for more info
How Neuroscience Can Help Us Reimagine Learning -- Including About the Holocaust
How Neuroscience Can Help Us Reimagine Learning -- Including About the Holocaust
6:30pm - 8:00pm
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 28, 2023 at 6:30pm Ends Mar 28, 2023 at 8:00pm In recognition of the Mickey Shapiro Endowed Chair in Holocaust Education Research at the University of Southern California, you are invited to a special public convening featuring a keynote by distinguished scholar Mary Helen Immordino-Yang. Click for more info
Houston Jewish Film Festival Film Screening: "J'Accuse"
Houston Jewish Film Festival Film Screening: "J'Accuse"
7:30pm - 9:30pm
(2h)
Films
Starts Mar 28, 2023 at 7:30pm Ends Mar 28, 2023 at 9:30pm This chilling Holocaust documentary — for adult audiences only — reveals the barbaric genocide of 220,000 people, or 95% of Lithuania’s Jews. Click for more info |
’Sweet Kitsch, I can't do that.’ Maria Luiko (1904-1941)
’Sweet Kitsch, I can't do that.’ Maria Luiko (1904-1941)
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 29, 2023 at 11:00am Ends Mar 29, 2023 at 12:00pm Please join the Fritz Ascher Society for “’Sweet Kitsch, I can't do that.’ Maria Luiko (1904-1941),” a talk by Wolfram P. Kastner, curator and artist, and Mascha Erbelding, director of the Puppet Theatre / Fairground Attractions Collection at Münchner Stadtmuseum (Munich City Museum). Click for more info
Holocaust in Poland: New Research, New Findings
Holocaust in Poland: New Research, New Findings
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 29, 2023 at 1:00pm Ends Mar 29, 2023 at 2:00pm The USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research and USC Shoah Foundation present the "Annual Sara and Asa Shapiro Scholar Lecture" by Jan Grabowski (Professor of History at University of Ottawa, Canada) 2022-2023 Sara and Asa Shapiro Scholar in Residence. Click for more info
Athletes and the Holocaust: Rudi Ball and Margaret Lambert
Athletes and the Holocaust: Rudi Ball and Margaret Lambert
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 29, 2023 at 3:00pm Ends Mar 29, 2023 at 4:00pm In this webinar, learn about the differing experiences of German-Jewish athletes Rudi Ball and Margaret Lambert (then known as Gretel Bergmann) through the use of testimony, the Timeline of the Holocaust, and other primary sources. Click for more info |
HMMSA For Hope For Humanity
HMMSA For Hope For Humanity
6:30pm - 8:00pm
(1h 30m)
Commemorations
Starts Mar 30, 2023 at 6:30pm Ends Mar 30, 2023 at 8:00pm
When Extremist Ideas Are No Longer Considered “Extreme”
When Extremist Ideas Are No Longer Considered “Extreme”
8:00pm - 9:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Mar 30, 2023 at 8:00pm Ends Mar 30, 2023 at 9:00pm Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in-person or virtually as they discuss the dangers posed when extremist ideas are normalized and what is being done to challenge them. This program is part of their award-winning Stay Connected Live series. Click for more info |
César Chávez Day
César Chávez Day
All Day
General
Mar 31, 2023 (All Day) It is possible that Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission staff who observe César Chávez Day will be out of the office. Click for more info
Light/The Holocaust & Humanity
Light/The Holocaust & Humanity
8:00pm - 10:00pm
(2h)
Commemorations
Starts Mar 31, 2023 at 8:00pm Ends Mar 31, 2023 at 10:00pm "Light" tells the horrific and profound story of Holocaust survivor Naomi Warren, a survivor of three Nazi-era death camps. Click for more info |
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Genocide Awareness Month Teacher Workshop
Genocide Awareness Month Teacher Workshop
10:00am - 11:00am
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 1, 2023 at 10:00am Ends Apr 1, 2023 at 11:00am
THGAAC: "Who We Are, What We Do, and How You Can Help"
THGAAC: "Who We Are, What We Do, and How You Can Help"
4:30pm - 6:00pm
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Apr 1, 2023 at 4:30pm Ends Apr 1, 2023 at 6:00pm Learn about new projects in the community, study text & Jewish history, discuss current events, hear from guest speakers, and always conclude with Havdalah. Click for more info
Light/The Holocaust & Humanity
Light/The Holocaust & Humanity
8:00pm - 10:00pm
(2h)
Commemorations
Starts Apr 1, 2023 at 8:00pm Ends Apr 1, 2023 at 10:00pm "Light" tells the horrific and profound story of Holocaust survivor Naomi Warren, a survivor of three Nazi-era death camps. Click for more info |
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