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Aug 27, 2023 (All Day)
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LBJ Day
LBJ Day
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Daring Teachers Who Made a Difference
Daring Teachers Who Made a Difference
8:30am - 9:00am
(30m)
Workshops
Starts Aug 30, 2023 at 8:30am Ends Aug 30, 2023 at 9:00am As American students return to school, join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to honor teachers who nurtured the minds and spirits of Jewish children during the Holocaust—some at great personal risk. Click for more info |
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DHHRM Teacher Thursdays
DHHRM Teacher Thursdays
10:00am - 5:00pm
(7h)
Exhibits
Starts Aug 31, 2023 at 10:00am Ends Aug 31, 2023 at 5:00pm Educators, librarians, and school administrators receive free admission to the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum on Thursdays in August 2023. Click for more info
Going Back to School: Parent, Family and Educator Resources for When Hate Happens
Going Back to School: Parent, Family and Educator Resources for When Hate Happens
12:30pm - 1:30pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Aug 31, 2023 at 12:30pm Ends Aug 31, 2023 at 1:30pm The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is starting off the new school year with an important webinar: "Going Back to School: Parent, Family and Educator Resources for When Hate Happens". Click for more info |
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Countering Antisemitism with Testimony
Countering Antisemitism with Testimony
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Sep 5, 2023 at 3:00pm Ends Sep 5, 2023 at 4:00pm Tune in to this webinar to learn how the use of testimony and resources from the Gringlas Unit on Contemporary Antisemitism in Echoes & Reflections can develop student’s ability to recognize and respond to antisemitism and inspire them to act. Click for more info |
THGAAC September 2023 Quarterly Meeting
THGAAC September 2023 Quarterly Meeting
8:30am - 12:30pm
(4h)
Commission Meetings
Starts Sep 6, 2023 at 8:30am Ends Sep 6, 2023 at 12:30pm The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission (THGAAC) is holding its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 beginning at 8:30AM at Congregation Shearith Israel (9401 Douglas Avenue Dallas, TX 75225). Click for more info
Fight Antisemitism in High School, College, and Beyond
Fight Antisemitism in High School, College, and Beyond
7:30pm - 9:00pm
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Sep 6, 2023 at 7:30pm Ends Sep 6, 2023 at 9:00pm The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission is pleased to partner with StandWithUs, an international non-profit, non-political organization, to address the Dallas community on how to empower the next generation to fight antisemitism. Hear from StandWithUs CEO and co-founder Roz Rothstein on how to "Fight Antisemitism in High School, College, and Beyond." Click for more info |
Roadmap of What Was: The Mapping of African American Travel Guide Sites in Houston
Roadmap of What Was: The Mapping of African American Travel Guide Sites in Houston
6:30pm - 8:30pm
(2h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Sep 7, 2023 at 6:30pm Ends Sep 7, 2023 at 8:30pm Historians Leslie Wolfenden and Daniele Rose Dixon will present their research into African American Travel Guide Sites in Texas including hotels, restaurants, barber shops, and other businesses that welcomed African American travelers during an era of segregation and Jim Crow laws. Click for more info
History Highlights: The Holocaust in Hungary
History Highlights: The Holocaust in Hungary
7:00pm - 8:30pm
(1h 30m)
Workshops
Starts Sep 7, 2023 at 7:00pm Ends Sep 7, 2023 at 8:30pm Highlighting survivor testimonies from the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum’s oral history collection, Dr. Sara Abosch-Jacobson, the Barbara Rabin chief education officer, and Felicia Williamson, director of library and archives, discuss the experiences of Budapest’s Jews during the Holocaust. Click for more info |
Scholar's Talk and Book Signing with Anna Salton Eisen
Scholar's Talk and Book Signing with Anna Salton Eisen
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Sep 9, 2023 at 3:00pm Ends Sep 9, 2023 at 4:00pm Join Anna Salton Eisen at the Irving Archives & Museum (801 West Irving Boulevard Irving, TX 75060) on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 3:00PM for a discussion and book signing. Click for more info |
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HMMSA Educator Open House & Mini Workshop
HMMSA Educator Open House & Mini Workshop
10:30am - 3:30pm
(5h)
Workshops
Starts Sep 10, 2023 at 10:30am Ends Sep 10, 2023 at 3:30pm Learn and explore our free education programs and resources available for K-12 classrooms during our “Meet and Greet” with the Education & Curations team. Click for more info |
The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Restored Humanity to the Victims of Her Town
The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Restored Humanity to the Victims of Her Town
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Sep 12, 2023 at 3:00pm Ends Sep 12, 2023 at 4:00pm Join author Chana Stiefel and illustrator Susan Gal, as they discuss their award-winning children’s book "The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs" (Scholastic, 2022), which tells the true story of Holocaust survivor and historian Yaffa Eliach and her journey to collect thousands of photographs to restore the spirit of Eishyshok. Click for more info
HMMSA Reads "The Secret of Priest's Grotto"
HMMSA Reads "The Secret of Priest's Grotto"
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Sep 12, 2023 at 6:00pm Ends Sep 12, 2023 at 7:00pm Join Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio for their discussion of "The Secret of Priest's Grotto" by Chistos Nicola and Peter Lane Taylor. Click for more info |
From Émigré to Englishman: Fred Uhlman, ‘Painter of Dreams’ Lecture
From Émigré to Englishman: Fred Uhlman, ‘Painter of Dreams’ Lecture
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Sep 13, 2023 at 11:00am Ends Sep 13, 2023 at 12:00pm Please join the Fritz Ascher Society on online on Wednesday, September 13 at 11:00AM CT on Zoom for “From Émigré to Englishman: Fred Uhlman ‘Painter of Dreams’,” a talk by London based Uhlman scholar Dr. Nicola Baird. Click for more info
A Story of Survival Told through Generations
A Story of Survival Told through Generations
1:00pm - 1:30pm
(30m)
Workshops
Starts Sep 13, 2023 at 1:00pm Ends Sep 13, 2023 at 1:30pm Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) as they commemorate Grandparents Day with Lilly and Miriam Ezagui. Click for more info |
Space and Place: Utilizing Location and Photographs to Teach the Human Story
Space and Place: Utilizing Location and Photographs to Teach the Human Story
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Sep 14, 2023 at 3:00pm Ends Sep 14, 2023 at 4:00pm Utilizing innovative technology and layering photographs from the past onto its current environment, join Program Manager Jennifer Goss as she showcases two Echoes & Reflections self-directed student activities that trace the lives of Holocaust survivors from their small towns in Poland, through the ghettos, and into Auschwitz. Click for more info |
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One Shtetl's Story: A Microcosm of the Life and Fate of Jewish Civilization in Europe
One Shtetl's Story: A Microcosm of the Life and Fate of Jewish Civilization in Europe
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Sep 19, 2023 at 2:00pm Ends Sep 19, 2023 at 3:00pm Yad Vashem educator Shifra Waxman will explore the culture, life, and fate of the shtetl of Parczew as a microcosm to tell the broader story of the history and destiny of Eastern European Jewry. Click for more info |
Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews and the Holocaust
Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews and the Holocaust
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Sep 20, 2023 at 11:00am Ends Sep 20, 2023 at 12:00pm The United Nations Holocaust Remembrance Programme is pleased to invite you to join a virtual discussion on Wednesday, 20 September 2023 at 12 p.m. EDT, of “Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews and the Holocaust” by award-winning author, Ari Joskowicz. Click for more info
2023 First Person Series: Josie Traum
2023 First Person Series: Josie Traum
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Sep 20, 2023 at 12:00pm Ends Sep 20, 2023 at 1:00pm Watch to learn what happened next to Josie and her mother, and discover if they ever reunited after their painful goodbye. Click for more info
Foundations of Teaching the Holocaust: History and Pedagogy
Foundations of Teaching the Holocaust: History and Pedagogy
6:00pm - 8:00pm
(2h)
Workshops
Starts Sep 20, 2023 at 6:00pm Ends Sep 20, 2023 at 8:00pm Through Holocaust Museum of San Antonio's foundational professional development program, educators enhance their knowledge and capacity to teach about the Holocaust, including historical and contemporary antisemitism, the establishment of the ghettos, the “Final Solution,” and how this event continues to influence the world today. Click for more info |
Exhibition Opening Reception | HOPE: Stories of Houston Survivors
Exhibition Opening Reception | HOPE: Stories of Houston Survivors
6:00pm - 8:00pm
(2h)
Exhibits
Starts Sep 21, 2023 at 6:00pm Ends Sep 21, 2023 at 8:00pm This annual exhibition offers a video introduction of Houston Holocaust Survivors featuring family members’ testimonies and clips of Survivors telling their stories. Click for more info |
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Salvaged Pages: Teaching Young Writers' Diaries in the Classroom
Salvaged Pages: Teaching Young Writers' Diaries in the Classroom
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Sep 27, 2023 at 2:00pm Ends Sep 27, 2023 at 3:00pm Alexandra Zapruder, author of "Salvaged Pages: Young Writers’ Diaries of the Holocaust" will speak about teaching youth diaries as historical and literary records in the classroom. Click for more info
Warnings from Rwanda: Social Responsibility and Genocide
Warnings from Rwanda: Social Responsibility and Genocide
3:30pm - 4:30pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Sep 27, 2023 at 3:30pm Ends Sep 27, 2023 at 4:30pm Join The Holocaust Resource Center of Kean Univeristy for a discussion with comparative genocide historian Dr. Alexis Herr on Rwanda's path to genocide, social responsibility, and genocide prevention. Click for more info |
LBJ Day
- Sun, Aug 27 (all day)
- Calendar: General
Daring Teachers Who Made a Difference
View Event- Wed, Aug 30, 8:30am - 9:00am
- Calendar: Workshops
- Location: Facebook Live
DHHRM Teacher Thursdays
View Event- Thu, Aug 31, 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Calendar: Exhibits
- Location: Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Going Back to School: Parent, Family and Educator Resources for When Hate Happens
View Event- Thu, Aug 31, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
- Calendar: Workshops
- Location: Zoom
Countering Antisemitism with Testimony
View Event- Tue, Sep 5, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- Calendar: Workshops
- Location: Zoom
THGAAC September 2023 Quarterly Meeting
View Event- Wed, Sep 6, 8:30am - 12:30pm
- Calendar: Commission Meetings
- Location: Congregation Shearith Israel
Fight Antisemitism in High School, College, and Beyond
View Event- Wed, Sep 6, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
- Calendar: Speaking Engagements
- Location: Chabad of Dallas
Roadmap of What Was: The Mapping of African American Travel Guide Sites in Houston
View Event- Thu, Sep 7, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
- Calendar: Speaking Engagements
- Location: Holocaust Museum Houston
History Highlights: The Holocaust in Hungary
View Event- Thu, Sep 7, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
- Calendar: Workshops
- Location: Zoom
Scholar's Talk and Book Signing with Anna Salton Eisen
View Event- Sat, Sep 9, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- Calendar: Speaking Engagements
- Location: Irving Archives & Museum
HMMSA Educator Open House & Mini Workshop
View Event- Sun, Sep 10, 10:30am - 3:30pm
- Calendar: Workshops
- Location: Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio
The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Restored Humanity to the Victims of Her Town
View Event- Tue, Sep 12, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- Calendar: Workshops
- Location: Zoom
HMMSA Reads "The Secret of Priest's Grotto"
View Event- Tue, Sep 12, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Calendar: Workshops
- Location: Zoom
From Émigré to Englishman: Fred Uhlman, ‘Painter of Dreams’ Lecture
View Event- Wed, Sep 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm
- Calendar: Speaking Engagements
- Location: Zoom
A Story of Survival Told through Generations
View Event- Wed, Sep 13, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
- Calendar: Workshops
- Location: Facebook Live
Space and Place: Utilizing Location and Photographs to Teach the Human Story
View Event- Thu, Sep 14, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- Calendar: Workshops
- Location: Zoom
One Shtetl's Story: A Microcosm of the Life and Fate of Jewish Civilization in Europe
View Event- Tue, Sep 19, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Calendar: Workshops
- Location: Zoom
Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews and the Holocaust
View Event- Wed, Sep 20, 11:00am - 12:00pm
- Calendar: Speaking Engagements
- Location: Zoom
2023 First Person Series: Josie Traum
View Event- Wed, Sep 20, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Calendar: Speaking Engagements
- Location: YouTube
Foundations of Teaching the Holocaust: History and Pedagogy
View Event- Wed, Sep 20, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
- Calendar: Workshops
- Location: Zoom
Exhibition Opening Reception | HOPE: Stories of Houston Survivors
View Event- Thu, Sep 21, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
- Calendar: Exhibits
- Location: Holocaust Museum Houston
Salvaged Pages: Teaching Young Writers' Diaries in the Classroom
View Event- Wed, Sep 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Calendar: Workshops
- Location: Zoom
Warnings from Rwanda: Social Responsibility and Genocide
View Event- Wed, Sep 27, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
- Calendar: Speaking Engagements
- Location: Zoom
More Information
Holocaust Remembrance Week
Senate Bill 1828 charges the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission with developing or approving materials for a statewide Holocaust Remembrance Week. Provided is information on best practices and various lists of approved resources.
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