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May 2024

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Echoes & Reflections: "Examining the Holocaust and World War II: Teaching with The U.S. and the Holocaust", a film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, April 2024 All Day (29 days)
Workshops
Starts Apr 1, 2024
Ends Apr 29, 2024
This course will deepen student understanding of the Holocaust through The U.S. and the Holocaust, a film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein, examining America's response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the twentieth century and its role in World War II.
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St. Kevork Armenian Church: Armenian Genocide and Holy Martyrs Service
St. Kevork Armenian Church: Armenian Genocide and Holy Martyrs Service All Day
General
Apr 28, 2024 (All Day)
Armenian Genocide and Holy Martyrs Service at the Church
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Echoes & Reflections: "Examining the Holocaust and World War II: Teaching with The U.S. and the Holocaust", a film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, April 2024 All Day (29 days)
Workshops
Starts Apr 1, 2024
Ends Apr 29, 2024
This course will deepen student understanding of the Holocaust through The U.S. and the Holocaust, a film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein, examining America's response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the twentieth century and its role in World War II.
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Passover Ends
Passover Ends All Day
General
Apr 30, 2024 (All Day)
It is possible that Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission staff who observe Passover will be out of the office.
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Echoes & Reflections- Teaching About Perpetrators: The Role of the German Police in the Holocaust
Echoes & Reflections- Teaching About Perpetrators: The Role of the German Police in the Holocaust 2:00pm - 3:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 1, 2024 at 2:00pm
Ends May 1, 2024 at 3:00pm
This webinar will explore the transformation of the German police, staffed by "ordinary men," into an instrument of state repression and genocide under the Nazi regime.
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JAHM (Jewish American Heritage Month) -- ICS Workshop- Jewish Americans
JAHM (Jewish American Heritage Month) -- ICS Workshop- Jewish Americans 3:30pm - 4:30pm (1h)
Workshops
Starts May 1, 2024 at 3:30pm
Ends May 1, 2024 at 4:30pm
ICS will examine the rich diversity and history of Jewish Americans, and gain insights that deepen the understandings of identity for all students
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USHMM: 2024 Joseph & Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture- Preserving Shared History: Art in Internment during the Holocaust
USHMM: 2024 Joseph & Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture- Preserving Shared History: Art in Internment during the Holocaust 7:00pm - 8:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 1, 2024 at 7:00pm
Ends May 1, 2024 at 8:00pm
The Nazi party introduced antisemitic exclusionary laws shortly after Adolf Hitler was appointed German Chancellor in January 1933. While Jews were the primary target of persecution and murder, those who did not fit the “Aryan” ideal espoused by the Nazis were also persecuted under exclusionary regulations, including Black people, and Sinti and Roma in Germany, among others.
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Jewish American Heritage Month- An Evening with Award-Winning Novelist, Dara Horn
Jewish American Heritage Month- An Evening with Award-Winning Novelist, Dara Horn 6:00pm - 7:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 2, 2024 at 6:00pm
Ends May 2, 2024 at 7:00pm
Dara Horn, the award-winning author of six books, will speak to participants about her body of work and offer educators tangible methods to elevate and celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month in their classrooms.
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JCC San Antonio: Supernova Festival Massacre: Special Screening
JCC San Antonio: Supernova Festival Massacre: Special Screening 7:00pm - 8:30pm (1h 30m)
General
Starts May 2, 2024 at 7:00pm
Ends May 2, 2024 at 8:30pm
50 min film on the massacre taken place at Supernova Music Fest. on 10/7 in Israel
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JCC Houston- Staged Reading: Ghetto by Joshua Sobol
JCC Houston- Staged Reading: Ghetto by Joshua Sobol 7:30pm - 9:00pm (1h 30m)
General
Starts May 2, 2024 at 7:30pm
Ends May 2, 2024 at 9:00pm
Set in the Jewish ghetto of Vilna, Lithuania, in 1942, and based on diaries written during the darkest days of the holocaust, Ghetto tells of the unlikely flourishing of a theatre at the very time the Nazis began their policy of mass extermination.
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JCC Houston- Staged Reading: Ghetto by Joshua Sobol
JCC Houston- Staged Reading: Ghetto by Joshua Sobol 7:30pm - 9:00pm (1h 30m)
General
Starts May 4, 2024 at 7:30pm
Ends May 4, 2024 at 9:00pm
Set in the Jewish ghetto of Vilna, Lithuania, in 1942, and based on diaries written during the darkest days of the holocaust, Ghetto tells of the unlikely flourishing of a theatre at the very time the Nazis began their policy of mass extermination.
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Sonoro Presents: Donald McCullough's Holocaust Cantata
Sonoro Presents: Donald McCullough's Holocaust Cantata All Day
Commemorations
May 5, 2024 (All Day)
This poignant musical presentation for chamber choir, piano, and cello is offered on Yom HaShoah, or International Holocaust Remembrance Day, in commemoration of the approximately six million Jews killed in the Holocaust.
HMH- Yom HaShoah/Walter Kase Free Admission Day
HMH- Yom HaShoah/Walter Kase Free Admission Day All Day
General
May 5, 2024 (All Day)
Museum admission fees waived 5/5 in honor of Holocaust survivor Walter Kase & Yom HaShoan
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Yom HaShoah
Yom HaShoah All Day
General
May 5, 2024 (All Day)
Yom HaShoah is observed as a day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust as a result of the actions carried out by Nazi Germany and its collaborators, and for the Jewish resistance in that period.
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ISGAP: Professor Maiken Umbach, “The iconography of antisemitism: Continuity and Change”
ISGAP: Professor Maiken Umbach, “The iconography of antisemitism: Continuity and Change” 10:00am - 12:00pm (2h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 5, 2024 at 10:00am
Ends May 5, 2024 at 12:00pm
"The iconography of antisemitism: Continuity and Change”
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March of Remembrance Texas- Houston
March of Remembrance Texas- Houston 12:00pm - 3:00pm (3h)
General
Starts May 5, 2024 at 12:00pm
Ends May 5, 2024 at 3:00pm
March from Beth Yeshurun with March of Remembrance Texas before the Citywide Yom HaShoah Observance event in Houston.
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JCC Houston- Staged Reading: Ghetto by Joshua Sobol
JCC Houston- Staged Reading: Ghetto by Joshua Sobol 12:30pm - 2:00pm (1h 30m)
General
Starts May 5, 2024 at 12:30pm
Ends May 5, 2024 at 2:00pm
Set in the Jewish ghetto of Vilna, Lithuania, in 1942, and based on diaries written during the darkest days of the holocaust, Ghetto tells of the unlikely flourishing of a theatre at the very time the Nazis began their policy of mass extermination.
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Holocaust Museum El Paso- 2024 Yom HaShoah Commemoration
Holocaust Museum El Paso- 2024 Yom HaShoah Commemoration 1:00pm - 2:00pm (1h)
Commemorations
Starts May 5, 2024 at 1:00pm
Ends May 5, 2024 at 2:00pm
Join EPHM for this community commemoration of Yom HaShoah as we gather to remember the victims of the Holocaust, honor the survivors, and reflect on what their legacy means for each of today.
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Rescued Evidence & Pieces of the Past: Exploring Antisemitism through Artifacts & Memorabilia
Rescued Evidence & Pieces of the Past: Exploring Antisemitism through Artifacts & Memorabilia 2:00pm - 4:00pm (2h)
General
Starts May 5, 2024 at 2:00pm
Ends May 5, 2024 at 4:00pm
This program promises a unique insight into the collection and narratives contained within the Gregg and Michelle Philipson Collection and Archive. These artifacts, painstakingly preserved, offer a poignant glimpse into the harrowing realities of antisemitism throughout history. Attendees will see genuine artifacts including Jewish-related military items, Holocaust-era materials, and WWII propaganda while hearing compelling stories of bravery and sacrifice from specific American families and servicemen during WWII.
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HMH- Yom Hashoah Observance
HMH- Yom Hashoah Observance 3:00pm - 4:30pm (1h 30m)
Commemorations
Starts May 5, 2024 at 3:00pm
Ends May 5, 2024 at 4:30pm
Commemoration in observance of Yom HaShoah, a day of remembrance for the 6 million Jewish people who lost their lives during the Holocaust.
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Holocaust Remembrance Concert- Pleasanton
Holocaust Remembrance Concert- Pleasanton 3:00pm - 4:00pm (1h)
Commemorations
Starts May 5, 2024 at 3:00pm
Ends May 5, 2024 at 4:00pm
The County Line Community Band will present their Holocaust Remembrance Concert on Sun., May 5 at 3 p.m. It will take place at the Lampasas Performing Arts Center on the Northeast Lakeview College.
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DHHRM: Yom HaShoah Commemoration
DHHRM: Yom HaShoah Commemoration 7:00pm - 8:00pm (1h)
Commemorations
Starts May 5, 2024 at 7:00pm
Ends May 5, 2024 at 8:00pm
Yom HaShoah Commemoration 2024 at Temple Shalom
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Yom HaShoah Remembrance Event
Yom HaShoah Remembrance Event 7:00pm - 9:00pm (2h)
Commemorations
Starts May 5, 2024 at 7:00pm
Ends May 5, 2024 at 9:00pm
2024 Shalom Austin Holocaust Remembrance Event.
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Echoes & Reflections- Remembering Today for Tomorrow: How Holocaust Memorials Shape Memory
Echoes & Reflections- Remembering Today for Tomorrow: How Holocaust Memorials Shape Memory 2:00pm - 3:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 6, 2024 at 2:00pm
Ends May 6, 2024 at 3:00pm
This interactive webinar will focus on the importance of memorialization, and show strategies to read and engage with prominent memorials throughout the United States.
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Kupferberg Holocaust Center 2024 Yom HaShoah Commemoration
Kupferberg Holocaust Center 2024 Yom HaShoah Commemoration 5:00pm - 6:00pm (1h)
Commemorations
Starts May 6, 2024 at 5:00pm
Ends May 6, 2024 at 6:00pm
Keynote: Nathan Hilu: Art as Memory After the Holocaust To commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, join “Nathan-ism” documentary director Elan Golod, for a discussion of the film and reflections on art as memory.
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Zikaron Basalon: Memories in the Living Room
Zikaron Basalon: Memories in the Living Room 6:45pm - 8:00pm (1h 15m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 6, 2024 at 6:45pm
Ends May 6, 2024 at 8:00pm
A multi-generational program commemorating the Holocaust in homes around Greater Houston.
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HMMSA- Yom HaShoah Community Observance
HMMSA- Yom HaShoah Community Observance 7:00pm - 8:30pm (1h 30m)
Commemorations
Starts May 6, 2024 at 7:00pm
Ends May 6, 2024 at 8:30pm
A community observance of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) remembering the more than six million Jews who perished during the Holocaust.
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Holocaust Remembrance Event w/Anna Salton Eisen
Holocaust Remembrance Event w/Anna Salton Eisen 6:30pm - 8:00pm (1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 7, 2024 at 6:30pm
Ends May 7, 2024 at 8:00pm
Anna Salton Eisen, the daughter of two Holocaust survivors, shares her father’s experience surviving slave labor & concentration camps.
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Jewish Film Festival Dallas: Reckonings
Jewish Film Festival Dallas: Reckonings 7:00pm - 8:30pm (1h 30m)
Films
Starts May 7, 2024 at 7:00pm
Ends May 7, 2024 at 8:30pm
A documentary film about the reparation negotiations between the German government Israel, and holocaust survivors for "compensation" for suffering and loss of property.
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JAHM (Jewish American Heritage Month) -- ICS Workshop- Teaching About Judaism
JAHM (Jewish American Heritage Month) -- ICS Workshop- Teaching About Judaism 3:30pm - 4:30pm (1h)
Workshops
Starts May 8, 2024 at 3:30pm
Ends May 8, 2024 at 4:30pm
This session will cover Judaism’s beliefs, behaviors, and experiences of belonging. You’ll gain digital activities to incorporate into your classroom as well as the content to help your students understand the basics of Judaism.
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The Specter of Persecution: Queer Women in the Third Reich
The Specter of Persecution: Queer Women in the Third Reich 2:00pm - 3:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 9, 2024 at 2:00pm
Ends May 9, 2024 at 3:00pm
Female homosexuality was not explicitly criminalized in Nazi Germany, but queer women were still viewed and persecuted as an outsider group.
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MHM- Shang-Chai
MHM- Shang-Chai 6:30pm - 8:30pm (2h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 9, 2024 at 6:30pm
Ends May 9, 2024 at 8:30pm
Israeli journalist Dvir Bar-Gal shares his decades of research into the story of the Shanghai Ghetto, & how it served not only as a refuge for European Jews, but also became an important center for Jewish culture and history in an uncertain time.
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Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio Reads: The Escape Artist
Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio Reads: The Escape Artist 6:00pm - 7:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 14, 2024 at 6:00pm
Ends May 14, 2024 at 7:00pm
Award-winning journalist and bestselling novelist Jonathan Freedland tells the astonishing true story of Rudolf Vrba, the man who broke out of Auschwitz to warn the world of a truth too few were willing to hear.
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MJH- "Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust" Book Talk
MJH- "Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust" Book Talk 6:00pm - 7:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 14, 2024 at 6:00pm
Ends May 14, 2024 at 7:00pm
In her book Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust, historian Robin Judd, whose grandmother survived the Holocaust and married an American soldier after liberation, introduces us to the Jewish women who lived through genocide and went on to wed American, Canadian, and British military personnel after the war.
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HMH: Stefi Altman Free Admission Day
HMH: Stefi Altman Free Admission Day All Day
General
May 15, 2024 (All Day)
Museum admission waived 5/15 in honor of Holocaust survivor Stefi Altman
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Echoes & Reflections- The Importance of Teaching About Contemporary Antisemitism Amidst Its Dramatic Rise
Echoes & Reflections- The Importance of Teaching About Contemporary Antisemitism Amidst Its Dramatic Rise 3:00pm - 4:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 15, 2024 at 3:00pm
Ends May 15, 2024 at 4:00pm
It's critical for young people to understand the dangers of antisemitism today and the threat that it poses to both Jewish and non-Jewish populations.
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JAHM (Jewish American Heritage Month) -- ICS Workshop- Jewish Americans
JAHM (Jewish American Heritage Month) -- ICS Workshop- Jewish Americans 3:30pm - 4:30pm (1h)
Workshops
Starts May 15, 2024 at 3:30pm
Ends May 15, 2024 at 4:30pm
ICS will examine the rich diversity and history of Jewish Americans, and gain insights that deepen the understandings of identity for all students.
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MJH- "Surviving the Survivor" Book Talk
MJH- "Surviving the Survivor" Book Talk 11:30am - 12:30pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 19, 2024 at 11:30am
Ends May 19, 2024 at 12:30pm
Joel and Karmela Waldman will be in conversation about Joel’s book "Surviving the Survivor: A Brutally Honest Conversation about Life (& Death) with My Mom: A Holocaust Survivor, Therapist & My Podcast Co-Host." Moderated by Jim Axelrod, CBS News Senior Correspondent.
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MJH- Witness Theatre: "We Are Here'
MJH- Witness Theatre: "We Are Here' 2:00pm - 3:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 19, 2024 at 2:00pm
Ends May 19, 2024 at 3:00pm
This unique performance is the culmination of seven months of heartfelt collaboration between five Holocaust survivors and sixteen students. It honors and shares the survivors’ stories, celebrates these extraordinary individuals, and highlights the life-changing lessons they have imparted to the students. The performance is created based on the stories told by the Holocaust survivors to the high school students. On the stage, the survivors will be narrators while students will re-enact their wartime experiences.
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USHMM- 2024 Ina Levine Annual Lecture—Untold Stories: The 1946 Massacre of Jews in Kielce, Poland
USHMM- 2024 Ina Levine Annual Lecture—Untold Stories: The 1946 Massacre of Jews in Kielce, Poland 6:00pm - 7:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 20, 2024 at 6:00pm
Ends May 20, 2024 at 7:00pm
Explore the untold narratives of female heroes of the Kielce pogrom who were killed in the antisemitic attack, as well as those who survived, including survivor Niusia Borensztajn Nester.
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JAHM (Jewish American Heritage Month) -- ICS Workshop - Jewish Immigration
JAHM (Jewish American Heritage Month) -- ICS Workshop - Jewish Immigration 3:30pm - 4:30pm (1h)
Workshops
Starts May 22, 2024 at 3:30pm
Ends May 22, 2024 at 4:30pm
ICS will discuss the push and pull factors that brought Jewish immigrants to America, explore the challenges of assimilation, and grapple with the repercussions of the 1924 Immigration Act.
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HMH- Warren Fellowship Public Lecture | Antisemitism Here and Now – Mark Weitzman
HMH- Warren Fellowship Public Lecture | Antisemitism Here and Now – Mark Weitzman 6:30pm - 8:00pm (1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 22, 2024 at 6:30pm
Ends May 22, 2024 at 8:00pm
Mark Weitzman is Chief Operating Officer for the World Jewish Restitution Organization where he plays a leading role in organization’s advocacy and negotiations efforts to recover Jewish properties in Europe in pursuit of a measure of justice for Holocaust survivors, their families, and Jewish communities.
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Echoes & Reflections- The Power of Family Histories in Shaping Jewish Identity, Featuring Rachael Cerrotti
Echoes & Reflections- The Power of Family Histories in Shaping Jewish Identity, Featuring Rachael Cerrotti 3:00pm - 4:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 23, 2024 at 3:00pm
Ends May 23, 2024 at 4:00pm
Rachael Cerrotti looks at how memory is an essential aspect of identity using photographs, video, audio, interviews & classroom resources
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Jewish American Heritage Month- Stories that Shaped a Nation: Jewish Lives in America
Jewish American Heritage Month- Stories that Shaped a Nation: Jewish Lives in America 3:30pm - 4:30pm (1h)
Workshops
Starts May 23, 2024 at 3:30pm
Ends May 23, 2024 at 4:30pm
Rebecca Krasner, Director of Education of the Weitzman which leads Jewish American Heritage Month will speak on myths and misinformation about who Jews are by providing insights into the history and living culture of Jews in America.
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Antisemitism, U.S.A.
Antisemitism, U.S.A. 6:00pm - 7:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 23, 2024 at 6:00pm
Ends May 23, 2024 at 7:00pm
“Antisemitism, U.S.A.” is an online conversation event featuring key contributors from the upcoming podcast of the same name, including noted scholars Mark Oppenheimer, Britt Tevis, Zev Eleff, Lincoln Mullen, Sarah Imhoff, and Kirsten Fermaglich. An official program of Jewish American Heritage Month, this event provides a deep dive into the pervasive issue of antisemitism in American history and its implications today.
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Memorial Day Holiday (Office Closed)
Memorial Day Holiday (Office Closed) All Day
General
May 27, 2024 (All Day)
The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission office will be closed.
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Echoes & Reflections- Exploring the Role of Dehumanization in the Genocidal Process
Echoes & Reflections- Exploring the Role of Dehumanization in the Genocidal Process 4:00pm - 5:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 28, 2024 at 4:00pm
Ends May 28, 2024 at 5:00pm
Using the power of media and propaganda to ignite pre-existing hatreds, perpetrators of genocide dehumanized victims to encourage average citizens and neighbors to turn against their fellow persons.
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JAHM (Jewish American Heritage Month) -- ICS Workshop- Jewish Americans
JAHM (Jewish American Heritage Month) -- ICS Workshop- Jewish Americans 3:30pm - 4:30pm (1h)
Workshops
Starts May 29, 2024 at 3:30pm
Ends May 29, 2024 at 4:30pm
ICS will examine the rich diversity and history of Jewish Americans, and gain insights that deepen the understandings of identity for all students.
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May 2024

Echoes & Reflections: "Examining the Holocaust and World War II: Teaching with The U.S. and the Holocaust", a film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, April 2024

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  • Mon, Apr 1 - Mon, Apr 29, 2024
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Online course for educators

St. Kevork Armenian Church: Armenian Genocide and Holy Martyrs Service

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  • Sun, Apr 28 (all day)
  • Calendar:   General
  • Location:  St. Kevork Armenian Church

Passover Ends

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  • Tue, Apr 30 (all day)
  • Calendar:   General

Echoes & Reflections- Teaching About Perpetrators: The Role of the German Police in the Holocaust

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  • Wed, May 1, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Online via Zoom

JAHM (Jewish American Heritage Month) -- ICS Workshop- Jewish Americans

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  • Wed, May 1, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Online via Zoom

USHMM: 2024 Joseph & Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture- Preserving Shared History: Art in Internment during the Holocaust

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  • Wed, May 1, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Virtual event

Jewish American Heritage Month- An Evening with Award-Winning Novelist, Dara Horn

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  • Thu, May 2, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Webinar via Zoom

JCC San Antonio: Supernova Festival Massacre: Special Screening

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  • Thu, May 2, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
  • Calendar:   General
  • Location:  JCC San Antonio

JCC Houston- Staged Reading: Ghetto by Joshua Sobol

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  • Thu, May 2, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
  • Calendar:   General
  • Location:  JCC Houston Joe Frank Theatre

JCC Houston- Staged Reading: Ghetto by Joshua Sobol

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  • Sat, May 4, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
  • Calendar:   General
  • Location:  JCC Houston Joe Frank Theatre

Sonoro Presents: Donald McCullough's Holocaust Cantata

  • Sun, May 5 (all day)
  • Calendar:   Commemorations
  • Location:  TBD San Antonio

HMH- Yom HaShoah/Walter Kase Free Admission Day

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  • Sun, May 5 (all day)
  • Calendar:   General
  • Location:  Holocaust Museum Houston

Yom HaShoah

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  • Sun, May 5 (all day)
  • Calendar:   General

ISGAP: Professor Maiken Umbach, “The iconography of antisemitism: Continuity and Change”

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  • Sun, May 5, 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom online

March of Remembrance Texas- Houston

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  • Sun, May 5, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Calendar:   General
  • Location:  Congregation Beth Yeshurun

JCC Houston- Staged Reading: Ghetto by Joshua Sobol

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  • Sun, May 5, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
  • Calendar:   General
  • Location:  JCC Houston Joe Frank Theatre

Holocaust Museum El Paso- 2024 Yom HaShoah Commemoration

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  • Sun, May 5, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Calendar:   Commemorations
  • Location:  Congregation B'nai Zion

Rescued Evidence & Pieces of the Past: Exploring Antisemitism through Artifacts & Memorabilia

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  • Sun, May 5, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Calendar:   General
  • Location:  Georgetown Public Library

HMH- Yom Hashoah Observance

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  • Sun, May 5, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
  • Calendar:   Commemorations
  • Location:  Congregation Beth Yeshurun

Holocaust Remembrance Concert- Pleasanton

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  • Sun, May 5, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Calendar:   Commemorations
  • Location:  Lampasas Performing Arts Center

DHHRM: Yom HaShoah Commemoration

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  • Sun, May 5, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Calendar:   Commemorations
  • Location:  Temple Shalom

Yom HaShoah Remembrance Event

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  • Sun, May 5, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
  • Calendar:   Commemorations
  • Location:  Shalom Austin

Echoes & Reflections- Remembering Today for Tomorrow: How Holocaust Memorials Shape Memory

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  • Mon, May 6, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Online via Zoom

Kupferberg Holocaust Center 2024 Yom HaShoah Commemoration

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  • Mon, May 6, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
  • Calendar:   Commemorations
  • Location:  Zoom

Zikaron Basalon: Memories in the Living Room

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  • Mon, May 6, 6:45pm - 8:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Homes around greater Houston

HMMSA- Yom HaShoah Community Observance

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  • Mon, May 6, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
  • Calendar:   Commemorations
  • Location:  Temple Beth-El

Holocaust Remembrance Event w/Anna Salton Eisen

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  • Tue, May 7, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Temple Rodef Sholom

Jewish Film Festival Dallas: Reckonings

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  • Tue, May 7, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
  • Calendar:   Films
  • Location:  LOOK Theater Dallas

JAHM (Jewish American Heritage Month) -- ICS Workshop- Teaching About Judaism

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  • Wed, May 8, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Online

The Specter of Persecution: Queer Women in the Third Reich

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  • Thu, May 9, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Online

MHM- Shang-Chai

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  • Thu, May 9, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Holocaust Museum Houston

Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio Reads: The Escape Artist

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  • Tue, May 14, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Zoom

MJH- "Between Two Worlds: Jewish War Brides After the Holocaust" Book Talk

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  • Tue, May 14, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Online

HMH: Stefi Altman Free Admission Day

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  • Wed, May 15 (all day)
  • Calendar:   General
  • Location:  Holocaust Museum Houston

Echoes & Reflections- The Importance of Teaching About Contemporary Antisemitism Amidst Its Dramatic Rise

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  • Wed, May 15, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Online via Zoom

JAHM (Jewish American Heritage Month) -- ICS Workshop- Jewish Americans

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  • Wed, May 15, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Online via Zoom

MJH- "Surviving the Survivor" Book Talk

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  • Sun, May 19, 11:30am - 12:30pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Online Event

MJH- Witness Theatre: "We Are Here'

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  • Sun, May 19, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Virtual event

USHMM- 2024 Ina Levine Annual Lecture—Untold Stories: The 1946 Massacre of Jews in Kielce, Poland

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  • Mon, May 20, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Virtually

JAHM (Jewish American Heritage Month) -- ICS Workshop - Jewish Immigration

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  • Wed, May 22, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Online via Zoom

HMH- Warren Fellowship Public Lecture | Antisemitism Here and Now – Mark Weitzman

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  • Wed, May 22, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Holocaust Museum Houston

Echoes & Reflections- The Power of Family Histories in Shaping Jewish Identity, Featuring Rachael Cerrotti

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  • Thu, May 23, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Online via Zoom

Jewish American Heritage Month- Stories that Shaped a Nation: Jewish Lives in America

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  • Thu, May 23, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Online via Zoom

Antisemitism, U.S.A.

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  • Thu, May 23, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Live on Zoom

Memorial Day Holiday (Office Closed)

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  • Mon, May 27 (all day)
  • Calendar:   General

Echoes & Reflections- Exploring the Role of Dehumanization in the Genocidal Process

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  • Tue, May 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Online via Zoom

JAHM (Jewish American Heritage Month) -- ICS Workshop- Jewish Americans

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  • Wed, May 29, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Online via Zoom

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