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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. Click for more info
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 Click for more info |
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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. Click for more info |
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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. Click for more info |
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. Click for more info
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 Click for more info
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. Click for more info |
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. Click for more info
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 Click for more info
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. Click for more info |
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. Click for more info |
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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 Click for more info
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. Click for more info
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” Click for more info
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. Click for more info
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. Click for more info
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. Click for more info
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. Click for more info
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. Click for more info
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. Click for more info
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 Click for more info
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. Click for more info |
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. Click for more info
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. Click for more info
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. Click for more info
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. Click for more info |
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. Click for more info
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. Click for more info |
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. Click for more info |
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. Click for more info
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. Click for more info |
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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. Click for more info
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. Click for more info |
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 Click for more info
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. Click for more info
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. Click for more info |
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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. Click for more info
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. Click for more info |
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. Click for more info |
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. Click for more info
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. Click for more info |
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 Click for more info
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. Click for more info
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. Click for more info |
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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. Click for more info |
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. Click for more info |
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. Click for more info |
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