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Oct 2, 2024 (All Day)
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Rosh Hashana Begins
Rosh Hashana Begins
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Rosh Hashana
Rosh Hashana
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General
Starts Oct 3, 2024 Ends Oct 4, 2024 |
Rosh Hashana
All Day
(2 days)
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Starts Oct 3, 2024 Ends Oct 4, 2024 |
Dimensions in Testimony at El Paso Holocaust Museum
Dimensions in Testimony at El Paso Holocaust Museum
10:00am - 4:00pm
(6h)
Exhibits
Starts Oct 5, 2024 at 10:00am Ends Oct 5, 2024 at 4:00pm El Paso Holocaust Museum is proud to announce the upcoming Grand Opening of a new permanent exhibition: Dimensions in Testimony Click for more info |
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Congregation Beth El October 7th Commemoration
Congregation Beth El October 7th Commemoration
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Oct 6, 2024 at 2:00pm Ends Oct 6, 2024 at 3:00pm Congregation Beth El in Tyler will hold a one-year anniversary commemoration of the events of Oct. 7, 2023 in Israel. Click for more info
Holocaust Remembrance Association | Holocaust Garden of Hope October 7 Commemoration
Holocaust Remembrance Association | Holocaust Garden of Hope October 7 Commemoration
8:30pm - 10:30pm
(2h)
Commemorations
Starts Oct 6, 2024 at 8:30pm Ends Oct 6, 2024 at 10:30pm In commemoration of the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, the Holocaust Remembrance Association will take part in the global vigil led by March of Life, reading the names of the 1,170 victims, standing united with the Jewish people and state of Israel at the Holocaust Garden of Hope - a unique children’s memorial garden at King’s Harbor in Kingwood, Texas. Click for more info |
A One-Day Summit Honoring Israel & Commemorating October 7th
A One-Day Summit Honoring Israel & Commemorating October 7th
8:00am - 2:00pm
(6h)
Commemorations
Starts Oct 7, 2024 at 8:00am Ends Oct 7, 2024 at 2:00pm Join America for Israel and leading organizations in Texas for a significant one-day event in Dallas to commemorate the attacks of October 7th in Israel. Click for more info
Shalom Austin | Marking One Year: Oct. 7 Community Commemoration
Shalom Austin | Marking One Year: Oct. 7 Community Commemoration
9:00am - 5:00pm
(8h)
Commemorations
Starts Oct 7, 2024 at 9:00am Ends Oct 7, 2024 at 5:00pm Shalom Austin along with local Jewish institutions and congregations are planning a series of commemorative events on October 7, 2024, reflecting unity, rehabilitation and renewal. Click for more info
Jewish Dallas’ October 7th Community Commemoration
Jewish Dallas’ October 7th Community Commemoration
6:00pm - 10:00pm
(4h)
Commemorations
Starts Oct 7, 2024 at 6:00pm Ends Oct 7, 2024 at 10:00pm This event is hosted by the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas in partnership with organizations and agencies across the Jewish community. Click for more info
Jewish Federation of San Antonio | Oct 7th Memorial Event
Jewish Federation of San Antonio | Oct 7th Memorial Event
6:30pm - 8:30pm
(2h)
Commemorations
Starts Oct 7, 2024 at 6:30pm Ends Oct 7, 2024 at 8:30pm Join the Jewish Community in San Antonio as we commemorate the first anniversary of this tragic war and look forward to a future of peace and resilience. The community-wide gathering will honor the past and remember those still in captivity, while embracing hope for tomorrow. Location details provided upon registration. Click for more info
Houston Community Vigil in Remembrance of October 7
Houston Community Vigil in Remembrance of October 7
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Oct 7, 2024 at 7:00pm Ends Oct 7, 2024 at 8:00pm Houston commemoration for the tragedy of Oct. 7th. The program will be focused on “Remembrance, Unity, and Hope” and include songs, prayers, and remarks from community leaders. Click for more info
Jewish Federation of Ft. Worth Commemoration | An Evening at Congregation Ahavath Sholom
Jewish Federation of Ft. Worth Commemoration | An Evening at Congregation Ahavath Sholom
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Oct 7, 2024 at 7:00pm Ends Oct 7, 2024 at 8:00pm Join the Ft. Worth Jewish community to remember and stand in solidarity with our Jewish homeland. One year later, we will come together to honor the lives lost and pray for a peaceful future. Click for more info
McAllen- October 7 Memorial and Solidarity Event
McAllen- October 7 Memorial and Solidarity Event
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Oct 7, 2024 at 7:00pm Ends Oct 7, 2024 at 8:00pm The Jewish community of the Rio Grande Valley will be joining together in the Temple Emanuel Sanctuary to mark this date, to pray, to mourn, to comfort, to reaffirm our commitment to one another, and to be a light in a world sometimes filled with darkness. Click for more info |
Voices for Israel | An October 7th Commemoration
Voices for Israel | An October 7th Commemoration
6:30pm - 7:30pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Oct 9, 2024 at 6:30pm Ends Oct 9, 2024 at 7:30pm This commemoration is at the Texas A&M Rudder Theatre to commemorate October 7th. This event is open to the public. Click for more info |
AZM | October Seventh Exhibition: A Virtual Tour of Anguish, Loss, Anger, Memory, & Sorrow
AZM | October Seventh Exhibition: A Virtual Tour of Anguish, Loss, Anger, Memory, & Sorrow
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Oct 10, 2024 at 12:00pm Ends Oct 10, 2024 at 1:00pm The ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv has a new exhibit, October Seventh, examining how Israeli culture reacts to war. Click for more info
USHMM | Holocaust Survivors and the Long Shadow of Trauma
USHMM | Holocaust Survivors and the Long Shadow of Trauma
1:00pm - 3:00pm
(2h)
General
Starts Oct 10, 2024 at 1:00pm Ends Oct 10, 2024 at 3:00pm For survivors, their life is forever divided—before the Holocaust and after. Many lost family, friends, and entire communities. They also mourn their stolen youth and dreams for the future. Click for more info
Classrooms Without Borders | Silent Shadows: A Virtual Commemoration of October 7th with Rabbi Jonty Blackman
Classrooms Without Borders | Silent Shadows: A Virtual Commemoration of October 7th with Rabbi Jonty Blackman
3:00pm - 4:30pm
(1h 30m)
Commemorations
Starts Oct 10, 2024 at 3:00pm Ends Oct 10, 2024 at 4:30pm Facilitated by Rabbi Blackman, this virtual event offers a poignant opportunity to honor the lives lost on October 7th, 2023. Through compelling narratives and insightful reflections, we will commemorate the victims, explore themes of resilience, and contemplate the enduring lessons of this tragic day. Click for more info
HMH | Troll Storm: Combating Hate in a Digital World with Tanya Gersh
HMH | Troll Storm: Combating Hate in a Digital World with Tanya Gersh
6:30pm - 8:30pm
(2h)
Films
Starts Oct 10, 2024 at 6:30pm Ends Oct 10, 2024 at 8:30pm Film Screening of "Troll Storm" which illustrates the Unite the Right Rally aftermath and the meteoric rise of White Nationalist figure Richard Spencer, a Jewish mother from Whitefish, Montana finds herself and her family targeted by a Neo-Nazi troll storm. Click for more info |
Yom Kippur Begins
Yom Kippur Begins
All Day
General
Oct 11, 2024 (All Day) |
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur
All Day
General
Oct 12, 2024 (All Day) |
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HMH | Holocaust Survivor Talk featuring Commissioner Lucy Katz
HMH | Holocaust Survivor Talk featuring Commissioner Lucy Katz
All Day
Speaking Engagements
Oct 14, 2024 (All Day) THGAAC Commissioner Lucy Katz presents at HMH in an effort to educate students, their parents, and the greater community about the Holocaust and genocide. She strives to inspire everyone with a sense of responsibility to uphold human value and to prevent future atrocities. Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | Humanizing History at Sites of Memory
Echoes & Reflections | Humanizing History at Sites of Memory
6:30pm - 7:30pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Oct 15, 2024 at 6:30pm Ends Oct 15, 2024 at 7:30pm Virtual IWalks are a unique multimedia educational experience that contextualizes and humanizes the history at sites of memory by using testimony, photographs and maps to engage students. Virtual IWalks in IWitness deepen student learning through guided questions, whose results can be assessed by educators. Click for more info
Monthly Jewish Study- Getting a Handle on Modern Antisemitism
Monthly Jewish Study- Getting a Handle on Modern Antisemitism
7:00pm - 8:30pm
(1h 30m)
General
Starts Oct 15, 2024 at 7:00pm Ends Oct 15, 2024 at 8:30pm Monthly Jewish Study - Getting a Handle on Modern Antisemitism at Congregation Beth Shalom of the Woodlands. Click for more info |
Jewish Federation of Greater Houston- Holocaust Survivors Lunch
Jewish Federation of Greater Houston- Holocaust Survivors Lunch
12:00pm - 1:30pm
(1h 30m)
General
Starts Oct 16, 2024 at 12:00pm Ends Oct 16, 2024 at 1:30pm A luncheon for Holocaust Survivors to get together, enjoy lunch and a program. Click for more info |
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HMMSA | Survivor Speakers Series: The Stories of Holocaust Survivors told by their Descendants
HMMSA | Survivor Speakers Series: The Stories of Holocaust Survivors told by their Descendants
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Oct 20, 2024 at 2:00pm Ends Oct 20, 2024 at 3:00pm RUTH FUKS REIF Born in Pabiance, Poland to Auschwitz, plus a daring train escape. Hear Ruth’s story of survival shared by her granddaughter, Eleanor Gossen. Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | A Growing Threat: Responding to Antisemitism in the Classroom
Echoes & Reflections | A Growing Threat: Responding to Antisemitism in the Classroom
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Oct 21, 2024 at 6:00pm Ends Oct 21, 2024 at 7:00pm Join us at 7pm ET alongside Megan Nevels, Sr. Associate Director of Jewish Community Engagement, ADL West and Jesse Tannetta, Director of Holocaust Content & Pedagogy for Echoes & Reflections to discuss the impact that rising antisemitism is having on students and school culture. Click for more info
JFF Dallas | Resistance: They Fought Back
JFF Dallas | Resistance: They Fought Back
7:00pm - 8:30pm
(1h 30m)
Films
Starts Oct 21, 2024 at 7:00pm Ends Oct 21, 2024 at 8:30pm We’ve all heard of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, but most people have no idea how widespread and prevalent Jewish resistance to Nazi barbarism was. Click for more info |
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Partnership2Gether | October 7th Commemoration
Partnership2Gether | October 7th Commemoration
10:30am - 4:00pm
(5h 30m)
Commemorations
Starts Oct 27, 2024 at 10:30am Ends Oct 27, 2024 at 4:00pm This program will open with Yizkor by P2G Co-Chairs, followed by a candle lighting to commemorate October 7th. Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | "Resist! To Our Last Breath": Jewish Uprisings in Auschwitz, Sobibor, & Treblinka
Echoes & Reflections | "Resist! To Our Last Breath": Jewish Uprisings in Auschwitz, Sobibor, & Treblinka
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Oct 29, 2024 at 3:00pm Ends Oct 29, 2024 at 4:00pm Despite the Nazis’ attempt to dehumanize their victims, Jews steadfastly maintained their humanity in the face of almost certain death. Even in concentration camps, Jews resisted the Nazi plan of annihilation by protecting their dignity and resisting, including through violent uprisings in multiple death camps. Click for more info |
The Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University | Online Educator Training: Foundations of Resistance
The Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University | Online Educator Training: Foundations of Resistance
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Oct 30, 2024 at 3:00pm Ends Oct 30, 2024 at 4:00pm This training will teach students how to counter antisemitism with the Jewish Paristan Educational Foundation's new Foundation of Resistance: A Curriculum to Counter Antisemitism for Grades 6-12. Click for more info |
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Rosh Hashana Begins
- Wed, Oct 2 (all day)
- Calendar: General
Rosh Hashana
- Thu, Oct 3 - Fri, Oct 4, 2024
- Calendar: General
Dimensions in Testimony at El Paso Holocaust Museum
View Event- Sat, Oct 5, 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Calendar: Exhibits
- Location: El Paso Holocaust Museum 715 N. Oregon (directions) El Paso, TX 79902
Congregation Beth El October 7th Commemoration
View Event- Sun, Oct 6, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Calendar: Commemorations
- Location: 1010 Charleston Drive Tyler, Texas 75703
Holocaust Remembrance Association | Holocaust Garden of Hope October 7 Commemoration
View Event- Sun, Oct 6, 8:30pm - 10:30pm
- Calendar: Commemorations
- Location: The Holocaust Garden of Hope 1660 W. Lake Houston Pkwy Kingwood, TX 77345
A One-Day Summit Honoring Israel & Commemorating October 7th
View Event- Mon, Oct 7, 8:00am - 2:00pm
- Calendar: Commemorations
- Location: Marriott Quorum Dallas Addison 14901 Dallas Parkway Dallas, TX, 75254 Grand Ballroom
Shalom Austin | Marking One Year: Oct. 7 Community Commemoration
View Event- Mon, Oct 7, 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Calendar: Commemorations
Jewish Dallas’ October 7th Community Commemoration
View Event- Mon, Oct 7, 6:00pm - 10:00pm
- Calendar: Commemorations
Jewish Federation of San Antonio | Oct 7th Memorial Event
View Event- Mon, Oct 7, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
- Calendar: Commemorations
- Location: Temple Beth El 211 Belknap San Antonio, TX 78212
Houston Community Vigil in Remembrance of October 7
View Event- Mon, Oct 7, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
- Calendar: Commemorations
- Location: Congregation Beth Yeshurun | 4525 Beechnut St.
Jewish Federation of Ft. Worth Commemoration | An Evening at Congregation Ahavath Sholom
View Event- Mon, Oct 7, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
- Calendar: Commemorations
- Location: Congregation Ahavath Sholom is located at 4050 S. Hulen Street, Fort Worth, TX 76109.
McAllen- October 7 Memorial and Solidarity Event
View Event- Mon, Oct 7, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
- Calendar: Commemorations
- Location: Temple Emanuel Sanctuary 4300 N. Chai Street McAllen, TX 78504
Voices for Israel | An October 7th Commemoration
View Event- Wed, Oct 9, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Calendar: Commemorations
- Location: Texas A&M University, Rudder Theatre Complex College Station, Texas77843
AZM | October Seventh Exhibition: A Virtual Tour of Anguish, Loss, Anger, Memory, & Sorrow
View Event- Thu, Oct 10, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Calendar: Commemorations
- Location: Virtual
USHMM | Holocaust Survivors and the Long Shadow of Trauma
View Event- Thu, Oct 10, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
- Calendar: General
- Location: Online via Zoom
Classrooms Without Borders | Silent Shadows: A Virtual Commemoration of October 7th with Rabbi Jonty Blackman
View Event- Thu, Oct 10, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
- Calendar: Commemorations
- Location: Online via Zoom
HMH | Troll Storm: Combating Hate in a Digital World with Tanya Gersh
View Event- Thu, Oct 10, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
- Calendar: Films
- Location: Holocaust Museum Houston Lester and Sue Smith Campus 5401 Caroline Houston, TX , 77004
Yom Kippur Begins
- Fri, Oct 11 (all day)
- Calendar: General
Yom Kippur
- Sat, Oct 12 (all day)
- Calendar: General
HMH | Holocaust Survivor Talk featuring Commissioner Lucy Katz
View Event- Mon, Oct 14 (all day)
- Calendar: Speaking Engagements
- Location: Holocaust Museum Houston Lester and Sue Smith Campus 5401 Caroline Houston, TX, 77004
Echoes & Reflections | Humanizing History at Sites of Memory
View Event- Tue, Oct 15, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Calendar: Workshops
- Location: Online via Zoom
Monthly Jewish Study- Getting a Handle on Modern Antisemitism
View Event- Tue, Oct 15, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
- Calendar: General
- Location: Congregation Beth Shalom of the Woodlands 5125 SHADOWBEND PLACE THE WOODLANDS, TX, 77381
Jewish Federation of Greater Houston- Holocaust Survivors Lunch
View Event- Wed, Oct 16, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
- Calendar: General
HMMSA | Survivor Speakers Series: The Stories of Holocaust Survivors told by their Descendants
View Event- Sun, Oct 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Calendar: Speaking Engagements
- Location: Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio 12500 Northwest Military HighwaySan Antonio, TX, 78231
Echoes & Reflections | A Growing Threat: Responding to Antisemitism in the Classroom
View Event- Mon, Oct 21, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Calendar: Workshops
- Location: Online via Zoom
JFF Dallas | Resistance: They Fought Back
View Event- Mon, Oct 21, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
- Calendar: Films
- Location: Studio Movie Grill - Royal Lane
Partnership2Gether | October 7th Commemoration
View Event- Sun, Oct 27, 10:30am - 4:00pm
- Calendar: Commemorations
- Location: Online via Zoom
Echoes & Reflections | "Resist! To Our Last Breath": Jewish Uprisings in Auschwitz, Sobibor, & Treblinka
View Event- Tue, Oct 29, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- Calendar: Workshops
- Location: Online via Zoom
The Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University | Online Educator Training: Foundations of Resistance
View Event- Wed, Oct 30, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- Calendar: Workshops
- Location: Online via 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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