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Virtual Holocaust Survivor Talk: Erika Schwartz
Virtual Holocaust Survivor Talk: Erika Schwartz
5:00pm - 6:30pm
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Aug 31, 2025 at 5:00pm Ends Aug 31, 2025 at 6:30pm Virtual Holocaust survivor testimony followed by Q&A Click for more info |
Labor Day (Office Closed)
Labor Day (Office Closed)
All Day
General
Sep 1, 2025 (All Day) The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission office will be closed. Click for more info |
THGAAC September 2025 Quarterly Meeting
THGAAC September 2025 Quarterly Meeting
8:30am - 1:00pm
(4h 30m)
Commission Meetings
Starts Sep 3, 2025 at 8:30am Ends Sep 3, 2025 at 1:00pm The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission (THGAAC) is holding its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 beginning at 8:30AM. Click for more info
JCC Dallas | Film Screening: "The Property"
JCC Dallas | Film Screening: "The Property"
7:00pm - 9:00pm
(2h)
Films
Starts Sep 3, 2025 at 7:00pm Ends Sep 3, 2025 at 9:00pm Regina and her granddaughter Mika embark on a journey to Poland to reclaim their family property seized during World War II. But their quest quickly unravels. Regina unexpectedly decides to abandon the mission entirely, leaving Mika lost and confused. To complicate matters further, an irritating distant relative keeps appearing at every turn. Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | Swastikas and Nazi Salutes: Teaching Symbols of Hate
Echoes & Reflections | Swastikas and Nazi Salutes: Teaching Symbols of Hate
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Sep 4, 2025 at 3:00pm Ends Sep 4, 2025 at 4:00pm Symbols are an important vehicle to convey ideas. The Nazis took full advantage of the power of images, adopting and manipulating symbols such as the swastika to excite and incite a nation. Click for more info |
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Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
OCTOBER 7, Its Aftermath, and the Resulting Rise of Antisemitism: A Personal Perspective from an FBI Agent on the Ground
OCTOBER 7, Its Aftermath, and the Resulting Rise of Antisemitism: A Personal Perspective from an FBI Agent on the Ground
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Sep 8, 2025 at 1:00pm Ends Sep 8, 2025 at 2:00pm Since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, communities worldwide have seen a rise in extremist radicalization and experienced a surge in antisemitic rhetoric and violence. Click for more info
U.S. Film Premiere Triumph of the Heart
U.S. Film Premiere Triumph of the Heart
6:30pm - 9:00pm
(2h 30m)
Films
Starts Sep 8, 2025 at 6:30pm Ends Sep 8, 2025 at 9:00pm Mark your calendars! The Ackerman Center and the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology at UT Dallas are proud to be hosting the red-carpet film premiere of this extraordinary true story of St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish Catholic priest who volunteered to die in place of another at Auschwitz. Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
Echoes & Reflections | My Friend Abe, A 90-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor
Echoes & Reflections | My Friend Abe, A 90-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Sep 9, 2025 at 3:00pm Ends Sep 9, 2025 at 4:00pm Abe Piasek was 13 years old in 1942 when he was taken from his family in Poland – he never saw his parents or his little sister again. He spent the next three years forced to work in slave labor camps. Click for more info
DHHRM | Funk Family Upstander Speaker Series - The Power of Hope: Jeanne Celestine Lakin
DHHRM | Funk Family Upstander Speaker Series - The Power of Hope: Jeanne Celestine Lakin
6:00pm - 8:00pm
(2h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Sep 9, 2025 at 6:00pm Ends Sep 9, 2025 at 8:00pm At just nine, Jeanne Celestine Lakin was thrust into the horrors of the Rwandan Genocide Against the Tutsis, fleeing violent militias with her siblings and forced to survive in the wilderness. Despite the brutality and the tragic loss of her family, she discovered a wellspring of inner strength that led her to a path of resilience, education, and advocacy. Click for more info
JCC Dallas | Film Screening: "Soda"
JCC Dallas | Film Screening: "Soda"
7:00pm - 9:00pm
(2h)
Films
Starts Sep 9, 2025 at 7:00pm Ends Sep 9, 2025 at 9:00pm Eva, a beautiful seamstress, arrives with her daughter in a Israeli working-class neighborhood in 1954. Shalom Gottlieb, a former partisan leader and current factory foreman, falls for Eva, who offers him a chance at happiness and a life filled with beauty and laughter. But rumors of Eva’s past as a Kapo during the Holocaust shake the community. Israeli stars Lior Raz (“Fauda”, “Gladiator 2”) and Rotem Sela (“Beauty and the Baker”) lead this captivating drama from acclaimed Israeli filmmaker Erez Tadmor (“Matchmaking”, “Children of Nobody”). Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
“Mothers Against College Antisemitism (MACA): Who We Are and What We Do”
“Mothers Against College Antisemitism (MACA): Who We Are and What We Do”
12:00pm - 12:30pm
(30m)
General
Starts Sep 10, 2025 at 12:00pm Ends Sep 10, 2025 at 12:30pm As the mother of two university students, Miriam has been actively involved in Jewish campus life across various universities. In response to the events of October 7, 2023, Miriam became aware of Mothers Against College Antisemitism (MACA), a grassroots movement that has evolved into a nationwide nonprofit organization dedicated to combating antisemitism on college campuses. Miriam is one of the founding members of the DFW MACA chapter, established in December 2024. Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info |
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Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
Echoes & Reflections | Teaching about Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the Digital Age
Echoes & Reflections | Teaching about Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the Digital Age
All Day
(14 days)
General
Starts Sep 15, 2025 Ends Sep 28, 2025 Participate in this online course for a guided, facilitator-led exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support the teaching of Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the digital age. Click for more info
Echoes & Reflections | Rebuilding Jewish Life After the Holocaust
Echoes & Reflections | Rebuilding Jewish Life After the Holocaust
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
General
Starts Sep 15, 2025 at 3:00pm Ends Sep 15, 2025 at 4:00pm Antisemitism is often fueled by misconceptions and ignorance about what it means to be Jewish. Click for more info
JCC Dallas | Community Partner and Speaker: Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies, UTD
JCC Dallas | Community Partner and Speaker: Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies, UTD
7:00pm - 9:00pm
(2h)
Films
Starts Sep 15, 2025 at 7:00pm Ends Sep 15, 2025 at 9:00pm The gripping story of Jewish refugees seeking safety in Finland during WWII. As Nazi influence grows, the Finnish-Jewish businessman Abraham Stiller risks everything to protect the refugee community. This powerful film showcases courage, resilience, and the fight for hope amidst overwhelming adversity. Click for more info
Film Screening | JCC Dallas - "Never Alone"
Film Screening | JCC Dallas - "Never Alone"
7:00pm - 8:45pm
(1h 45m)
Films
Starts Sep 15, 2025 at 7:00pm Ends Sep 15, 2025 at 8:45pm The gripping story of Jewish refugees seeking safety in Finland during WWII. As Nazi influence grows, the Finnish-Jewish businessman Abraham Stiller risks everything to protect the refugee community. This powerful film showcases courage, resilience, and the fight for hope amidst overwhelming adversity. Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
Echoes & Reflections | Teaching about Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the Digital Age
All Day
(14 days)
General
Starts Sep 15, 2025 Ends Sep 28, 2025 Participate in this online course for a guided, facilitator-led exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support the teaching of Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the digital age. Click for more info
What History Teaches: The Rise of Nazism
What History Teaches: The Rise of Nazism
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
General
Starts Sep 16, 2025 at 2:00pm Ends Sep 16, 2025 at 3:00pm A look at how Nazis leveraged fear, nationalism, and antisemitism to scapegoat Jewish people and other minorities. What societal and psychological dynamics made this strategy so effective? Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
Echoes & Reflections | Teaching about Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the Digital Age
All Day
(14 days)
General
Starts Sep 15, 2025 Ends Sep 28, 2025 Participate in this online course for a guided, facilitator-led exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support the teaching of Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the digital age. Click for more info
HRA | September Virtual Coffee Encounter - Miracle Child: Surviving the Holocaust from Birth
HRA | September Virtual Coffee Encounter - Miracle Child: Surviving the Holocaust from Birth
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Sep 17, 2025 at 12:00pm Ends Sep 17, 2025 at 1:00pm Mira Knei-Paz is a 71-year-old Holocaust "baby survivor" born secretly in a pig shed in Austria after her mother escaped a deportation train. Her father was murdered at Auschwitz while she and her mother survived the war that killed 88% of Hungarian Jewry in four months. Click for more info
USHMM | 2025 First Person Series: Robert Teitel
USHMM | 2025 First Person Series: Robert Teitel
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Sep 17, 2025 at 12:00pm Ends Sep 17, 2025 at 1:00pm Born into a Jewish family in German-occupied Amsterdam, Robert Teitel never got to know his parents. He never learned to play chess from his father, a master player. He never saw an exhibition of his mother’s photography. Before Robert turned one, the Nazis arrested Robert’s father as mass deportations of Jews from the Netherlands began. Robert’s mother placed him with a caretaker, where he could be “hidden in plain sight,” while she went into hiding herself. Click for more info
DHHRM | Exhibition Opening - Kindertransport: Rescuing Children on the Brink of War
DHHRM | Exhibition Opening - Kindertransport: Rescuing Children on the Brink of War
6:00pm - 8:00pm
(2h)
Exhibits
Starts Sep 17, 2025 at 6:00pm Ends Sep 17, 2025 at 8:00pm In the wake of antisemitic violence perpetrated by Nazi Germany, Britain allowed Jewish children to settle temporarily in the United Kingdom. Jewish charities and other organizations, as well as private citizens, worked together on what became known as the Kindertransport. British families, schools, and others took in approximately 10,000 children fleeing persecution and death, the majority of whom never again saw their parents, who were murdered in the Holocaust. Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
Echoes & Reflections | Teaching about Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the Digital Age
All Day
(14 days)
General
Starts Sep 15, 2025 Ends Sep 28, 2025 Participate in this online course for a guided, facilitator-led exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support the teaching of Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the digital age. Click for more info
Where They Settled: Holocaust Survivors in Mexico
Where They Settled: Holocaust Survivors in Mexico
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
General
Starts Sep 18, 2025 at 6:00pm Ends Sep 18, 2025 at 7:00pm Focusing on Mexico, this first session in our series explores different communities that Holocaust survivors built after liberation. Click for more info
HMH Exhibition Opening | Growing Up Jewish – Art & Storytelling
HMH Exhibition Opening | Growing Up Jewish – Art & Storytelling
6:00pm - 8:00pm
(2h)
General
Starts Sep 18, 2025 at 6:00pm Ends Sep 18, 2025 at 8:00pm Growing Up Jewish – Art & Storytelling is a series of contemporary oil paintings and short narratives about Jewish identity in North America. Together with her written reflections on being Jewish, Kott-Wolle takes the viewer on a journey into her grandmother’s kitchen at Passover, her Zeidi’s textile store, her summer camp and more. Click for more info
Jewish Federation of Greater Houston | "Unsafe Spaces" Film Screening
Jewish Federation of Greater Houston | "Unsafe Spaces" Film Screening
6:30pm - 8:00pm
(1h 30m)
Films
Starts Sep 18, 2025 at 6:30pm Ends Sep 18, 2025 at 8:00pm Join the Federation of Greater Houston for a screening of "Unsafe Spaces" Click for more info
ADL Austin | Bad Faith: The Rise of Christian Nationalism Film Screening
ADL Austin | Bad Faith: The Rise of Christian Nationalism Film Screening
7:00pm - 9:00pm
(2h)
General
Starts Sep 18, 2025 at 7:00pm Ends Sep 18, 2025 at 9:00pm Join us for a film screening and discussion of the documentary Bad Faith at a local Austin theater. Bad Faith is a feature-length documentary that explores the dangerous rise of Christian Nationalism in the United States. Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
Echoes & Reflections | Teaching about Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the Digital Age
All Day
(14 days)
General
Starts Sep 15, 2025 Ends Sep 28, 2025 Participate in this online course for a guided, facilitator-led exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support the teaching of Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the digital age. Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
Echoes & Reflections | Teaching about Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the Digital Age
All Day
(14 days)
General
Starts Sep 15, 2025 Ends Sep 28, 2025 Participate in this online course for a guided, facilitator-led exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support the teaching of Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the digital age. Click for more info |
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Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
Echoes & Reflections | Teaching about Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the Digital Age
All Day
(14 days)
General
Starts Sep 15, 2025 Ends Sep 28, 2025 Participate in this online course for a guided, facilitator-led exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support the teaching of Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the digital age. Click for more info
NEXTGen Challah Bake
NEXTGen Challah Bake
10:30am - 1:00pm
(2h 30m)
General
Starts Sep 21, 2025 at 10:30am Ends Sep 21, 2025 at 1:00pm In celebration of Growing Up Jewish – Art & Storytelling, join Holocaust Museum Houston’s NEXTGen for a Challah Bake and an exclusive tour of the new exhibition. Click for more info
HMMSA | Survivor Speakers Series: The Story of Susanne Jalnos
HMMSA | Survivor Speakers Series: The Story of Susanne Jalnos
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Sep 21, 2025 at 2:00pm Ends Sep 21, 2025 at 3:00pm Susanne Jalnos was born in Rajka, Hungary that is a small town near the border of what was then Czechoslovakia. Her family consisted of her parents and a brother and sister. Anna’s father owned two butcher shops—one kosher and one non-kosher. On March 10, 1944, the Nazis marched into Hungary and changed her life forever. Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
Echoes & Reflections | Teaching about Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the Digital Age
All Day
(14 days)
General
Starts Sep 15, 2025 Ends Sep 28, 2025 Participate in this online course for a guided, facilitator-led exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support the teaching of Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the digital age. Click for more info
Rosh Hashana Begins
Rosh Hashana Begins
All Day
General
Sep 22, 2025 (All Day) |
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
Echoes & Reflections | Teaching about Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the Digital Age
All Day
(14 days)
General
Starts Sep 15, 2025 Ends Sep 28, 2025 Participate in this online course for a guided, facilitator-led exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support the teaching of Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the digital age. Click for more info
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah
All Day
(2 days)
General
Starts Sep 23, 2025 Ends Sep 24, 2025 |
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
Echoes & Reflections | Teaching about Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the Digital Age
All Day
(14 days)
General
Starts Sep 15, 2025 Ends Sep 28, 2025 Participate in this online course for a guided, facilitator-led exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support the teaching of Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the digital age. Click for more info
Rosh Hashanah
All Day
(2 days)
General
Starts Sep 23, 2025 Ends Sep 24, 2025 |
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
Echoes & Reflections | Teaching about Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the Digital Age
All Day
(14 days)
General
Starts Sep 15, 2025 Ends Sep 28, 2025 Participate in this online course for a guided, facilitator-led exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support the teaching of Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the digital age. Click for more info
MJH | “The Last Million” Book Talk
MJH | “The Last Million” Book Talk
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Sep 25, 2025 at 6:00pm Ends Sep 25, 2025 at 7:00pm From bestselling author David Nasaw, a sweeping new history of the one million refugees left behind in Germany after WWII. In May 1945, after German forces surrendered to the Allied powers, millions of concentration camp survivors, POWs, slave laborers, political prisoners, and Nazi collaborators were left behind in Germany, a nation in ruins. Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
Echoes & Reflections | Teaching about Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the Digital Age
All Day
(14 days)
General
Starts Sep 15, 2025 Ends Sep 28, 2025 Participate in this online course for a guided, facilitator-led exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support the teaching of Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the digital age. Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
Echoes & Reflections | Teaching about Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the Digital Age
All Day
(14 days)
General
Starts Sep 15, 2025 Ends Sep 28, 2025 Participate in this online course for a guided, facilitator-led exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support the teaching of Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the digital age. Click for more info |
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Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
Echoes & Reflections | Teaching about Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the Digital Age
All Day
(14 days)
General
Starts Sep 15, 2025 Ends Sep 28, 2025 Participate in this online course for a guided, facilitator-led exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support the teaching of Holocaust Denial and Distortion in the digital age. Click for more info
MJH | Albert Marquès & Ampl!fy Voices Present: Mir Zaynen Do feat. Millie Baran
MJH | Albert Marquès & Ampl!fy Voices Present: Mir Zaynen Do feat. Millie Baran
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
General
Starts Sep 28, 2025 at 1:00pm Ends Sep 28, 2025 at 2:00pm Composer and pianist Albert Marquès will present a new Ampl!fy Voices project at Edmond J. Safra Hall, the haunting and heartfelt “Mir Zaynen Do,” a collaboration with 99-year-old Holocaust survivor Millie Baran. Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
EPHM | 2025 Educators Conference: Telling Stories of Oppression: Teaching the Past. Empowering the Future.
EPHM | 2025 Educators Conference: Telling Stories of Oppression: Teaching the Past. Empowering the Future.
All Day
(2 days)
General
Starts Sep 29, 2025 Ends Sep 30, 2025 Join El Paso Holocaust Museum for a powerful two-day professional development experiene designed for educators across ELA, ESL, history, social studies, and more. This year’s conference focuses on inclusive, reflective, and impactful approaches to teaching historical narratives, identity and justice, fostering empathy in students to say ‘Never Again.’ Click for more info
Echoes & Reflections | "Did the Holocaust Take Place in Denmark?"
Echoes & Reflections | "Did the Holocaust Take Place in Denmark?"
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Sep 29, 2025 at 2:00pm Ends Sep 29, 2025 at 3:00pm Between October 1 and October 2, 1943, during the Jewish holiday of Rosh HaShanah (the Jewish New Year) German Nazi forces made an attempt to capture the more than 7,000 Jews of Denmark in order to deport them to their deaths like millions of Jews before. Click for more info
“MJH | Unstoppable: Siggi B. Wilzig’s Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend” Book Talk
“MJH | Unstoppable: Siggi B. Wilzig’s Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend” Book Talk
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Sep 29, 2025 at 6:00pm Ends Sep 29, 2025 at 7:00pm Unstoppable: Siggi B. Wilzig’s Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend is the ultimate immigrant story and an epic David-and-Goliath adventure. While American teens were socializing in ice cream parlors, Siggi B. Wilzig was suffering beatings by Nazi hoodlums for being a Jew and was soon deported along with his family to the darkest place the world has ever known: Auschwitz. Click for more info
JCC Dallas | Film Screening: "The New Jew: Days of War"
JCC Dallas | Film Screening: "The New Jew: Days of War"
7:00pm - 9:00pm
(2h)
Films
Starts Sep 29, 2025 at 7:00pm Ends Sep 29, 2025 at 9:00pm The New Jew: Days of War follows Israeli comedian Guri Alfi as he embarks on a journey to explore the profound impact of October 7th on the identity, security, and status of Jews in the United States. Through intimate personal stories—from families of hostages and individuals confronting rising antisemitism to young Jews grappling with intergenerational divides on Israel—the film makes these complex issues accessible to a broader audience their communities. Click for more info |
Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
EPHM | 2025 Educators Conference: Telling Stories of Oppression: Teaching the Past. Empowering the Future.
All Day
(2 days)
General
Starts Sep 29, 2025 Ends Sep 30, 2025 Join El Paso Holocaust Museum for a powerful two-day professional development experiene designed for educators across ELA, ESL, history, social studies, and more. This year’s conference focuses on inclusive, reflective, and impactful approaches to teaching historical narratives, identity and justice, fostering empathy in students to say ‘Never Again.’ Click for more info
JCC Dallas Film Screening | "The Property"
JCC Dallas Film Screening | "The Property"
1:30pm - 3:30pm
(2h)
Films
Starts Sep 30, 2025 at 1:30pm Ends Sep 30, 2025 at 3:30pm Regina and her granddaughter Mika embark on a journey to Poland to reclaim their family property seized during World War II. But their quest quickly unravels. Regina unexpectedly decides to abandon the mission entirely, leaving Mika lost and confused. To complicate matters further, an irritating distant relative keeps appearing at every turn. Click for more info |
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Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
Yom Kippur Begins
Yom Kippur Begins
All Day
General
Oct 1, 2025 (All Day) |
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Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur
All Day
General
Oct 2, 2025 (All Day) |
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Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
AJFF | "The New Jew: Days of War"
AJFF | "The New Jew: Days of War"
All Day
(17 days)
Films
Starts Oct 3, 2025 Ends Oct 19, 2025 Israeli comedian Guri Alfi embarks on a journey to explore the profound impact of October 7th on the identity, security, and status of Jews in the United States. Through intimate personal stories—from families of hostages and individuals confronting rising antisemitism to young Jews grappling with intergenerational divides on Israel—the film makes these complex issues accessible to a broader audience. Click for more info
San Antonio JCC | Humans of October 7 Exhibit
San Antonio JCC | Humans of October 7 Exhibit
8:00am - 6:00pm
(10h)
Exhibits
Starts Oct 3, 2025 at 8:00am Ends Oct 3, 2025 at 6:00pm The JCC presents Humans of October 7th, a photo exhibit by Israeli artist Erez Kaganovitz. Click for more info
October 7th Commemoration
October 7th Commemoration
11:00am - 2:00pm
(3h)
Commemorations
Starts Oct 3, 2025 at 11:00am Ends Oct 3, 2025 at 2:00pm Join UTD for a student-led event to honor the memory of those lost on October 7th and stand in solidarity with the hostages still held in Gaza. A commemoration ceremony will take place from 12 PM - 1 PM. Please register below to attend. More details will be shared closer to the event. Click for more info |
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Echoes & Reflections | Course Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning, September 2025
All Day
(28 days)
General
Starts Sep 8, 2025 Ends Oct 5, 2025 A sound pedagogy for teaching about the Holocaust, background information on the history of antisemitism, and time to consider effective use of several primary sources when teaching about this complex topic. Click for more info
AJFF | "The New Jew: Days of War"
All Day
(17 days)
Films
Starts Oct 3, 2025 Ends Oct 19, 2025 Israeli comedian Guri Alfi embarks on a journey to explore the profound impact of October 7th on the identity, security, and status of Jews in the United States. Through intimate personal stories—from families of hostages and individuals confronting rising antisemitism to young Jews grappling with intergenerational divides on Israel—the film makes these complex issues accessible to a broader audience. Click for more info
Shalom Austin | Heroes Commemoration Performance
Shalom Austin | Heroes Commemoration Performance
All Day
Commemorations
Oct 4, 2025 (All Day) Join Shalom Austin on Saturday, October 4, after Shabbat for the Heroes Commemoration Concert – a powerful and moving experience honoring the courage, resilience and sacrifice of those who risked and gave their lives in the horrific events of October 7. Click for more info
JCC San Antonio | Humans of October 7 Exhibit
JCC San Antonio | Humans of October 7 Exhibit
8:00am - 6:00pm
(10h)
Exhibits
Starts Oct 4, 2025 at 8:00am Ends Oct 4, 2025 at 6:00pm The JCC presents Humans of October 7th, a photo exhibit by Israeli artist Erez Kaganovitz. Click for more info |
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