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Virtual Teaching About the Holocaust Teacher Professional Development | DHHRM
Virtual Teaching About the Holocaust Teacher Professional Development | DHHRM
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 29, 2026 at 1:00pm Ends Jun 29, 2026 at 2:00pm Join educators from the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for a three-hour professional development session focused on resources and lessons to support teaching Holocaust history to students. Click for more info |
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Summer Survivor Speaker Series: Rosian Zerner | DHHRM
Summer Survivor Speaker Series: Rosian Zerner | DHHRM
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jul 7, 2026 at 1:00pm Ends Jul 7, 2026 at 2:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum to hear the testimony of Holocaust survivor, Rosian Zerner. Click for more info
Facing the Holocaust: Portraits in Peril | Echoes & Reflections
Facing the Holocaust: Portraits in Peril | Echoes & Reflections
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jul 7, 2026 at 3:00pm Ends Jul 7, 2026 at 4:00pm Rachel Perry, PhD, art historian and curator specializing in the representation of Holocaust memory and WWII, will examine how Jewish artists navigated questions of visibility, dignity, and memory in their portraits of individuals whose lives, and whose world, were under existential threat. Click for more info |
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Summer Survivor Speaker Series: Julie Berman | DHHRM
Summer Survivor Speaker Series: Julie Berman | DHHRM
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jul 13, 2026 at 1:00pm Ends Jul 13, 2026 at 2:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum to hear the testimony of second-generation Holocaust survivor, Julie Berman. Click for more info |
Holocaust Museum Houston | Introduction to Teaching the Holocaust
Holocaust Museum Houston | Introduction to Teaching the Holocaust
All Day
Workshops
Jul 14, 2026 (All Day) Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a one day workshop designed to help educators to feel comfortable teaching about the Holocaust. Click for more info
Teaching Justice Through Art: Lessons from Stolen Legacies | Echoes & Reflections
Teaching Justice Through Art: Lessons from Stolen Legacies | Echoes & Reflections
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jul 14, 2026 at 3:00pm Ends Jul 14, 2026 at 4:00pm Join award-winning author and prosecutor Adena Bernstein, granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, as she explores the remarkable stories behind Nazi-looted art in her new book, Stolen Legacies. Click for more info |
HMH | Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute- Professional Development for Educators
HMH | Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute- Professional Development for Educators
All Day
(3 days)
Workshops
Starts Jul 15, 2026 Ends Jul 17, 2026 The Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators is a three-day program that moves beyond a general history to explore the various dimensions and implications of the Holocaust. The 2026 Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute will be held in-person, hosted by the Boniuk Center for the Future of Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education at Holocaust Museum Houston. The 2026 Institute will focus on the aftermath of the Holocaust. Click for more info |
HMH | Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute- Professional Development for Educators
All Day
(3 days)
Workshops
Starts Jul 15, 2026 Ends Jul 17, 2026 The Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators is a three-day program that moves beyond a general history to explore the various dimensions and implications of the Holocaust. The 2026 Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute will be held in-person, hosted by the Boniuk Center for the Future of Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education at Holocaust Museum Houston. The 2026 Institute will focus on the aftermath of the Holocaust. Click for more info |
HMH | Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute- Professional Development for Educators
All Day
(3 days)
Workshops
Starts Jul 15, 2026 Ends Jul 17, 2026 The Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators is a three-day program that moves beyond a general history to explore the various dimensions and implications of the Holocaust. The 2026 Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute will be held in-person, hosted by the Boniuk Center for the Future of Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education at Holocaust Museum Houston. The 2026 Institute will focus on the aftermath of the Holocaust. Click for more info |
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DHHRM | 2026 Candy Brown Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Series: American-Texas Upstanders in Social Studies and Literature
DHHRM | 2026 Candy Brown Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Series: American-Texas Upstanders in Social Studies and Literature
All Day
(2 days)
Workshops
Starts Jul 21, 2026 Ends Jul 22, 2026 Explore resources and learn new strategies to teach civics and human rights history. Educators will have the opportunity to attend sessions on Upstander skills, founding documents, integrating these topics in elementary classes, resources for TEA-approved ethnic studies courses, and more. Click for more info |
DHHRM | 2026 Candy Brown Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Series: American-Texas Upstanders in Social Studies and Literature
All Day
(2 days)
Workshops
Starts Jul 21, 2026 Ends Jul 22, 2026 Explore resources and learn new strategies to teach civics and human rights history. Educators will have the opportunity to attend sessions on Upstander skills, founding documents, integrating these topics in elementary classes, resources for TEA-approved ethnic studies courses, and more. Click for more info
Memory of a Genocide: Lessons and Reflections from Bosnia | Echoes & Reflections
Memory of a Genocide: Lessons and Reflections from Bosnia | Echoes & Reflections
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jul 22, 2026 at 3:00pm Ends Jul 22, 2026 at 4:00pm Join expert facilitator Kim Klett for an exploration of the genocide in Srebrenica, the work experts in genocide education are undertaking to create "lessons on peace," and how you can use historical artifacts to connect these lessons to your students. Click for more info |
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Disposable Humanity: Aktion T4 and the First Nazi Mass Murder
Disposable Humanity: Aktion T4 and the First Nazi Mass Murder
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
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Starts Jul 26, 2026 at 2:00pm Ends Jul 26, 2026 at 3:00pm This investigative documentary delves into the chilling legacy of the Nazi Aktion T4 program, which was responsible for the deaths of more than 250,000 individuals with disabilities. Click for more info |
What Did Americans Know About the Holocaust? | Echoes & Reflections
What Did Americans Know About the Holocaust? | Echoes & Reflections
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jul 27, 2026 at 3:00pm Ends Jul 27, 2026 at 4:00pm This webinar explores the Echoes & Reflections digital student activity, "What Did Americans Know About the Holocaust?" Participants will examine how the lesson helps students analyze historical sources, consider public awareness during the Holocaust and engage with questions about responsibility, information and response. Click for more info |
Summer Survivor Speaker Series: Dr. Andras Lacko | DHHRM
Summer Survivor Speaker Series: Dr. Andras Lacko | DHHRM
1:00pm - 3:00pm
(2h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jul 31, 2026 at 1:00pm Ends Jul 31, 2026 at 3:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum to hear the testimony of Holocaust survivor, Dr. Andras Lacko. Click for more info |
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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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