skip to content
Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission

Events

November 2026

Events in November 2026
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Survivor Speakers Series: Debbie Tharp | HMMSA
Survivor Speakers Series: Debbie Tharp | HMMSA 2:00pm - 3:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 1, 2026 at 2:00pm
Ends Nov 1, 2026 at 3:00pm
Generational Holocaust survivor, Debbie Tharp, will share her family's story of survival in Luxembourg, where they went into hiding to escape Nazi persecution. Presented by HMMSA.
Click for more info
Fall 2026 Einspruch Lecture: "The Holocaust as a European Project" | UTD
Fall 2026 Einspruch Lecture: "The Holocaust as a European Project" | UTD 4:00pm - 5:30pm (1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 1, 2026 at 4:00pm
Ends Nov 1, 2026 at 5:30pm
The Holocaust is too often remembered as a German crime that swept across a passive continent. This lecture challenges that comforting narrative. Drawing on the historical record, it argues that the destruction of the European Jews was not merely tolerated but actively enabled by administrations, institutions, and ordinary citizens across occupied and unoccupied Europe alike.
Click for more info
2
Fall 2026 Einspruch Lecture: "The Liquidation of the Ghettos, 1942–1943" | UTD
Fall 2026 Einspruch Lecture: "The Liquidation of the Ghettos, 1942–1943" | UTD 1:00pm - 3:00pm (2h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 2, 2026 at 1:00pm
Ends Nov 2, 2026 at 3:00pm
Between 1942 and 1943, the ghettos of Eastern Europe were destroyed in a wave of "liquidation actions" — operations that followed a chillingly consistent pattern from town to town, as if executed from a single script. This lecture examines that pattern: how it was organized, how it repeated itself across hundreds of communities, and what it reveals about the machinery behind it.
Click for more info
The Global Fight Against Antisemitism: Michal Cotler-Wunsh | DHHRM
The Global Fight Against Antisemitism: Michal Cotler-Wunsh | DHHRM 7:00pm - 8:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 2, 2026 at 7:00pm
Ends Nov 2, 2026 at 8:00pm
Considered the world’s oldest hatred, antisemitism has persisted for more than two thousand years, evolving and taking on new forms around the globe. Join DHHRM to explore this timely issue with Michal Cotler-Wunsh, an internationally recognized legal scholar and former Israeli Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism.
Click for more info
3
4
Understanding Past Realities of the Holocaust: Photography versus Art | The Fritz Ascher Society
Understanding Past Realities of the Holocaust: Photography versus Art | The Fritz Ascher Society 11:00am - 12:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 4, 2026 at 11:00am
Ends Nov 4, 2026 at 12:00pm
Jewish Book & Arts Festival: Ron Segal's Delicate | JCC Houston
Jewish Book & Arts Festival: Ron Segal's Delicate | JCC Houston 7:30pm - 8:30pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 4, 2026 at 7:30pm
Ends Nov 4, 2026 at 8:30pm
Join acclaimed Israeli novelist and filmmaker Ron Segal for a discussion of his forthcoming novel, Delicate, selected as the sixth title in Jewish Book Council’s Nu Reads series.
Click for more info
5
6
7
8
9
Uncovering Treblinka with Caroline Sturdy Colls | DHHRM
Uncovering Treblinka with Caroline Sturdy Colls | DHHRM 7:00pm - 8:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 9, 2026 at 7:00pm
Ends Nov 9, 2026 at 8:00pm
Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum to hear from Professor Caroline Sturdy Colls, whose use of noninvasive forensic archaeological investigations using ground-penetrating radar has helped discover new evidence of Treblinka’s operations while preserving the dignity and memory of its victims in accordance with Jewish burial law. She will uncover what this material evidence reveals about how genocide inscribes itself into the land, and how, with the right tools, we can still read it.
Click for more info
Jewish Book & Arts Festival: Adena Bernstein's Stolen Legacies | JCC Houston
Jewish Book & Arts Festival: Adena Bernstein's Stolen Legacies | JCC Houston 7:30pm - 8:30pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 9, 2026 at 7:30pm
Ends Nov 9, 2026 at 8:30pm
Exploring the decades-long effort to recover masterpieces stolen from Jewish families during the Holocaust, career prosecutor and granddaughter of survivors, Adena Bernstein uncovers the hidden world of art looted during the Nazi era.
Click for more info
10
Judge Roy K. Altman - Israel on Trial | Dallas Jewish Book Fest
Judge Roy K. Altman - Israel on Trial | Dallas Jewish Book Fest 7:30pm - 9:30pm (2h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 10, 2026 at 7:30pm
Ends Nov 10, 2026 at 9:30pm
In Israel on Trial: Examining the History, the Evidence, and the Law, United States District Judge Roy K. Altman brings legal rigor to the world’s most contentious debate. Applying courtroom-tested standards—burden of proof, corroboration, chain of custody—he examines claims of colonialism, apartheid, and genocide with dispassionate precision.
Click for more info
11
Jewish Book & Arts Festival: Sharon Kurtzman's The Lost Baker of Vienna | JCC Houston
Jewish Book & Arts Festival: Sharon Kurtzman's The Lost Baker of Vienna | JCC Houston 7:30pm - 8:30pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 11, 2026 at 7:30pm
Ends Nov 11, 2026 at 8:30pm
A long-buried family mystery, cherished recipes and a journey across generations culminate in this novel about memory, identity and resilience.
Click for more info
12
13
14
15
16
17
Not My Story, My Choices: An Evening with Holocaust Survivor Sami Steigmann | Texas Hillel
Not My Story, My Choices: An Evening with Holocaust Survivor Sami Steigmann | Texas Hillel 6:00pm - 7:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 17, 2026 at 6:00pm
Ends Nov 17, 2026 at 7:00pm
Join Texas Hillel on November 17 as they host Holocaust survivor, Sami Steigmann, for “Not My Story, My Choices.” Mr. Steigmann will share about the important role that education, motivation, tolerance, and empowerment have played in his life.
Click for more info
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
Through Their Hands: Drawings and Handcrafted Objects in Holocaust Education | Echoes & Reflections
Through Their Hands: Drawings and Handcrafted Objects in Holocaust Education | Echoes & Reflections 3:00pm - 4:00pm (1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Dec 2, 2026 at 3:00pm
Ends Dec 2, 2026 at 4:00pm
Led by Dr. Catherine Clark, USC Shoah Foundation's Senior Director of Programs, whose scholarly work focuses on the relationship between history and visual artifacts, the session will equip educators with practical strategies to teach students how to analyze visual primary sources and handcrafted artifacts, construct historical narratives and engage with this history in ways that foster historical literacy and compassionate understanding.
Click for more info
3
4
5

November 2026

Survivor Speakers Series: Debbie Tharp | HMMSA

   View Event
  • Sun, Nov 1, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Holocaust Memorial Museum San Antonio

Fall 2026 Einspruch Lecture: "The Holocaust as a European Project" | UTD

   View Event
  • Sun, Nov 1, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  University of Texas at Dallas

Fall 2026 Einspruch Lecture: "The Liquidation of the Ghettos, 1942–1943" | UTD

   View Event
  • Mon, Nov 2, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  University of Texas at Dallas

The Global Fight Against Antisemitism: Michal Cotler-Wunsh | DHHRM

   View Event
  • Mon, Nov 2, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Dallas Holocaust & Human Rights Museum

Understanding Past Realities of the Holocaust: Photography versus Art | The Fritz Ascher Society

   View Event
  • Wed, Nov 4, 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Virtual

Jewish Book & Arts Festival: Ron Segal's Delicate | JCC Houston

   View Event
  • Wed, Nov 4, 7:30pm - 8:30pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Houston, TX

Uncovering Treblinka with Caroline Sturdy Colls | DHHRM

   View Event
  • Mon, Nov 9, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Dallas Holocaust & Human Rights Museum

Jewish Book & Arts Festival: Adena Bernstein's Stolen Legacies | JCC Houston

   View Event
  • Mon, Nov 9, 7:30pm - 8:30pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Houston, TX

Judge Roy K. Altman - Israel on Trial | Dallas Jewish Book Fest

   View Event
  • Tue, Nov 10, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Dallas, TX

Jewish Book & Arts Festival: Sharon Kurtzman's The Lost Baker of Vienna | JCC Houston

   View Event
  • Wed, Nov 11, 7:30pm - 8:30pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Houston, TX

Not My Story, My Choices: An Evening with Holocaust Survivor Sami Steigmann | Texas Hillel

   View Event
  • Tue, Nov 17, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Austin, TX

Through Their Hands: Drawings and Handcrafted Objects in Holocaust Education | Echoes & Reflections

   View Event
  • Wed, Dec 2, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Calendar:   Speaking Engagements
  • Location:  Virtual

More Information

Request a THGAAC Speaker (Free Service)

Are you interested in having one of our staff members visit your classroom or event?

Request a THGAAC Speaker

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.

Browse approved resources

Sign Up for Our Quarterly Newsletter

The THGAAC sends out a quarterly newsletter in order to provide information on past and upcoming events. E-mail blasts with deadlines or when grant applications are available are also sent periodically.

Sign Up for Our Newsletter