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29 Echoes & Reflections \| Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning All Day (28 days) Speaking Engagements Starts Mar 2, 2026 Ends Mar 29, 2026 Echoes & Reflections' signature professional development program provides educators with classroom resources to help students build a profound understanding of the Holocaust, the history of antisemitism, and its enduring significance in today's world. Click for more info	30	31	1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11 Kwibuka32 \| Abilene Christian University Kwibuka32 \| Abilene Christian University 2:00pm - 3:00pm (1h) Speaking Engagements Starts Apr 11, 2026 at 2:00pm Ends Apr 11, 2026 at 3:00pm Kwibuka is a time to remember those we lost, stand with the survivors, and renew our collective commitment to ensure that genocide never happens again. Click for more info
12 Yom HaShoah Holocaust Remembrance Day Yom HaShoah Holocaust Remembrance Day 2:00pm - 4:00pm (2h) Speaking Engagements Starts Apr 12, 2026 at 2:00pm Ends Apr 12, 2026 at 4:00pm In recognition of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Deborah Roth-Howe along with Congregation Havurah Shalom of Sun City, Texas and in partnership with the Georgetown Public Library have created a thought-provoking and inspiring program titled “A Reason to Remember”: Roth, Germany 1933-1942". This program will take place at The Georgetown Public Library’s Hewlett Room, located at 402 West 8th Street in Georgetown, Texas on Sunday, April 12th 2025 from 2-4pm. The event is FREE and all are welcome. Click for more info HMH \| Author Talk with Dr. Pamela Toler, Author of The Dragon From Chicago HMH \| Author Talk with Dr. Pamela Toler, Author of The Dragon From Chicago 6:30pm - 8:30pm (2h) Speaking Engagements Starts Apr 12, 2026 at 6:30pm Ends Apr 12, 2026 at 8:30pm Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a night with Dr. Pamela Toler, Author of The Dragon from Chicago: The Untold Story of an American Reporter in Nazi Germany. Click for more info	13 Echoes & Reflections \| Women Prosecutors at Nuremberg Echoes & Reflections \| Women Prosecutors at Nuremberg 3:00pm - 4:00pm (1h) Speaking Engagements Starts Apr 13, 2026 at 3:00pm Ends Apr 13, 2026 at 4:00pm Women prosecutors at the Nuremberg Trials played indispensable roles in bringing Nazi leaders to justice and shaping international criminal law after World War II. Click for more info SMU Nate and Ann Levine Endowed Lecture in Jewish Studies SMU Nate and Ann Levine Endowed Lecture in Jewish Studies 7:30pm - 9:00pm (1h 30m) Speaking Engagements Starts Apr 13, 2026 at 7:30pm Ends Apr 13, 2026 at 9:00pm Dr. David Averred of Hillsdale College will speak on “THE RETURN OF THE JEWISH QUESTION: Antisemitism on the Online Right” Click for more info	14 MJH \| Yom HaShoah Survivor Testimony MJH \| Yom HaShoah Survivor Testimony 10:00am - 2:00pm (4h) Speaking Engagements Starts Apr 14, 2026 at 10:00am Ends Apr 14, 2026 at 2:00pm In commemoration of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Museum of Jewish Heritage invites you to a special public program featuring survivor and Speakers Bureau member, Celia Kener. This annual observance calls on us to remember the lives lost and honor the stories of those who survived. Hearing testimony is one of the most meaningful ways to mark the day. Click for more info USC Shoah \| Home As Witnesses of the Holocaust in Paris USC Shoah \| Home As Witnesses of the Holocaust in Paris 1:00pm - 2:00pm (1h) Speaking Engagements Starts Apr 14, 2026 at 1:00pm Ends Apr 14, 2026 at 2:00pm In the annual distinguished lecture, Professor Sarah Gensburger will share the research from the recently published book Appartements témoins. La spoliation des locataires juifs à Paris, 1940-1946, co-written with Isabelle Backouche and Eric le Bourhis (La Découverte, 2025). The book was awarded the Albertine Translation Grant 2025 and will be published in English by Rutgers University Press in 2027. Click for more info	15 HMLA \| What History Teaches: Nazi Laws, From Democracy to Dictatorship to Genocide HMLA \| What History Teaches: Nazi Laws, From Democracy to Dictatorship to Genocide 12:00pm - 1:00pm (1h) Speaking Engagements Starts Apr 15, 2026 at 12:00pm Ends Apr 15, 2026 at 1:00pm Learn about the Nazi Party’s rise to power in Germany in the years preceding the Holocaust. Click for more info Cultivating Courage: Leadership Lessons from Don't Feed the Lion Cultivating Courage: Leadership Lessons from Don't Feed the Lion 12:00pm - 1:00pm (1h) Speaking Engagements Starts Apr 15, 2026 at 12:00pm Ends Apr 15, 2026 at 1:00pm Join authors Bianna Golodryga and Dr. Yonit Levi as they read from their middle grade novel Don’t Feed the Lion and participate in a live Q&A. During this session, participants will learn about the importance of youth leadership in confronting antisemitism, gain a deeper understanding of how to encourage young voices to speak out against antisemitism in their communities, and hear from No Place for Hate student leaders who are using their voices to lead for change on their campuses. Click for more info	16 HMH \| From Generation to Generation — L’dor V’dor: Zikaron BaSalon at HMH HMH \| From Generation to Generation — L’dor V’dor: Zikaron BaSalon at HMH 6:30pm - 8:30pm (2h) Speaking Engagements Starts Apr 16, 2026 at 6:30pm Ends Apr 16, 2026 at 8:30pm Holocaust Museum Houston will be hosting a special program, “From Generation to Generation,” on Thursday, April 16, at 6:30 PM. This intimate conversation will feature a Holocaust Survivor, a child of a Survivor, and a grandchild of a Survivor, offering a powerful multi-generational perspective on memory, legacy, and the responsibility of remembrance. Click for more info	17	18
19 HMMSA Survivor Speakers Series - Fred Weiss HMMSA Survivor Speakers Series - Fred Weiss 2:00pm - 3:00pm (1h) Speaking Engagements Starts Apr 19, 2026 at 2:00pm Ends Apr 19, 2026 at 3:00pm HMMSA Survivor Speakers Series - Fred Weiss Click for more info	20 Echoes & Reflections \| Bringing A Young Voice to Life: Explore Yitskhok Rudashevski's Vilna Ghetto Diary Through Yivo's Interactive Online Museum Echoes & Reflections \| Bringing A Young Voice to Life: Explore Yitskhok Rudashevski's Vilna Ghetto Diary Through Yivo's Interactive Online Museum 3:00pm - 4:00pm (1h) Speaking Engagements Starts Apr 20, 2026 at 3:00pm Ends Apr 20, 2026 at 4:00pm Resistance in the Vilna Ghetto took many forms. Through the diary of Yitskhok Rudashevski — known to many educators from Salvaged Pages — explore YIVO's newly redesigned Bruce and Francesca Cernia Slovin Online Museum. Click for more info	21	22 Echoes & Reflections \| The Liberator with Alex Kershaw Echoes & Reflections \| The Liberator with Alex Kershaw 3:00pm - 4:00pm (1h) Speaking Engagements Starts Apr 22, 2026 at 3:00pm Ends Apr 22, 2026 at 4:00pm New York Times best-selling author Alex Kershaw, Resident Historian for Friends of the National World War II Memorial, joins Echoes & Reflections to tell the incredible true story of Felix Sparks, a Texas-born officer who fought in WWII from the beaches of Sicily to the gates of Dachau. Click for more info	23	24	25
26	27 Congregation Havurah Shalom Holocaust Remembrance Day Event at Georgetown Public Library Congregation Havurah Shalom Holocaust Remembrance Day Event at Georgetown Public Library 3:00pm - 5:00pm (2h) Speaking Engagements Starts Apr 27, 2026 at 3:00pm Ends Apr 27, 2026 at 5:00pm In recognition of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Lucy Taus Katz along with Congregation Havurah Shalom of Sun City, Texas and in partnership with the Georgetown Public Library have created a thought-provoking and inspiring program titled “The Heroes of a Hidden Child: One Survivor’s Story of Gratitude” This program will take place at The Georgetown Public Library’s Hewlett Room, located at 402 West 8th Street in Georgetown, Texas on Sunday, April 27th 2025 from 3-5pm. Click for more info	28	29	30 UTD \| Liberation and the Nazi Commitment to Genocide UTD \| Liberation and the Nazi Commitment to Genocide 5:30pm - 7:30pm (2h) Speaking Engagements Starts Apr 30, 2026 at 5:30pm Ends Apr 30, 2026 at 7:30pm There will be a pre-event reception at 5:30pm, and the panel discussion will begin at 6pm. More details will be updated as they are finalized. Click for more info	1	2

April 2026

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Echoes & Reflections | Foundations of Holocaust Education: Deepening Student Learning

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Mon, Mar 2 - Sun, Mar 29, 2026
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Location: Online

Kwibuka32 | Abilene Christian University

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Sat, Apr 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Location: 733 E North 16th Abilene, TX 79601

Yom HaShoah Holocaust Remembrance Day

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Sun, Apr 12, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Location: Georgetown Public Library 402 W 8th Street Georgetown, TX 78626

HMH | Author Talk with Dr. Pamela Toler, Author of The Dragon From Chicago

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Sun, Apr 12, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
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Location: Holocaust Museum Houston 5401 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77004

Echoes & Reflections | Women Prosecutors at Nuremberg

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Mon, Apr 13, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Location: Online via Zoom

SMU Nate and Ann Levine Endowed Lecture in Jewish Studies

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Mon, Apr 13, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
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MJH | Yom HaShoah Survivor Testimony

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Tue, Apr 14, 10:00am - 2:00pm
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USC Shoah | Home As Witnesses of the Holocaust in Paris

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Tue, Apr 14, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Location: Online via Zoom

HMLA | What History Teaches: Nazi Laws, From Democracy to Dictatorship to Genocide

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Wed, Apr 15, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Location: Online

Cultivating Courage: Leadership Lessons from Don't Feed the Lion

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Wed, Apr 15, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Location: Online via Zoom

HMH | From Generation to Generation — L’dor V’dor: Zikaron BaSalon at HMH

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Thu, Apr 16, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
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Location: Holocaust Museum Houston 5401 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77004

HMMSA Survivor Speakers Series - Fred Weiss

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Sun, Apr 19, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Location: Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio 12500 Northwest Military Highway San Antonio, TX, 78231

Echoes & Reflections | Bringing A Young Voice to Life: Explore Yitskhok Rudashevski's Vilna Ghetto Diary Through Yivo's Interactive Online Museum

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Mon, Apr 20, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Location: Online via Zoom

Echoes & Reflections | The Liberator with Alex Kershaw

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Wed, Apr 22, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Congregation Havurah Shalom Holocaust Remembrance Day Event at Georgetown Public Library

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Mon, Apr 27, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Location: Georgetown Public Library 402 West 8th Street Georgetown, 78633 United States

UTD | Liberation and the Nazi Commitment to Genocide

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Thu, Apr 30, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
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Location: Naveen Jindal School of Management (JSOM), Executive Dining Room 800 W. Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080-3021

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