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Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission

THGAAC Commissioners

Take a moment to learn more about our commissioners.

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Study on Antisemitism in Texas

The THGAAC formally submitted the first-ever Study on Antisemitism in Texas, as required under House Bill 3257.

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Holocaust Remembrance Week Feedback Forms

Educators & students should take time to complete the THGAAC Educator & Student Feedback Forms on Holocaust Remembrance Week.

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Commissioner Appointment

On January 11, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott appointed Ira Mitzner of Houston to the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission.

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Our Mission

To combat and confront hatred, prejudice, and indifference by educating all Texans about the Holocaust and other genocides in an effort to dismantle antisemitism and prevent such future atrocities

"...and there at his feet he caught sight of the bloody body of a child."

-From the novella "The Rabbi of Bacherach," by esteemed German poet Heinrich Heine
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Definition of the Holocaust

The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.

THGAAC Study on Antisemitism in Texas

The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission (THGAAC) formally submitted the first-ever Study on Antisemitism in Texas, as required under House Bill 3257 from the 87th Legislature.

THGAAC Event Calendar

The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission continuously updates its event calendar with various events related to the Holocaust and genocides put on by the THGAAC and many other organizations based in the US and around the world.

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 a list of approved resources.

Events

The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission actively develops, hosts, and promotes programs related to Holocaust, genocide, and antisemitism education. The THGAAC partners with institutions within and outside of Texas to make Holocaust, genocide, and antisemitism education resources available to the public.

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