On April 27, 2022, Texas Governor Greg Abbott appointed the chair and a sixth commissioner to the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission.
On January 6, 2022, Texas Governor Greg Abbott appointed five commissioners to the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission.
The 4th Annual Texas Holocaust Remembrance Week will take place January 23-27, 2023.
Read the THGAAC public statement regarding best practices in Holocaust instruction.
Read the THGAAC public statement regarding recent pro-Nazi messaging in Austin.
To bring awareness of the Holocaust, genocides, and antisemitism to Texas students, educators, and the general public by ensuring availability of resources and advising on relevant matters
"We have a duty as Texans and as Americans to combat antisemitism whenever and however it arises."
-From Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s remarks prior to signing House Bill 3257 on June 16, 2021
The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.
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.
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.
Review our past newsletters and e-mail blasts and take a look at what the THGAAC has been involved with lately.
The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission, with help from the University of Texas at El Paso, has put together a unique set of resources for educators' classroom use.
Fri, Jun 17 - Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Virtual
Mon, Jun 20 - Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Tue, Jun 21 - Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Holocaust Museum Houston
Thu, Jun 23, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Holocaust Museum Houston
Fri, Jun 24, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Zoom or DHHRM
Tue, Jun 28, 9:30am - 4:00pm
Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio
Tue, Jun 28, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Zoom
Wed, Jun 29, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Jun 30, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Jun 30, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Zoom
Fri, Jun 17 - Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Virtual
Mon, Jun 20 - Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Tue, Jun 21 - Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Holocaust Museum Houston
Thu, Jun 23, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Holocaust Museum Houston
Fri, Jun 24, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Zoom or DHHRM
Tue, Jun 28, 9:30am - 4:00pm
Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio
Tue, Jun 28, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Zoom
Wed, Jun 29, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Jun 30, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Jun 30, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Zoom
Fri, Jun 17 - Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Virtual
Mon, Jun 20 - Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Tue, Jun 21 - Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Holocaust Museum Houston
Thu, Jun 23, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Holocaust Museum Houston
Fri, Jun 24, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Zoom or DHHRM
Tue, Jun 28, 9:30am - 4:00pm
Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio
Tue, Jun 28, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Zoom
Wed, Jun 29, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Jun 30, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Jun 30, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Zoom
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.