On January 6, 2022, Texas Governor Greg Abbott appointed five commissioners to the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission.
The 3rd Annual Texas Holocaust Remembrance Week will take place January 24-28, 2022.
Read the THGAAC public statement regarding best practices in Holocaust instruction.
Consider inviting our team to be part of your instruction. We may be available to engage in a Q&A (on Zoom) or some other lesson format with your students during Remembrance Week.
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
"…So the judge had the Jew taken to the gallows and hanged as a thief."
Final lines of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, “The Jew Among Thorns”
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.
Mon, Jan 17 (all day)
view details for event: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Office Closed)
Tue, Jan 18, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom
Wed, Jan 19 (all day)
view details for event: Confederate Heroes Day (Office Closed)
Wed, Jan 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Jan 20, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom
Fri, Jan 21, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
Sat, Jan 22, 6:00pm - 12:00am
Jewish Community Center (JCC)
Sun, Jan 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Zoom
Sun, Jan 23, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Evelyn Rubenstein JCC Kaplan Theatre
Mon, Jan 24 - Fri, Jan 28, 2022
view details for event: Holocaust Remembrance Week
Wed, Jan 26, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Jan 27 (all day)
view details for event: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Thu, Jan 27, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Jan 27, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
In Person & Virtual
Thu, Jan 27, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Jan 27, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Zoom
Mon, Jan 17 (all day)
view details for event: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Office Closed)
Tue, Jan 18, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom
Wed, Jan 19 (all day)
view details for event: Confederate Heroes Day (Office Closed)
Wed, Jan 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Jan 20, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom
Fri, Jan 21, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
Sat, Jan 22, 6:00pm - 12:00am
Jewish Community Center (JCC)
Sun, Jan 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Zoom
Sun, Jan 23, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Evelyn Rubenstein JCC Kaplan Theatre
Mon, Jan 24 - Fri, Jan 28, 2022
view details for event: Holocaust Remembrance Week
Wed, Jan 26, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Jan 27 (all day)
view details for event: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Thu, Jan 27, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Jan 27, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
In Person & Virtual
Thu, Jan 27, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Jan 27, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Zoom
Mon, Jan 17 (all day)
view details for event: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Office Closed)
Tue, Jan 18, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom
Wed, Jan 19 (all day)
view details for event: Confederate Heroes Day (Office Closed)
Wed, Jan 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Jan 20, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom
Fri, Jan 21, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
Sat, Jan 22, 6:00pm - 12:00am
Jewish Community Center (JCC)
Sun, Jan 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Zoom
Sun, Jan 23, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Evelyn Rubenstein JCC Kaplan Theatre
Mon, Jan 24 - Fri, Jan 28, 2022
view details for event: Holocaust Remembrance Week
Wed, Jan 26, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Jan 27 (all day)
view details for event: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Thu, Jan 27, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Jan 27, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
In Person & Virtual
Thu, Jan 27, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Jan 27, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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 Texas institutions to make Holocaust, genocide, and antisemitism education resources available to the public.