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.
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
"'You're perfectly good, but you're Jewish,' he hissed. 'We don't take Jews here.'"
-From a description of Jewish tennis professional Angela Buxton in "The Match," by Bruce Schoenfeld
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.
Tue, Aug 16, 8:00am - 2:00pm
Virtual
Tue, Aug 16, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Zoom
Tue, Aug 16, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Zoom
Wed, Aug 17, 8:00am - 2:00pm
Virtual
Thu, Aug 18, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Thu, Aug 25, 6:00am - 7:30am
Holocaust Museum Houston
Thu, Aug 25, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio
Fri, Aug 26 (all day)
Houston, TX
Fri, Aug 26 (all day)
San Antonio, TX
Wed, Aug 31, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Sep 1, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Tue, Aug 16, 8:00am - 2:00pm
Virtual
Tue, Aug 16, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Zoom
Tue, Aug 16, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Zoom
Wed, Aug 17, 8:00am - 2:00pm
Virtual
Thu, Aug 18, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Thu, Aug 25, 6:00am - 7:30am
Holocaust Museum Houston
Thu, Aug 25, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio
Fri, Aug 26 (all day)
Houston, TX
Fri, Aug 26 (all day)
San Antonio, TX
Wed, Aug 31, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Sep 1, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Tue, Aug 16, 8:00am - 2:00pm
Virtual
Tue, Aug 16, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Zoom
Tue, Aug 16, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Zoom
Wed, Aug 17, 8:00am - 2:00pm
Virtual
Thu, Aug 18, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Thu, Aug 25, 6:00am - 7:30am
Holocaust Museum Houston
Thu, Aug 25, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio
Fri, Aug 26 (all day)
Houston, TX
Fri, Aug 26 (all day)
San Antonio, TX
Wed, Aug 31, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Zoom
Thu, Sep 1, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
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.