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Memorial Day Holiday (Office Closed)
Memorial Day Holiday (Office Closed)
All Day
General
May 31, 2021 (All Day) The THGC office will be closed. Click for more info |
Hidden Child: A Conversation with Survivor Sally Frishberg
Hidden Child: A Conversation with Survivor Sally Frishberg
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 1, 2021 at 12:00pm Ends Jun 1, 2021 at 1:00pm During this Echoes & Reflections webinar, you will hear from Sally Frishberg as she shares her incredible story of rescue. Click for more info |
Jeanne Mammen (1890-1976) - A Life Dedicated to Art
Jeanne Mammen (1890-1976) - A Life Dedicated to Art
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 2, 2021 at 11:00am Ends Jun 2, 2021 at 12:00pm The Berlin artist Jeanne Mammen (1890-1976) is best known for her depictions of strong, sensual women and Berlin city life. But there is much more to her 70 years of artistic output, with unique sketches, paintings and sculptures. Her studio on Kurfürstendamm 29, which she occupied from 1920 until the end of her life, is almost unchanged and allows us to come very close to this artist and her work. Click for more info |
Heroines of the Holocaust
Heroines of the Holocaust
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 3, 2021 at 11:00am Ends Jun 3, 2021 at 12:00pm Leading international scholars of the Holocaust and genocide will highlight women rescuers and resisters in daily life, in ghettos, forests, labor and death camps, including Jewish and non-Jewish women professionals and partisans. This symposium hopes to create a new narrative around agency in the Shoah and other genocides and to promote a rethinking of leadership in Holocaust resistance and rescue, which may inspire transformative activism today. Click for more info
Teachers with Testimony: Focus on Rescuers
Teachers with Testimony: Focus on Rescuers
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 3, 2021 at 3:00pm Ends Jun 3, 2021 at 4:00pm This Echoes & Reflections webinar, focused on the topic of rescuers, provides educators with key instructional strategies and tips to promote student learning. Click for more info
Crucial Conversations: Confronting Antisemitism - Antisemitism in the United States
Crucial Conversations: Confronting Antisemitism - Antisemitism in the United States
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 3, 2021 at 7:00pm Ends Jun 3, 2021 at 8:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for the second session of a four-part series on antisemitism. Click for more info |
For Survivors the Holocaust Is Personal: Why Comparisons Can Be Dangerous
For Survivors the Holocaust Is Personal: Why Comparisons Can Be Dangerous
8:30am - 9:00am
(30m)
Workshops
Starts Jun 4, 2021 at 8:30am Ends Jun 4, 2021 at 9:00am Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to hear survivors describe their personal experiences in video testimony, and explore how careless comparisons can be both painful and dangerous. Click for more info |
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Teaching about Contemporary Antisemitism - 3 Part Course
Teaching about Contemporary Antisemitism - 3 Part Course
All Day
Workshops
Jun 7, 2021 (All Day) Sign up for Echoes & Reflections' June 3-Part Online Course: Teaching about Contemporary Antisemitism, for a self-paced and facilitator-guided exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support teaching about contemporary antisemitism and its connections to Holocaust history. Click for more info
Q&A with Holocaust Survivor Max Glauben
Q&A with Holocaust Survivor Max Glauben
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 7, 2021 at 12:00pm Ends Jun 7, 2021 at 1:00pm Join Echoes & Reflections and the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for a virtual discussion and Q&A with Holocaust Survivor Max Glauben on his newly published book, "The Upstander: How Surviving the Holocaust Sparked Max Glauben’s Mission to Dismantle Hate." Click for more info |
The Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators
The Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators
All Day
(3 days)
Workshops
Starts Jun 8, 2021 Ends Jun 10, 2021 The program is directed toward educators on a secondary or higher level, but university students and educators of all levels who have a specific interest in, and background knowledge of genocide and the Holocaust are invited to apply. Click for more info
The Nazi Menace, At Home and Abroad with Dr. Benjamin Carter Hett
The Nazi Menace, At Home and Abroad with Dr. Benjamin Carter Hett
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 8, 2021 at 6:00pm Ends Jun 8, 2021 at 7:00pm Join Holocaust Museum Houston and Dr. Benjamin Carter Hett for a discussion entitled "The Nazi Menace, At Home and Abroad." Click for more info |
The Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators
All Day
(3 days)
Workshops
Starts Jun 8, 2021 Ends Jun 10, 2021 The program is directed toward educators on a secondary or higher level, but university students and educators of all levels who have a specific interest in, and background knowledge of genocide and the Holocaust are invited to apply. Click for more info
The Kindertransport: A Survivor Remembers
The Kindertransport: A Survivor Remembers
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 9, 2021 at 12:00pm Ends Jun 9, 2021 at 1:00pm During this Echoes & Reflections webinar, Yad Vashem educator Liz Elsby will provide background information about the Kindertransport. Participants will also meet Henry Foner who will speak about his experiences as a child on the Kindertransport. Click for more info
2021 First Person Series: Albert Garih
2021 First Person Series: Albert Garih
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 9, 2021 at 12:00pm Ends Jun 9, 2021 at 1:00pm Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and Albert for a live conversation to learn about his experiences as a young child fleeing with his family while separated from his father. Click for more info
Book Discussion: "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Book Discussion: "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 9, 2021 at 6:00pm Ends Jun 9, 2021 at 7:00pm Join a lively discussion group at Holocaust Museum Houston's Boniuk Library online. In June, they will be reading "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank. Click for more info
The Christian Church in Nazi Germany
The Christian Church in Nazi Germany
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 9, 2021 at 7:00pm Ends Jun 9, 2021 at 8:00pm Join Dr. Rebecca Carter-Chand, Acting Director of the Programs on Ethics, Religion, and the Holocaust at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, for a discussion of the Christian Church’s response to the rise of Nazism, particularly in the context of the long history of Christian anti-Judaism in Europe. Click for more info |
The Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators
All Day
(3 days)
Workshops
Starts Jun 8, 2021 Ends Jun 10, 2021 The program is directed toward educators on a secondary or higher level, but university students and educators of all levels who have a specific interest in, and background knowledge of genocide and the Holocaust are invited to apply. Click for more info
Alice Lok Cahana - Beyond "The Last Days": Familial Continuity, Creativity, and Immortality
Alice Lok Cahana - Beyond "The Last Days": Familial Continuity, Creativity, and Immortality
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 10, 2021 at 11:00am Ends Jun 10, 2021 at 12:00pm This event investigates the portrayal of Alice Lok Cahana, her life and art, in art book and documentary film, the decisions that went into the production of each, as well as the strengths and limitations of each medium in capturing Alice and educating a broader audience about her experiences during the Holocaust, and how they affected her. Click for more info |
Holocaust Museum Houston Summer Free Day
Holocaust Museum Houston Summer Free Day
10:00am - 5:00pm
(7h)
Exhibits
Starts Jun 12, 2021 at 10:00am Ends Jun 12, 2021 at 5:00pm Enjoy free admission and visit Holocaust Museum Houston’s special juried exhibition, Withstand: Latinx Art in Times of Conflict. Free admission also includes entry to the museum’s Holocaust, Human Rights, Diaries and Samuel Bak galleries. Click for more info |
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Answering the Call of My Father, Elie Wiesel
Answering the Call of My Father, Elie Wiesel
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Jun 13, 2021 at 3:00pm Ends Jun 13, 2021 at 4:00pm The Holocaust Teacher Institute at the University of Miami, School of Education & Human Development and The Leslie and Susan Gonda (Goldschmied) Foundation, together with The Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Division of Academics, Department of Social Sciences present the 20th Anniversary Holocaust Teacher Institute Opening Reception Click for more info |
Summer Survivor Speaker Series 2021
Summer Survivor Speaker Series 2021
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 15, 2021 at 1:00pm Ends Jun 15, 2021 at 2:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum as they virtually feature Rosian Zerner, survivor. Click for more info |
Legislating Atrocity Prevention
Legislating Atrocity Prevention
11:00am - 2:00pm
(3h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 16, 2021 at 11:00am Ends Jun 16, 2021 at 2:00pm "Legislating Atrocity" will examine the legacy of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, including the history of its original author, Polish lawyer Raphael Lemkin, the politics behind the drafting process, and the Convention's lasting impact. Click for more info
The Allies' Most Dangerous Spy Was a Woman
The Allies' Most Dangerous Spy Was a Woman
8:00pm - 9:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 16, 2021 at 8:00pm Ends Jun 16, 2021 at 9:00pm The public is only beginning to know Virginia Hall's full story. Those who know it best—members of Virginia Hall’s family and the deputy director of the CIA Museum—will join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for this live virtual program. Click for more info |
Diplomats Who Risked It All to Save Lives
Diplomats Who Risked It All to Save Lives
8:30am - 9:00am
(30m)
Workshops
Starts Jun 18, 2021 at 8:30am Ends Jun 18, 2021 at 9:00am Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as they commemorate World Refugee Day and honor diplomats who dared to take great risks to offer refuge and save lives. Click for more info |
Emancipation Day (Juneteenth)
Emancipation Day (Juneteenth)
All Day
General
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Until the Very Last Jew: Marking 80 Years Since Operation Barbarossa
Until the Very Last Jew: Marking 80 Years Since Operation Barbarossa
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 21, 2021 at 2:00pm Ends Jun 21, 2021 at 3:00pm This Echoes & Reflections webinar will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, examining Nazi Germany's surprise attack on the Soviet Union in 1941, marking a turning point in World War II and the beginning of mass murder against Jewish populations. Click for more info |
The Importance of Genocide Archives for Justice, Remembrance, Research and Education
The Importance of Genocide Archives for Justice, Remembrance, Research and Education
8:00am - 9:30am
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 22, 2021 at 8:00am Ends Jun 22, 2021 at 9:30am Archives play a crucial role in genocide remembrance and education and have been essential for legal procedures and conflict transformation processes in the aftermath of genocide. The virtual panel discussion is organized by UNESCO and the United Nations Department of Global Communications to reflect on the role of archives during the 100 days of Kwibuka remembrance. Click for more info
Holocaust by Bullets Webinar
Holocaust by Bullets Webinar
9:30am - 11:30am
(2h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 22, 2021 at 9:30am Ends Jun 22, 2021 at 11:30am Through this 2 hour Holocaust Museum Houston-sponsored webinar, Yahad-In Unum aims at providing teachers and educators with a condensed overview of this little-known chapter of the Holocaust history, an outline of our research methodology and a number of educational tools to be used in an online or face-to-face classroom setting. Click for more info
Summer Survivor Speaker Series 2021
Summer Survivor Speaker Series 2021
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 22, 2021 at 1:00pm Ends Jun 22, 2021 at 2:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum as they virtually feature Ron Schwarz, second generation survivor. Click for more info
Poems Born in Bergen-Belsen
Poems Born in Bergen-Belsen
6:30pm - 7:30pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 22, 2021 at 6:30pm Ends Jun 22, 2021 at 7:30pm The Defiant Requiem Foundation invites you to a special presentation with board member Menachem Z. Rosensaft: Poems Born in Bergen-Belsen Click for more info |
Hidden Histories: What Digital Technology Reveals about Jews and Germans in Occupied Kraków
Hidden Histories: What Digital Technology Reveals about Jews and Germans in Occupied Kraków
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 23, 2021 at 6:00pm Ends Jun 23, 2021 at 7:00pm Learn how digital maps and models, combined with a Holocaust survivor’s diary and other traditional primary sources, expand what is known about the overlap in victims’ experiences and perpetrators’ plans. Click for more info |
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Holocaust Remembrane around the World
Holocaust Remembrane around the World
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Jun 27, 2021 at 11:00am Ends Jun 27, 2021 at 12:00pm Join the Emil A and Jenny Fish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies as they tour the globe to meet and highlight those who promise to Never Forget, wherever they are in the world. Click for more info |
Summer Survivor Speaker Series 2021
Summer Survivor Speaker Series 2021
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 29, 2021 at 1:00pm Ends Jun 29, 2021 at 2:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum as they virtually feature Marsha Gaswirth, second generation survivor. Click for more info |
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Women in Resistance: Fierce Females
Women in Resistance: Fierce Females
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jul 1, 2021 at 12:00pm Ends Jul 1, 2021 at 1:00pm Women were often at the very heart of resistance during the Holocaust. This Echoes & Reflections webinar explores the lesser-known role of women in their heroic contributions to armed resistance during this dark moment in history. Click for more info
Crucial Conversations: Confronting Antisemitism - Global Antisemitism
Crucial Conversations: Confronting Antisemitism - Global Antisemitism
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jul 1, 2021 at 7:00pm Ends Jul 1, 2021 at 8:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for the third session of a four-part series on antisemitism. Click for more info |
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