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“The Impact of Racist Ideologies: Jim Crow and the Nuremberg Laws"
Fri. 08/05 - Sun. 07/22 @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
The Nazi legal assault on the Jews between 1933 and 1939 was not unique in its racial character nor in its segregationist aims. As with many Nazi attacks against the Jews, the Nazis took ideas…more»
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Featured Review from HoustonPress
August 14, 2011Recognizing the importance of keeping history from repeating itself, The Holocaust Museum Houstons newest exhibition, The Impact of Racist Ideologies: Jim Crow and the Nuremberg Laws, examines the segregationist past of the U.S. and Germany. While Nazi Germany had the Nuremberg Laws to deny Jews political, economic and social rights, Americas Jim Crow laws limited the rights of African Americans. By viewing the images and listening to first-person accounts, viewers will be able to see how the struggle of Jews and African Americans mirrored each other. more
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“Returning: the Art of Samuel Bak”
Fri. 02/17 - Sun. 08/12 @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
Samuel Bak has said of his work, “My paintings are meant to bear personal testimony to the trauma of surviving.” In “Returning: The Art of Samuel Bak,” viewers encounter familiar imagery used …more»
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"Race Talk 2012: Understanding the Past, Facing the Challenges of the Present and ...
Tue. 05/22 | 6:30PM @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
The United States has made a great deal of racial progress. However, much of that progress is built upon historical amnesia. People often prefer to forget the past as part of the path forward.…more»
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“Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Message for Us Today”
Tue. 05/22 | 7:00PM @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
A panel discussion with leaders from the Houston-area religious community and A.D. Players will discuss the importance of study of the German Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his action…more»
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"Commemorating a Lost Community: Samuel Bak’s Return to Vilna"
Wed. 05/23 | 6:30PM @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
For the boy who grew up to be the artist Samuel Bak, the destruction of the Vilna ghetto together with most members of his family remains a painful memory. The works he devotes to the disappea…more»
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"Intervening in Genocide"
Thu. 05/24 | 6:30PM @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
In his popular textbook, "Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction" (2nd edition, 2010), Dr. Adam Jones wrote, It is thus in the interest of humanity both morally and practically to oppose the…more»
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Featured Review from CultureMap
May 20, 2012Adam Jones’ lecture will focus on the data-set of interventions and non-interventions that have been proposed and/or used for genocide prevention or intervention. He will examine these for the lessons they can teach and delve into the vexed issue of when military intervention is justified.
more at culturemap.com
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Bonhoeffer Tours in Conjunction with “The Beams Are Creaking” by A.D. Players
Every Saturday 10:00AM - 11:30AM @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
Through May and early June, Holocaust Museum Houston will offer free tours focusing on the German Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer's actions against the Nazi party and his m…more»
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Bonhoeffer Tours in Conjunction with "The Beams Are Creaking" by A.D. Players
Every Saturday 10:00AM - 11:30AM @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
Through May and early June, Holocaust Museum Houston will offer free tours focusing on the German Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer's actions against the Nazi party and his m…more»
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Bonhoeffer Tours in Conjunction with "The Beams Are Creaking" by A.D. Players
Sat. 06/02 | 10:00AM @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
Through May and early June, Holocaust Museum Houston will offer free tours focusing on the German Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer's actions against the Nazi party and his m…more»
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First Thursdays
Thu. 06/07 | 5:00PM @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
Holocaust Museum Houston will be open extended hours on the First Thursday of every month. The Museum will remain open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for Members at the Sponsor Level and above. Quarter…more»
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Bonhoeffer Tours in Conjunction with "The Beams Are Creaking" by A.D. Players
Sat. 06/09 | 10:00AM @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
Through May and early June, Holocaust Museum Houston will offer free tours focusing on the German Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer's actions against the Nazi party and his m…more»
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HMH Brown Bag Book Club: “The Help”
Wed. 06/13 | 6:00PM @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
Join local literary enthusiasts as we discuss the triumph of the human spirit at very different points in history in the context of The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Cherry Steinwender, co-executi…more»
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First Thursdays
Thu. 08/02 | 5:00PM @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
Holocaust Museum Houston will be open extended hours on the First Thursday of every month. The Museum will remain open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for Members at the Sponsor Level and above. Quarter…more»
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“Inheritance: Stories of Memory and Discovery”
Fri. 09/14 - Sun. 03/24 @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
“Inheritance: Stories of Memory and Discovery” is a selection of still-life montages of Boston-area artist and photographer Leslie Starobin composed from the personal belongings salvaged by fa…more»
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“Blood Memory: a view from the second generation”
Fri. 09/14 - Sun. 03/24 @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
In the national premiere retrospective of her work, “Blood Memory: a view from the second generation,” artist Lisa Rosowsky explores the "second generation" experience as the daughter of a hid…more»
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First Thursdays
Thu. 11/01 | 5:00PM @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
Holocaust Museum Houston will be open extended hours on the First Thursday of every month. The Museum will remain open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for Members at the Sponsor Level and above. Quarter…more»
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Thanksgiving Day
Thu. 11/22 | 9:00AM @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
The Museum will close at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, and remain closed Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, in observance of Thanksgiving Day. The Museum reopens at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 23, 2012.
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First Thursdays
Thu. 12/06 | 5:00PM @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
Holocaust Museum Houston will be open extended hours on the First Thursday of every month. The Museum will remain open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for Members at the Sponsor Level and above. Quarter…more»
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Christmas Day
Tue. 12/25 | 9:00AM @ Holocaust Museum Houston (map)
The Museum will close at 4 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, and remain closed Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, in observance of Christmas Day. The Museum reopens at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012.
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