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2010 Events

First Thursdays - "The Jewish Fascination with Islam"
March 4, 2010 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location Morgan Family Center
 
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. Beginning at 7 p.m., Susannah Heschel will discuss how Jewish scholars shaped the rise of Islamic studies in Europe in the 19th century. Jewish scholarship on Islamic origins and the widely read narratives of Jewish travelers to Islamic countries, shaped European images of Muslims as well as of Jews. The Jewish admiration for Islam ultimately led some Jews to convert to Islam, some of whom became significant religious leaders, while others became political representatives who negotiated with European leaders. Heschel is the Eli Black Associate Professor of Jewish Studies in the Department of Religion at Dartmouth College. Seating is limited, and advance registration is required. Visit http://www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx to RSVP online. For questions about membership or First Thursdays, please call Member Services at 713-527-1640 or e-mail
 membership@hmh.org.
 
 
 
"Luncheon with Leaders" Focused on Modern-day Genocide
March 4, 2010 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Location Avrohm I. Wisenberg Multipurpose Learning Center Holocaust Museum Houston 5401 Caroline St. Houston, TX 77004
 

After the Holocaust, cries of "Never Again" were heard throughout the world. Yet, genocide has occurred since then and continues to occur today.  Join Cultural Bridges, an outreach program of Holocaust Museum Houston, along with the United Way Young Leaders for this "Luncheon with Leaders."  Dr. Mary Lee Webeck, the Museum's director of education, and Cynthia Capers, associate director, will discuss modern-day genocides.  Following the presentation, a brief tour of Holocaust Museum Houston will be led by a docent. Lunch will be provided. Admission is free, but advance registration is required.  Visit www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx to RSVP online. For more information, call 713-942-8000, ext. 312 or e-mail culturalbridges@hmh.org.

 
 
 
 
“From Swastika to Jim Crow”
March 1, 2010 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
 
Join Holocaust Museum Houston, The Academy Foundation, the University of Houston’s Center for Public History, Texas Learning and Computation Center and The Dawn Project for “From Swastika to Jim Crow." This film is the little-known story of Jewish refugee scholars who, when expelled from Germany by the Nazis, were inspired anew by their students in the historically black colleges in the American South.  Following the film, Steven Fischler, filmmaker, and Dr. Sarah Trotty, associate professor of art at Texas Southern University, will provide personal commentary about the film and take questions.  Admission is free, but seating is limited and advance registration is required.  Visit http://www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx to RSVP online.  For more information, call  713-527-1640 or e-mail
 membership@hmh.org.
 
 
 
"Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt with Nazis"
February 11, 2010 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
 
Join us for a special preview screening of  "Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt with Nazis," followed by a question and answer session with director Gaylen Ross. Hero or collaborator? Rezso Kasztner, known as the Jewish Schindler, negotiated face to face with Adolf Eichmann, rescuing 1,700 Jews on a train to Switzerland. Yet Kasztner was condemned as a traitor in his adopted country of Israel; accused of being a collaborator in a trial and verdict that divided a nation and forever stamped him as the "man who sold his soul to the devil." He was ultimately assassinated by Jewish right-wing extremists in Tel Aviv in 1957. Director Gaylen Ross investigates this tale of murder, intrigue and heroism through accounts of the inflammatory political trial, startling revelations after 50 years by Kasztner's assassin, Ze'ev Eckstein, and a chilling meeting between the killer and Kasztner's daughter, Zsuzsi.  "Killing Kasztner" received the Audience Award for Best Feature Documentary at the 2009 Boston Jewish Film Festival and opened to critical acclaim at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival and the Haifa International Film Festival. Seating is limited to the first 100 registrants, and advance registration is required. Visit www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx to RSVP online. "Killing Kasztner" formally opens to the general public Feb. 12 at the Angelika Film Center, 510 Texas St. Ross will also conduct question and answer sessions after some weekend screenings there.
 
 
 
Literature at the “House of Love”
February 9, 2010 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location Avrohm I. Wisenberg Multipurpose Learning Center
 
Houston-area Holocaust survivor Bill Morgan calls Holocaust Museum Houston the “House of Love” because he says it was built to teach about loving each other instead of hating each other. Educators are invited to join the Museum for this special professional development workshop focusing on school-age appropriate literature for grades three through 12. The workshop will include instruction on how to incorporate the use of literature in all classrooms for all development levels. All participants will leave with classroom-use materials and new ideas on teaching about the Holocaust and other genocides. This one-day event has a non-refundable workshop fee of $15 per teacher. Lunch is not provided, and online registrations are nonrefundable for any reason. Visit www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx to RSVP online by Feb. 1, 2010. For more information call 713-942-8000, ext. 105 or e-mail
 teachertraining@hmh.org.
 
 
 
Teacher Training: “How and What to Teach about Genocide”
February 6, 2010 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Location Avrohm I. Wisenberg Multipurpose Learning Center
 
This one-day teacher workshop will focus on how and what educators should teach about genocide, including specific information about genocides in the 20th and 21st centuries. Presenting the workshop will be Adam Jones, associate professor of political science at the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Kelowna, Canada. From 2005 to 2007, he was an associate research fellow in the Genocide Studies Program at Yale University. He is the author of a widely used textbook, "Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction," and author or editor of more than a dozen other books, including "Gender Inclusive: Essays on Violence, Men and Feminist International Relations." He serves as executive director of Gendercide Watch (www.gendercide.org), a web-based educational initiative that confronts gender-selective atrocities against men and women worldwide. Holocaust Museum Houston is a provider of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) approved by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). This workshop has been approved by the the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented for four hours in “Creativity and Instructional Strategies." The cost for the one-day event is $15 per person. Visit http://www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx to RSVP online. For more information, call 713-942-8000 or e-mail
 teachertraining@hmh.org.
 
 
 
First Thursdays - "Gendering Genocide" with Adam Jones
February 4, 2010 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location Morgan Family Center
 
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. Beginning at 7:30 p.m., genocide scholar Adam Jones will present the free lecture "Gendering Genocide." Jones is associate professor of political science at the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Kelowna, Canada. From 2005 to 2007, he was an associate research fellow in the Genocide Studies Program at Yale University. He is the author of a widely used textbook, "Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction," and author or editor of more than a dozen other books, including "Gender Inclusive: Essays on Violence, Men and Feminist International Relations." He serves as executive director of Gendercide Watch (www.gendercide.org), a web-based educational initiative that confronts gender-selective atrocities against men and women worldwide. Seating is limited and advance registration is required. Visit http://www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx to RSVP online. For questions about membership or First Thursdays, please call Member Services at 713-527-1640 or e-mail
 membership@hmh.org.
 
 
 
Conference for Spanish and Latin American Teachers of the Holocaust
January 31, 2010 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location Avrohm I. Wisenberg Multipurpose Learning Center
 
The Conference for Spanish and Latin American Teachers of the Holocaust brings together veteran secondary educators from Spain and Latin American countries to explore the implications beyond the general history of the Holocaust and other genocides. This seminar is conducted entirely in Spanish and provides advanced content as well as the latest pedagogy from Europe, Israel and the United States. It also provides an opportunity for teachers to network and share how the subject is taught in their countries and classrooms. Working in the Museum's exhibit spaces and the classrooms, teachers grow in their understanding of the Holocaust and refine their skills to teach about the history and the lessons of the Holocaust. Attendance is by application only. For more information, call 713-942-8000, ext. 118 or e-mail
 teachertraining@hmh.org.
 
 
 
Cultural Bridges Houston Rockets Game Outing
January 31, 2010 4:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location Toyota Center, 1510 Polk St. Houston,TX
 


Meet Houston Rocket Yao Ming at a special event hosted by Cultural Bridges, an outreach program of Holocaust Museum Houston.  Cultural Bridges has reserved a suite to watch the Houston Rockets take on the Phoenix Suns.  At 5:00 p.m., guests will have the opportunity to meet Yao Ming in the suite.  Guests will also have the chance to learn about The Darfur Dream Team, a program started by Houston Rocket Tracy McGrady and the Enough Project. The Darfur Dream Team is a dynamic partnership of organizations and professional basketball players working together on the Sister Schools Program, an initiative to connect American middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities with sister schools in 12 refugee camps in Chad. A cash bar will be available.  Space is limited, so purchase your tickets early!  Visit http://www.hmh.org/minisites/culturalbridges.org or call 713-527-1640 to purchase your tickets today.
 
 
 
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27, 2010 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Location Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
 
A memorial service will be held for all members of the Consular Corps to commemorate the tragic loss of 6 million Jews.
 
 
 
Museum District Educators Open House
January 23, 2010 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location Morgan Family Center
 
Save the date for the Houston Museum District Educators Open House. Holocaust Museum Houston will conduct sessions on this date, as will other museums.  For more information, visit www.houstonmuseumdistrict.org or call 713-942-8000, ext. 105.
 
 
 
"German Military Chaplains and the Holocaust"
January 13, 2010 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
 
Christian military chaplains, Catholics and protestants, accompanied the German armies that overran Europe during World War II. What roles did these men play in the Holocaust? This free lecture, based on research for Dr. Doris Bergen’s upcoming book, explores that question. Chaplains, she shows, were eyewitnesses to the mass murder of Jews in the Ukraine, Yugoslavia and elsewhere in German-occupied Europe. In at least one case, German military chaplains protested the killing of Jewish children. On the whole, however, their efforts served to provide a veneer of legitimacy for the Nazi war of annihilation. The subject of military chaplains touches on many persistent questions about the Holocaust: What part did "ordinary Germans" play in the destruction of Jews? Who knew what and when did they know it? How were Jews linked to other victims of the war? Bergen is the Chancellor Rose and Ray Wolfe Professor of Holocaust Studies at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on issues of religion, gender and ethnicity in the Holocaust and World War II and comparatively in other cases of extreme violence. Her books include “Twisted Cross: The German Christian Movement in the Third Reich” (1996), “War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust” (2003), “The Sword of the Lord: Military Chaplains from the First to the Twenty-First Centuries” (edited, 2004), and “Lessons and Legacies VIII” (edited, 2008). She has held grants and fellowships from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Bergen is a member of the Academic Advisory Committee of the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the USHMM in Washington, DC. Seating is limited and advance registration is required. Visit http://www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx to RSVP online. For more information, call 713-942-8000 or e-mail
 events@hmh.org.
 
 
 
First Thursdays
January 7, 2010 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location Morgan Family Center
 
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. Quarterly, the Museum will present “Legacies and Lessons,” educational sessions about the Holocaust, other genocides and Museum events. For questions about membership or First Thursdays, please call Member Services at 713-527-1640 or e-mail
 membership@hmh.org.
 
 
 
New Year’s Day
January 1, 2010 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location Morgan Family Center
 
The Museum will close at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 and remain closed Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, in observance of New Year’s Day. The Museum reopens at noon on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010.
 
 
 
2009 Events

Christmas Day
December 25, 2009 9:00 AM - 5:00 AM
Location Morgan Family Center
 
The Museum will close at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009 and remain closed Friday, Dec. 25, 2009, in observance of Christmas Day.

 
 
 
First Thursdays
December 3, 2009 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location Morgan Family Center
 
Beginning in 2009, 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. Quarterly, the Museum will present “Legacies and Lessons,” educational sessions about the Holocaust, other genocides and museum events. On this night, the conclusion in the series of tours "Building Faith: Church, Mosque, Synagogue; Visiting Houses of Worship," will feature the exhibits at the Museum. A panel discussion with representatives from each of the three previous religions institutions will be available to speak about their respective faiths after the tour. For questions about membership or First Thursdays, please call Member Services at 713-527-1640 or e-mail 
 membership@hmh.org.        
 
 
 
Building Faith: Church, Mosque, Synagogue; Visiting Houses of Worship
December 3, 2009 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location Morgan Family Center
 
Join Holocaust Museum Houston, Congregation Beth Yeshurun, Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and the Houston Da’wah Center during the Fall of 2009 for tours of each location. Each tour will give a brief description of the religion and will discuss how the building is used for religious services for the community. Following the tours of the synagogue, cathedral and mosque, Holocaust Museum Houston invites you to tour the Museum’s two changing exhibits, “A Blessing to One Another: Pope John Paul II and the Jewish People” and “Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust,” on Thursday, Dec. 3, beginning at 5 p.m. A panel discussion will follow at 7 p.m. in the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater. On the panel will be a religious leader from each religion discussed during the tours. Transportation will not be provided to any of the tours/events. Please arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled tour time. Registration is required for each tour and space is limited. To register, visit www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx. For more information, call 713-942-8000, ext. 104 or e-mail
 events@hmh.org.
 Press Release 		 
 
 
Thanksgiving Day
November 26, 2009 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location Morgan Family Center
 
The Museum will be closed Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009, in observance of Thanksgiving Day
 
 
 
Transgender Day of Remembrance Ceremony
November 21, 2009 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
 
The lives of transgender individuals around the world killed due to anti-trans hatred or prejudice will be memorialized on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, during the Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony at Holocaust Museum Houston. Doors will open at 6:30 for a reception, and a ceremony will begin at 8 p.m. in the Museum theater. The annual Transgender Day of Remembrance is free and open to the public. The event is recognized internationally each November and was first held to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on Nov. 28, 1998, kicked off the Remembering Our Dead Web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Hester’s murder — like most murder cases that involve transgender victims — has yet to be solved. Although not every person represented during the Day of Remembrance self-identified as a transgender individual, each was a victim of violence based on bias against people who are transgender or gender-variant. The Houston Transgender Unity Committee, the consortium organization of local trans groups, organizes and hosts the local observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance. More information on the Transgender Day of Remembrance is available by visiting the Unity Committee Web site at
 www.htuc.org.
 
 
 
“Constantine’s Sword”
November 19, 2009 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
 
“Constantine’s Sword” is the story of James Carroll, a former Catholic priest on a journey to confront his past and uncover the roots of religiously inspired violence and war. This 93-minute film by director Oren Jacoby brings the history of religious intolerance to life, tracing it as a source of the fanaticism that threatens the world today. At its core, “Constantine’s Sword” is a compelling personal narrative — a kind of detective story — as one man uncovers the dark areas of his own past, searching for a better future.  Dr. Betty Adam, resident canon theologian at Christ Church Cathedral will introduce the film and lead a discussion afterward. Seating is limited, and advance registration is required. . To register, visit www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx. For more information, call 713-942-8000, ext. 104 or e-mail
  events@hmh.org.
 
 
 
Building Faith: Church, Mosque, Synagogue; Visiting Houses of Worship
November 13, 2009 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location Islamic Da'wah Center, 202 Main St.
 
Join Holocaust Museum Houston, Congregation Beth Yeshurun, Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and the Houston Da’wah Center during the Fall of 2009 for tours of each location. Each tour will give a brief description of the religion and will discuss how the building is used for religious services for the community. Following the tours of the synagogue, cathedral and mosque, Holocaust Museum Houston invites you to tour the Museum’s two changing exhibits, “A Blessing to One Another: Pope John Paul II and the Jewish People” and “Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust,” on Thursday, Dec. 3, beginning at 5 p.m. A panel discussion will follow at 7 p.m. in the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater. On the panel will be a religious leader from each religion discussed during the tours. Transportation will not be provided to any of the tours/events. Please arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled tour time. Parking and the main entrance are accessible from Travis Street. Registration is required for each tour and space is limited. To register visit www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx. For more information, call 713-942-8000, ext. 104 or e-mail
 events@hmh.org.
 Press Release 		 
 
 
Pavel Haas Quartet and Houston Friends of Music
November 12, 2009 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location Stude Concert Hall, Shepherd School of Music, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005
 
Presented in conjunction with Holocaust Museum Houston, the Pavel Haas Quartet makes its Houston Friends of Music debut this November. The quartet takes its name from the Czech composer Pavel Haas (1899-1944), who was imprisoned at the Theresienstadt in 1941 and tragically died at Auschwitz three years later. His legacy includes three string quartets, one of which will be featured at this performance. Founded in 2002 and based in Prague, the quartet has studied with some of the masters of the quartet world including members of the Quartetto Italiano, Quatour Mosaiques and the Borodin and Amadeus Quartets who have previously performed on the Houston Friends of Music series. Performing nearly a hundred concerts each season since their inception, the quartet is gaining an international following that has led to such awards as the Paolo Borciani competition in Italy in 2005, the ECHO Rising Stars from the Cologne Philharmonic and the BBC New Generation Artists for 2007-2009. The Washington Post has called the group “one of the most polished and musically exciting young string quartets in the world today.” To purchase tickets, call 713-348-5400 or visit
 www.HoustonFriendsofMusic.org.
 
 
 
“Finding Home and Homeland Jewish Youth and Zionism in the Aftermath of the Holocaust”
November 12, 2009 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Location Jewish Community Center, 5601 S. Braeswood Blvd., Houston, TX 77096
 
Speaker: Avinoam J. Patt
This is an inspiring examination of young survivors of the Holocaust and their role in the creation of the state of Israel. Although they represented only a small portion of all displaced persons after World War II, Jewish displaced persons in post-war Europe played a central role on the international diplomatic stage. “Finding Home and Homeland” consults previously untapped sources created by young Holocaust survivors after the war and, in so doing, reflects the experiences of a highly resourceful, resilient and dedicated group that was passionate about the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine. Jewish studies, European history and Israel studies scholars will appreciate the fresh perspective on the experiences of the Jewish displaced person population provided by this significant volume. This event is part of the Jewish Community Center’s Book and Arts Fair Nov. 1 through Nov. 15, 2009. For more information, call 713-729-3200.
 
 
 
“Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World's Most Notorious Nazi”
November 11, 2009 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Location Jewish Community Center, 5601 S. Braeswood Blvd., Houston, TX 77096
 
Speaker: Neil Bascomb
Fifty years ago, few people spoke of the Nazi Holocaust, few historians studied the event, the public wanted to forget, and survivors could not speak openly about their experiences. The capture of Adolf Eichmann – and the subsequent trial – changed everything. “Hunting Eichmann” offers the first complete account of one of the most important, influential spy missions in history, based on ground-breaking new information and interviews, recently declassified documents and meticulous research. This event is part of the Jewish Community Center’s Book and Arts Fair Nov. 1 through Nov. 15, 2009. For more information, call 713-729-3200.
 
 
 
“Blessed is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh”
November 8, 2009