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Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:38:41 GMT

Alief Hastings Student Wins 2013 Yom HaShoah Scholarship

A 17-year-old Alief Hastings High School student is the winner of the 2013 Yom HaShoah scholarship given by Holocaust Museum Houston.

Teacher Wendy Warren, left, with winner Jackie Lazo
and principal Jennifer Parker

Jackie Lazo received the $500 scholarship to support her first year of college or university education during this year's Yom HaShoah commemoration on April 7.

The competition was open to graduating seniors who demonstrated leadership in stopping hatred, prejudice and apathy in their school or local community and were nominated by a school guidance counselor or teacher. Each student also submitted an essay of 750 to 1,000 words that explored the destruction of Jewish life in Europe as a result of the Holocaust and the need for Holocaust memorials today.

"I am so honored to receive this award," she said. "It inspires me to continue growing and learning as I move on to college. I want to continue being an upstander and make a difference in people’s lives."

Her teacher, Wendy Warren, said Jackie was "truly deserving of this honor. As a student in my Holocaust and Genocide Studies class, she expressed her shock and horror regarding the events of the Holocaust and her desire to make a difference in our school and community. She was so moved by meeting Holocaust survivors that she started an Upstanders Club on our campus. Jackie is the rare student that is motivated to take action based on her passion and convictions. She is a true leader that is making a positive impact on this campus. She has inspired other students to action. Her greatest contribution has been to fight apathy, engage her peers and create of culture of caring at Hastings High School."

The scholarship was presented with the generous support of the David Barg Endowment Fund and the Morgan Family Endowment Fund.

Jackie's Essay

"After the Holocaust, life was never the same. Families were damaged physically and mentally. Europe was the place this occurred, and life afterwards presented many other obstacles. Many Jewish people were afraid to go back to their homes because of the antisemitism. There were many anti-Jewish riots in Poland, the largest one in Kielce which killed 42 Jews and many others. It was not until December 1945 that President Harry Truman issued a directive that loosened quota restrictions on immigration to the U.S. of persons displaced by the Nazi regime. Approximately 28,000 Jews migrated. Many Jewish refugees in Europe immigrated as displaced people to Canada, Australia, New Zealand and many other countries.

"Having a memorial day for the people who were killed in the Holocaust is more important now than ever. This is the best way to show respect to the innocent people that were killed and also to remind people that this should never be repeated. The way survivors shared their stories always captivated me. Every detail remembered from every day of the hell they were put in is relived every time their story is shared; for that, they are heroes. My life has changed ever since I learned about the Holocaust. I never stopped to think about other people the way I do now.

"In my school, everyone has something they are good at, like band, soccer or football. I never found myself in a certain group. My fear was to graduate without feeling like I was part of something. Holocaust class made me want to help people out more than ever. I shared the way I felt with a friend and after many discussions we came up with our club "The Upstanders." We want to teach our classmates about our historic past and the present injustices. We need to stand up for what is right. It doesn’t take the president, a famous artist, or the newest inventor of technology to make an impact in someone’s life. It only took my teachers belief that we can change to create a better future for me to be so determined to impact other people’s lives.

"My very first time attending a Holocaust memorial was last year. I didn’t know what to expect but never did I think I would come out of that synagogue changed. Feeling more thankful for my life, and that I would like to feel that I accomplished something by helping others. The very first survivor to bring tears to my eyes was the oldest Holocaust survivor in the memorial. When she took her picture book out of her bag with the pictures of two beautiful kids, it really touched me. In class, I learned what happened to kids that age and to see the pride she had in them broke me to pieces. She didn’t have to bother meeting us or make the effort of showing us the pictures of what seemed a very happy family, but she did and never did she ask if we were Jewish or what religion we believed in. She didn’t have to speak her actions and her expression said it all. She didn’t want us to go through the same. Never in my life will I forget that moment and many others that we had that evening that’s the point of a memorial and a reason of why we should have memorials to speak to any religion any race and let them know that this cannot happen again.

"We must be neither perpetrator nor bystanders. Just like Ellie Wiesel says, “I swore never to be silent whenever or wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” Yes, we are young or little you can say, but giants with our belief that for all those innocent lives that have been taken we are their voice and that change begins with us."

-- Jackie Lazo

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Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:15:20 GMT

Our Commitment

The education programs of Holocaust Museum Houston will enable students to:

develop an awareness of racism, stereotyping and prejudice
become knowledgeable, sensitive and responsive to the consequences of apathy
put the Holocaust into historical perspective
understand the systematic genocidal plan of the “Final Solution”
appreciate the many forms of resistance
relate the lessons of the Holocaust to the contemporary world situations
instill a recognition of individual response to society
recognize the importance of remembrance by honoring survivors and memorializing those that were lost

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Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:17:13 GMT

Plan Your Visit

Admission is always free. A donation of $5 per person is suggested. Advance reservations are not required, except for group tours of 10 of more.

The Museum is not recommended for children under age 10.

Free parking is available directly in front of the Museum off the Caroline Street entrance and on the Calumet Street side. On-street parking is available on all sides of the Museum. Parking for the disabled is available in the lot immediately in front of the Museum off Caroline Street.

Restrooms are located in the main hallway to the left just past the Bookstore shopping area. An infant changing table is available in the restroom on the right side of the hallway.

Cell phone usage is not permitted in the exhibition or memorial areas unless being used to access phone-based audio tours for some changing exhibitions.

Photography and videography are not permitted inside the Museum. All cameras must be left with the Front Desk on entry.

Smoking, eating and drinking are not permitted inside the Museum. Restaurant facilities are available within walking distance.

All large bags, backpacks, briefcases and packages must be checked at the Front Desk. All hand-carried items are subject to inspection.

The Museum is wheelchair-accessible, and a limited number of wheelchairs are available free on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Museum closes at 5 p.m. Please plan your visit to allow adequate time to tour the Permanent Exhibit. A complete tour generally takes a minimum of two hours.

The Museum is within walking distance of the METRORail stop on Main Street and is approximately 10 minutes travel by car or METRO bus from downtown Houston.

The Museum is closed for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. For other holiday hours, visit the "Events" tab on the Museum’s Web site at www.hmh.org.

There are numerous other attractions within walking distance, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Children’s Museum of Houston; Houston Museum of Natural Science; the Health Museum; Contemporary Arts Museum; and The Weather Museum.

For housing near the Museum, Hotel ZaZa is a short walk away.

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Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:03:05 GMT

Announcing the Holocaust Museum Houston Yom HaShoah Scholarship

Holocaust Museum Houston is pleased to offer a scholarship for graduating seniors that honors the memory of those who perished during the Holocaust. The scholarship is being presented as a part of the Museum’s work to develop a citywide commemoration of Yom HaShoah (day of remembrance) for the victims of the Holocaust. Graduating seniors who have demonstrated leadership in stopping hatred, prejudice and apathy in their school or local community are eligible to be nominated by a school guidance counselor or teacher. The scholarship is open to students whose school is located within the Region 4 Education Service Center area (see http://www.esc4.net).

The scholarship is open to high school seniors who will attend a two- or four-year college or university. Guidance counselors and teachers are encouraged to nominate a student who has exemplified part of the mission of Holocaust Museum Houston – to teach the dangers of hatred, prejudice and apathy – by writing a one- or two-page letter on school letterhead that details how the student being nominated has exemplified behaviors to stop the dangers of hatred, prejudice and apathy in his or her school or community.

Students who have been nominated must also submit an essay of 750 to 1,000 words that explores the destruction of Jewish life in Europe as a result of the Holocaust and the need for Holocaust memorials today. Students may wish to approach a teacher or guidance counselor to request nomination for the award. The student selected to receive the scholarship must be available to attend the Yom HaShoah commemoration service.

Information on applying for the 2014 scholarship will be available in the fall of 2013.

This scholarship is a one-time presentation of $500, to be used to support the student’s first year of college or university education, and is being presented with the generous support of the David Barg Endowment Fund and the Morgan Family Endowment Fund.

2013 Winning Essay

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Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:17:47 GMT

Bookstore

To order any item on this page, or for more information, e-mail info@hmh.org or call 713-942-8000.

		The Album: Shadows of Memory by Lissa Streusand, Edith Hamer, Sam Rubin, Chaja Verveer, Celina Fein, Riki Roussos, Pauline Rubin and Hania Lewkowitz The Album: Shadows of Memory is a collection of writings by eight Houston-area Holocaust survivors who spent 10 months in creative writing classes with a professional instructor to learn how to explore and document some of the inner-most feelings associated with their Holocaust experiences. Throughout its pages, the survivors examine some of the most sensitive places of their souls to record their thoughts for future generations. Price: $14.95

		Tattered Letters, Shattered Dreams by Ellen Trachtenberg Tattered Letters, Shattered Dreams provides a rare glimpse into the lives of one family - that of Leona Zagraniczna Trachtenberg - and how it dealt with the devastation of being separated during World War II. Written from 1938 to 1941, the personal letters to Leona from her mother and sisters tell more than the story of a family broken apart, but also of a family struggling to live, to reunite, to support each other and to keep hope and courage alive inside the Warsaw Ghetto. Price: $14.99

		Ten Years: Remembrance.Education.Hope by Holocaust Museum Houston Ten Years: Remembrance.Education.Hope is an elegant, eloquent hardcover book about one of Houston's most important cultural and educational institutions. Lavishly illustrated and handsomely designed, this new book is published in celebration of Holocaust Museum Houston's 10th anniversary. Ten Years walks readers through this dynamic museum and presents more than 75 compelling narratives from Holocaust survivors who have made their homes in the Houston area. Price: $59.95

		Plowing Stones: Poems of the Holocaust by Saul Balagura Artist and poet Saul Balagura expresses his continued search for humanity through this collection of 59 poems inspired by the courage and spirit of Holocaust survivors. This 116-page soft-cover booklet includes images from his "Holocaust Series" collection of paintings. Available in English and Spanish. Price: $14.95

		All But My Life by Gerda Weissmann Klein A classic of Holocaust literature, Gerda Weissmann Klein's memoir tells the moving story of a young woman's three frightful years as a slave laborer in a Nazi camp and her miraculous liberation. Price: $12.00

		Alicia: My Story by Alicia Appleman-Jurman A powerful and impressive memoir by a courageous young girl who rescued other Jews from the Nazis. Price: $6.99

		The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen Winner of the National Jewish Book Award, this novel is a moving account that stresses the importance of remembrance. Price: $5.99

		The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank The definitive edition of the famous diary, edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler and including previously unpublished material. Price: $27.50

		I Never Saw Another Butterfly by Various The expanded edition of the famous compilation of children's drawings and poems from the Terezin Concentration Camp, 1942-1944. Price: $17.50

		Night by Elie Wiesel A terrifying account of the horrors of Nazi concentration camps that turns a young Jewish boy into an agonized witness to the death of his family...the death of his innocence...and the death of his God. Price: $5.99

		Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Winner of the John Newbery Medal, this novel is a riveting tale that sheds light on the Danish rescue of its Jewish population from the Holocaust. Price: $5.99

		Questionable Issue: Currency of the Holocaust by Steven Feller, PhD The groundbreaking book on the little-known subject of scrip in the Nazi concentration and ghetto system during World War II. Price: $18.00

		Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi The classic account of Levi's ten months in the German death camp. Remarkable for its simplicity, restraint, compassion, and even wit, Survival in Auschwitz remains a lasting testament to the indestructibility of the human spirit. Price: $12.00

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Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:06:09 GMT

Hours of Operation

Holocaust Museum Houston is open to the public seven days a week. Admission is free.

Morgan Family Center
5401 Caroline St.
Houston, TX 77004

Monday to Friday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday
Noon to 5 p.m.

The Laurie and Milton Boniuk Resource Center and Library is open five days a week.

Monday to Friday
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Closed Saturday and Sunday

The Museum and library are closed New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Other holidays may have curtailed hours of operation. Please check the "Events" tab on our Web site for further details for each holiday.

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Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:20:00 GMT

Summer Student Programs

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Thu, 31 May 2012 16:43:56 GMT

Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers

Avrohm I. Wisenberg Multipurpose Learning Center

The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers is a week-long program that introduces university students preparing for a career in teaching to the history and to the lessons of the Holocaust and other genocides. The Warren Fellowship, supported by The Warren Fellowship Fund, is developing a corps of educators who want to learn how to effectively teach about genocide and the Holocaust.

The fellowship takes place at Holocaust Museum Houston in Houston, Texas each spring. Twenty-five pre-service teacher educators will be selected by a faculty and Museum panel and will be designated as Warren Fellows.

Once accepted to this prestigious fellowship, participants attend a six–day, expense-paid institute designed to immerse the Fellows in historical and pedagogical issues related to the Holocaust.

Eminent Holocaust and genocide scholars provide historical and academic content and university faculty and Museum staff provide pedagogical context.

The Warren Fellowship, initiated in 2003 and supported by the Naomi and Martin Warren Family Foundation, is designed to bring the lessons of the Holocaust into the classroom and is a major component of the Museum’s educational outreach for pre-service teachers.

During the week, Fellows have the opportunity to meet and work with survivors of the Holocaust. Following the program, Fellows are invited to participate in numerous educational activities and outreach opportunities, including the possibility of study at Yad Vashem in Israel. Students who plan to teach elementary, middle or secondary school subjects of history, social studies, English/language arts, speech, art and foreign language are encouraged to apply for the Warren Fellowship.

This prestigious program is by application only.

This educator training program has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany and is generously supported by The Warren Fellowship Fund and the Naomi and Martin Warren Family Foundation and presented with special thanks to United Airlines, the official airline of Holocaust Museum Houston.

Where?
Avrohm I. Wiesenberg Classroom, Morgan Family Center, Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline St.
Houston, TX 77004

Contact Info
Education Department
713-942-8000, ext. 123
Contact Us

Download Application

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Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:54:46 GMT

Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators

July 9 through July 12, 2013
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Avrohm I. Wisenberg Multipurpose Learning Center

The Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators at Holocaust Museum Houston is a four-day program that moves beyond the general history of the Holocaust to explore the various dimensions and implications of the Holocaust and other genocides.

The institute, held each summer, provides substantive content and the opportunity to network with internationally known scholars of the Holocaust and teachers from around the world. Working in the Museum’s exhibit space and classrooms, teachers grow in their understanding of the Holocaust and refine their skills to teach about the history and lessons of the Holocaust. Each year’s schedule includes one or two evening lectures.

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, the Holocaust are invited to apply. Seating is limited and is on a competitive basis. The cost to attend the program is $150, which includes lunch and materials for the four days. Applications and payment must be received by June 20, 2013.

Applications are available for financial support to attend the Institute. Please see the Chevra Kadisha Holocaust Studies Scholarship Fund application below for information and instructions on how to apply.

The program will be held in the Avrohm I. Wiesenberg Classroom and in the Museum’s galleries, Morgan Family Center, Holocaust Museum Houston.

For an overview of previous programs, click the links below:

     2009 Summer Institute Agenda

     2010 Summer Institute Agenda

     2011 Summer Institute Agenda

     2012 Summer Institute Agenda

This educator training project is generously underwritten by the Max M. Kaplan Teacher Education Fund; the Lea K. Weems Memorial Scholarship Fund; Fund for Educators, in honor of Stefi Altman; and the Chevra Kadisha Holocaust Studies Scholarship Fund; with special thanks to United Airlines, the official airline of Holocaust Museum Houston; and is presented with appreciation to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for supporting this educator training program. Through recovering the assets of the victims of the Holocaust, the Claims Conference enables organizations around the world to provide education about the Shoah and to preserve the memory of those who perished.

Where?
Avrohm Wisenberg Classroom, Morgan Family Center, Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline St.
Houston, TX 77004

Contact Info
Education Department
713-942-8000, ext. 123
Contact Us

Download Summer Institute Flyer
Download Summer Institute Application
Download Chevra Kadisha Holocaust Studies Scholarship Fund Application

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Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:41:57 GMT

Literature at the "House of Love"

Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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.

ELA TEKS addressed will have as their primary focus:

Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text;
Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Culture and History; and
Reading/Media Literacy.

Social Studies TEKS addressed will include:

World History (18): identify examples of political, economic, and social oppression and violations of human rights throughout history, including slavery, the Holocaust, other examples of genocide, and politically-motivated mass murders in Cambodia, China, and the Soviet Union;
US History (6): analyze major issues and events of World War II such as fighting the war on multiple fronts, the internment of Japanese-Americans, the Holocaust, the battle of Midway, the invasion of Normandy, and the development of and Harry Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb; and
Social Studies Skills (varies).

The Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT) has approved this workshop to count toward the TAGT Awareness Certificate. Each participant will receive a certificate of attendance that notes four hours in creativity and instructional strategies and one hour in differentiated curriculum. It is a local school district decision as to whether these hours will be accepted for required professional development.

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.

Where?
Avrohm I. Wisenberg Multipurpose Learning Center

Contact Info
713-942-8000, ext. 118
Contact Us

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Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:19:11 GMT

“History, Humanity, Responsibility: You Can Make A Difference”

Holocaust Museum Houston’s new curriculum “History, Humanity, Responsibility: You Can Make A Difference” is designed for churches to use in their study of issues related to social justice, peacemaking and tolerance through the context of the Holocaust. Within the program’s eight sessions, participants will consider the history of the Holocaust and the lessons from that event that are relevant to today.

The sessions are designed to be taught in an hour-long classroom situation and can be extended to accommodate a longer time frame. Sessions were written for adult classes and for youth (junior and senior high) classes. The curriculum is designed to be used in large or small group settings. The lesson plans have clear directions for group activities in which students learn by sharing information with each other. All materials needed for teaching the sessions are provided in the curriculum box. All pages can be reproduced for use in the classroom.

Sessions can be used in religious education classes, retreats or with short-term special study programs.

To reserve a “History, Humanity, Responsibility: You Can Make A Difference” curriculum box, call 713-942-8000, ext. 110.

To pick up a box from the Museum, the requesting church leader or Sunday school teacher must present a letter, written on church letterhead and signed by a member of the church staff, stating that this resource is being implemented for the church and that the church will assume liability if the materials are not returned.

There is a $25 deposit that must be given at the time the box is picked up. The deposit will be returned to the person once the box is returned to the Museum with all materials included. The deposit may be paid by providing a check payable to Holocaust Museum Houston or a credit card that is valid for the entire period in which the box is being checked out. If a box is returned without certain materials, the church or person picking them up may be charged more than the $25 deposit, but no more than $200.