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Danish Rescue Boat from World War II
Holocaust Museum Houston's newest addition to its Permanent Exhibition is a rare Holocaust-era artifact that tells the heroic story of a three-week period in 1943 when Christians in Denmark risked their own lives to save more than 7,200 Jews from almost certain execution at the hands of Nazi Germany. |
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2007 Exhibitions |
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Medical Ethics and the Holocaust
How Healing Becomes Killing: Eugenics, Euthanasia and Extermination
September 7, 2007
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February 3, 2008
Before the Nazis made murder efficient in the gas chambers, there first were the unspeakable “mercy deaths” to purge Germany of its population with cognitive and developmental disabilities. Code-named "Operation T4," the street address of the Berlin headquarters, Tiergartenstraße 4, from September 1939 until August 1941, German and Austrian medical institutions executed many of Germany’s most vulnerable citizens. This campaign and the “wild euthanasia” program that followed resulted in the deaths of approximately 200,000 individuals. |
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Through the Eye of the Needle: Fabric Art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz
August 18, 2007
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February 24, 2008
This exhibition features the work of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz, a survivor from Poland who, at age 50, began creating works of fabric art to tell her story. Trained as a dressmaker but untrained in art, she created a collection of 36 fabric pictures of strong, vivid colors and striking details with a sense of folk-like realism. Meticulously stitched words beneath the pictures provide a narrative. |
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Dr. Robert O. Fisch: Illustrated Works from ‘Light from the Yellow Star’ and ‘The Metamorphosis to Freedom’
August 18, 2007
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February 3, 2008
Holocaust Museum Houston presents a collection of illustrated works from two books by Holocaust survivor and distinguished visual artist Dr. Robert O. Fisch. On display will be works from “Light from the Yellow Star: A Lesson of Love from the Holocaust” in which Fisch describes his experience in a Nazi concentration camp. Also on view will be works from “The Metamorphosis to Freedom,” which Fisch wrote as a testimonial to the value he treasures above all others: freedom. |
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Shanghai: A Refuge During the Holocaust
March 2, 2007
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August 5, 2007
"Shanghai: A Refuge During the Holocaust," produced by the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, documents the experience of more than 18,000 Jews who escaped from Nazi-occupied Europe to Shanghai, China between 1938 and 1940. Forced to flee their homeland, these Jews became "stateless refugees" and were denied entry into most countries. As a result, Shanghai became an important, life-saving refuge for thousands of Jews during the Holocaust. The exhibit, comprised of photographs and documents, presents the complex Jewish community in Shanghai that resulted from this emigration. |
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Highlights from the Archive: The Lachmann Family Papers
March 1, 2007
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August 5, 2007
Arno, Lilly and Leo Lachmann emigrated from Berlin, Germany, where their family had lived for generations, to Shanghai in 1939. During World War II, Shanghai became a haven for Jewish refugees from Germany, Austria and Poland because it was the only place in the world where one could land without a visa or official paper of any kind. Highlighting documents from “The Lachmann Family Papers,” a collection held in the Holocaust Museum Houston archives, this exhibit illustrates how difficult Jewish emigration from Germany was during the Nazi regime.
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The Museum is open to the public seven days a week.
General admission is free.
Monday to Friday,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday,
Noon to 5:00 p.m.
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The Laurie and Milton Boniuk Resource Center and Library is also open to the public seven days a week.
Monday to Friday,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday,
Noon to 5:00 p.m. |
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Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline St.
Houston, Texas 77004-6804
713-942-8000
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Holocaust Museum Houston is a member of the Houston Museum District Association and is located in Houston's Museum District. |
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Docent-led tours can be scheduled for schools and groups of ten or more. Tours are available in Spanish, English and French. |
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To arrange a docent-led tour, please call Visitor Services at 713-942-8000, ext. 302 or submit the form below.
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Guided tours are available for all visitors on Saturday and Sunday. Weekend tours run at 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. |
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For more information, to invite friends or plan a group outing to any program listed, click the link below: |
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