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Holocaust Museum Houston is dedicated to educating people about the Holocaust, remembering the 6 million Jews and other victims and honoring the survivor’s legacy. Using the lessons of the Holocaust and other genocides, the Museum teaches the dangers of hatred, prejudice and apathy.

Exhibits

“Celebrating 15 Years of History at Holocaust Museum Houston”
Feb. 25, 2011 through Dec. 31, 2011
Laurie and Milton Boniuk Resource Center and Library
In commemoration of Holocaust Museum Houston’s 15th anniversary, the exhibition “Celebrating Fifteen Years of History with Holocaust Museum Houston” will be on display in the Laurie and Milton Boniuk Resource Center and Library Feb. 25, 2011 through Dec. 31, 2011. This exhibit offers a visual storytelling of the Museum’s history, from creation to present day, by highlighting items from the institutional archives, such as photographs, programming and event materials, and exhibition announcements. This is the second of a series of exhibitions scheduled in honor of HMH’s 15th anniversary. Viewing hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is free. For more information, call 713-942-8000 or e-mail exhibits@hmh.org.

“Ours to Fight For”
July 15, 2011 through Dec. 31, 2011
Mincberg Gallery
“Ours to Fight For” examines and celebrates the role of Jewish servicemen and women who labored on and off the battlefield during World War II. It is traveled by New York City’s Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. The exhibit is based on video testimony gathered from more than 400 oral histories with Jewish servicemen and women. Their moving words, animated through historic film footage, videotaped interviews, and hundreds of photographs and objects make it clear that the war had special meaning for American Jews. The exhibition also shows how Americans who didn’t serve in the military made valuable contributions to the war effort from their homes and workplaces in the United States. The public is invited to a free preview reception at from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 14, 2011. Admission is free, but advance registration is required for this reception. Visit http://www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx to RSVP online. For more information, call 713-942-8000 or e-mail exhibits@hmh.org.

“The Impact of Racist Ideologies: Jim Crow and the Nuremberg Laws"
Friday, Aug. 5, 2011 through Sunday, July 22, 2012
Central Gallery
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 and practices that were common in their own and other cultures and radicalized them to suit their needs. The American Jim Crow Laws were part of that inspiration. This exhibit will examine the Jim Crow laws — with a special focus on Houston’s segregationist past — and the Nuremberg laws. The public is invited to a free preview reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011. Admission is free, but advance registration is required for this reception. Visit http://www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx to RSVP online. For more information, call 713-942-8000 or e-mail exhibits@hmh.org.

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