| Holocaust Museum Houston is located in Houston's Museum District at 5401 Caroline St., Houston, TX 77004. The museum is open seven days a week, and general admission is free. All events take place at Holocaust Museum Houston's Morgan Family Center, unless otherwise noted. Visit www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx to register for any event online. For more information, call 713-942-8000 or visit the Museum's Web site at www.hmh.org. 
Current Exhibits
Permanent Exhibit: "Bearing Witness: A Community Remembers"
 Permanent Exhibition Hall
Authentic film footage, artifacts, photographs and documents show life in pre-war Europe, the Nazi move toward the "Final Solution" and life after the Holocaust. The Museum's permanent exhibition includes an authentic World War II rail car of the type used to carry millions of people to their deaths and a 1942 Danish fishing boat of the type used to save more than 7,000 Jews from almost certain death at the hands of Nazi Germany.
"Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust"
 July 17, 2009 through April 4, 2010 (Extended Run)
Central Gallery
Albania, a European country with a Muslim majority, succeeded where other European nations failed in dealing with Nazi Germany. Almost all Jews living within Albanian borders during the German occupation - those of Albanian origin and refugees alike - were saved. In a five-year project, Colorado-based photographer Norman Gershman set out to collect the names of righteous, non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust. He discovered that some of the names were of Albanian Muslims. He then began a quest to meet and photograph the Albanian rescuers or their descendents. During his interviews, when he asked why they had rescued Jews, the resounding response was "Besa" the code of honor deeply rooted in Albanian culture and incorporated in the faith of Albanian Muslims. As Gershman later would explain, "There was no government conspiracy, no underground railroad, no organized resistance of any kind - only individual Albanians, acting alone, to save the lives of people whose lives were in immediate danger. My portraits of these people, and their stories, are meant to reflect their humanity, their dignity, their religious and moral convictions, and their quiet courage." The exhibit is traveled by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Museum. For more information, call 713-942-8000, ext. 100, or e-mail exhibits@hmh.org.
"A Blessing to One Another: Pope John Paul II and the Jewish People"
 Aug. 28, 2009 through March 21, 2010 (Extended Run)
Mincberg Gallery
In the course of his papacy, John Paul II shattered the chain of 2,000 years of painful history between Catholics and Jews. The exhibit draws its name from the pope's 1993 appeal marking the 50th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising: "As Christians and Jews, following the example of the faith of Abraham, we are called to be a blessing to the world. This is the common task awaiting us. It is therefore necessary for us, Christians and Jews, to first be a blessing to one another." The exhibit, created by Xavier University in Cincinnati, includes photographs, video footage, documents and artifacts recording the extraordinary contributions of Pope John Paul II to relations between the Catholic and Jewish faiths. For more information, call 713-942-8000, ext. 100, or e-mail exhibits@hmh.org.
"The Book of Memory"
 Feb. 2, 2010 through April 25, 2010
Laurie and Milton Boniuk Resource Center and Library
Holocaust Museum Houston is proud to collaborate with the Consulate General of Mexico in presenting samples of the work by artist Bela Gold. For several years, Gold's work has been a reflection of the complexity of contemporary culture. Her work is defined by a contrast between beauty and cultural references; in her case, the Holocaust. She puts this conflict on display in all her pieces, which offer evidence of our own ambivalence toward the beauty of artistic expression and the social impact it creates. Gold offers a sample book of the various graphics techniques depicting a variety of metal etchings, photoengraved-intaglio, engraved-intaglio, laser engraving, graphite on stone, silkscreen and graphite drawing on stone, and digital embroidery on cloth. The exhibit is on view in Holocaust Museum Houston's Laurie and Milton Boniuk Resource Center and Library from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The library is closed Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is free.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS & EVENTS Conference for Spanish and Latin American Teachers of the Holocaust
Sunday, Jan. 31 through Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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.
First Thursdays - "Gendering Genocide" with Adam Jones
 Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Lecture at 7:30 p.m.
Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
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.
Teacher Training: "How and What to Teach about Genocide"
Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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 also will be submitted to the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented for approval of hours. 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.
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. 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.
"Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt with Nazis"
 Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
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.
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