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Jewish students are facing unprecedented hatred on college campuses today. Hugh Taylor covers the biggest distortions of Israel from professors, how to support students, and combat campus antisemitism. JCC Dallas 7/28 @ 7PM. Register:

July 25 | August 8. Join the DHHRM on Fridays to hear the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, refugees, & hidden children, as well as second-generation survivors. To register for Hanna Schrob: To register for Ron Schwarz:

The THGAAC is hiring two new positions. Come join our team! ⁠.⁠.To learn more and read the descriptions ~

Texas Educators! Please view more summer professional development opportunities on the THGAAC calendar.⁠ All of the events in yellow are virtual. ⁠.

Today is Raphael Lemkin's birthday. Lemkin was a Polish-Jewish lawyer who introduced the word genocide in his 1944 book, "Axis Rule in Occupied Europe." Forty-nine of his relatives died in the Holocaust. 📷️Lemkin (R) & Ambs. Amado of BR, USHMM, 1948.

Join the DHHRM on select Fridays this summer to hear the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, refugees, and hidden children, as well as second-generation survivors. Register for Dr. Andras Lacko: Register for Phil Glauben:

Join Holocaust Museum Houston and Echoes & Reflections for a one-day workshop on teaching the Holocaust on Tues. July 15th, from 9a-4p. This program is designed to enhance teachers’ knowledge & capacity, to teach about the Holocaust. To register:

Today would have been Anne Frank’s 96th birthday. Anne was born in Frankfurt, Germany to Otto and Edith Frank. Her diary was a gift on her 13th birthday. Otto was instrumental in getting the diary published. To find out more about Anne Frank:

Texas Educators, how was propaganda used in Nazi Germany to escalate the events of the Holocaust? Join @echoesreflections online course to examine propaganda deployed by the Nazis to lead classroom discussions & to analyze digital media. To register -

Join the DHHRM on Fridays this summer to hear the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, as well as second-generation survivors. Bert Romberg was born in Germany in 1930. When Bert was 8, his mother arranged for the family to escape to England. RSVP--

Echoes & Reflections is offering an online course on Holocaust denial and distortion. This course will offer an understanding of the proliferation of Holocaust denial, distortion, inversion, & trivialization. To register |

On June 10, join DHHRM and experts Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Lisa Katz, & James Pasch to discuss concrete strategies to combat current-day antisemitism. Tues, June 10.Free .In Person . To register:

Texas Educators! Please view summer professional development opportunities on the THGAAC calendar.

Please click on the link below: At 01:10:06, THGAAC Commissioner & Dallas City Council Member Cara Mendelsohn speaks about the work of the THGAAC & the recent passing of Senate Bill 326, one of the THGAAC's recommendations from the Study on Antisemitism.

Jewish Texans have proudly helped shape the story of Texas—their rich legacy of generosity, leadership, and civic spirit has left a lasting mark on the Lone Star State.

May 20th marks Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day. Visiting museums & sites such as the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh (pictured) helps us gain knowledge of the horrors of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime. To find out more:

THGAAC State Coordinator of Education Dr. J.E. Wolfson went Holocaust Museum Houston for ADL's Teachers' Awards Luncheon earlier in the month in honor of Walter Kase. Walter Kase was a Holocaust survivor from Houston, Texas, and sat on the boards of the ADL & HMH.

Commissioner Lucy Katz shared her presentation "The Heroes of a Hidden Child: One Survivor's Story of Gratitude" to the Georgetown Public Library in partnership with Congregation Havurah Shalom on Sun., Apr. 27 in honor of Yom HaShoah.

This week, we're looking at the early Jewish Texans who planted roots in their local communities. These pioneers often made long, challenging journeys to find new homes in Texas. Because of their courage and bravery, we now have flourishing Jewish communities all over the state.