News and events

The beautiful fall holidays are here but many are unfamiliar with their deeper meaning. You may have heard of Rosh HaShana, Yom Kippur and Sucot - but why are they celebrated and what are those days? What is the month of Elul in the Hebrew calendar? Read the blog...

Violent attacks on college campuses, a riot against a Los Angeles synagogue and antisemitism rampant in the streets, have been features of the past ten months. This all has been going on following the October 7, 2023, horrific surprise attack by Hamas against...

As antisemitic events in California escalated from blocking entrance to a Los Angeles Synagogue to outright violence against visitors, world watched in horror. Holocaust Remembrance Association issued a statement condemning this antisemitic action. You can read...

Demonstrations on US campuses have taken unexpected forms. The situation has by now become unbearable. March of Remembrance, Houston, TX has issued a statement against antisemitism on campuses and in support of Jewish students. Read the statement...

In an "almost historic" meeting Jewish and Christian speakers met for a symposium on Hanukkah. This happened during Hanukkah 2023. Organized by Root Source and hosted by The Nathaniel Foundation the sympoisum offered different perspectives on the holiday in the...

The Holocaust Remembrance Association, Houston, Texas will be hosting an event online for the Night of the Broken Glass, Nov. 9, which is known as  thr Kristallnacht in German. This year discussing the horrors of 1938 is especially relevant. I will be speaking...

The Holocaust Remembrance Association in Kingswood, Texas (near Houston) hosts a special event soon. The event is personally hosted by Director Rozalie Jerome. The Holocaust Garden of Hope is opening its Gate: a Replica of the Jasenovac Concentration Camp Gate in...

A historic event took place in Houston, Texas on November 14, 2022. A dream and a vision becomes reality. The Holocaust Garden of Hope held a groundbreaking ceremony. The Garden will commemorate the Holocaust especially through the fates of children. Read more...

Dr. Susanna Kokkonen's book about the Holocaust -including the history behind it- is now available in German. Published by Fontis, the book is about Jewish-Christian relations as well as the Bible and antisemitism. Time-wise the story goes from the Creation to Our...

Sadly, the fate of refugees continues being a timely topic. "The Historian" recently published an interesting review of Professor Marion Kaplan's research "Hitler's Jewish Refugees: Hope and Anxiety in Portugal" (Yale University Press, 2020). You can read the...