Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum

Cherokees first encountered Europeans in 1540 upon the arrival of Hernando de Soto in North America. Later, as settlers discovered gold and pushed westward in search of new lands, conflict erupted. The passage of the Indian Removal Act in 1830 meant that many indigenous tribes living east of the Mississippi were removed from their land […]

Join us for a stage reading of the play Knocking on the Doors of History and witness the Kaufmann family’s survival in Shanghai and beyond. The play follows the Kaufmann family members, from their experiences during Kristallnacht, a series of pogroms waged against Jewish-owned businesses, synagogues, and homes on November 9 and 10, 1938, in […]

Nascent and vibrant gay communities emerged in Germany at the turn of the 20th century, and human sexuality developed as an area of study in many of the country’s colleges. However, when the Nazis took power, one of their first goals was to dismantle these communities, resulting in the deportations and deaths of thousands of […]

Luma Mufleh is the inspirational coach of the Atlanta-based soccer team Fugees – short for refugees. An immigrant from Jordan, Luma founded the team for immigrants in the summer of 2004 and quickly realized that the needs of this particular team were going to be unique. In addition to the challenges faced by every preteen […]

In honor of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum’s fifth anniversary of the opening of its permanent home, the Museum is offering free admission to all visitors on Sunday, September 15, 2024. Activities include gallery talks throughout the day in English and Spanish, film screenings in our Cinemark Theater, kid-friendly activities that explore what […]

From pioneering retailer Carrie Marcus Neiman to custom dressmaker Lilli Wolff, Jewish Americans have made their mark on the fashion industry, particularly so in Dallas. Annette Becker, curator and director of the UNT Texas Fashion Collection, joins us to share stories of Jewish change-makers in twentieth-century dress history, highlighting artifacts from the TFC. Annette Becker […]

Join us to hear the testimony of Holocaust survivor Dr. Andras Lacko. Dr. Lacko was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1936. In a twist of fate, Lacko contracted scarlet fever in 1944 and was saved from ghettoization and subsequent deportation to Poland. He survived the Holocaust in a military hospital and was later reunited with […]

When Dolly Parton sang “9 to 5,” she was doing more than just shining a light on the fate of American working women. Parton was singing the true story of a movement that started with 9to5, a group of Boston secretaries in the early 1970s. Their goals were simple—better pay, more advancement opportunities, and an […]

From high-buttoned leather boots to retro stilettos, the evolution of footwear has paralleled women’s social and political advancements throughout the last century. Although considered an integral part of our everyday lives, shoes are uniquely able to tell stories centered around women’s labor activism, the fight for suffrage, and the sexual revolution. Moderated by Museum President […]

Hear from Joseph Kim, author of the memoir Under the Same Sky, as he speaks to his childhood in North Korea and the power of hope. Joseph will be joined by Hannah Song, president and CEO of the U.S. nonprofit Liberty in North Korea. The Funk Family Upstander Speaker Series showcases individuals and organizations who […]

From silk boudoir shoes created for the 1867 Paris Exposition to leather spectator pumps signed by the 1941 New York Yankees, the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum’s special exhibition, Walk this Way: Footwear from the Stuart Weitzman Collection of Historic Shoes, features more than 100 striking pairs of shoes. This exhibition presents footwear - […]

Eger tenía 16 años cuando los nazis invadieron su pueblo de Hungría y se la llevaron con el resto de su familia a Auschwitz. Al pisar el campo, sus padres fueron enviados a la cámara de gas y ella permaneció junto a su hermana, pendiente de una muerte segura. Pero bailar El Danubio Azul para […]