2021 Bearing Witness Magazine

PAST CHAIRS CIRCLE

The Honorable Peter N. Berkowitz, z”l 2005 - 2007 As Board Chair, Peter N. Berkowitz, z”l and HMH celebrated the Museum’s 10th Anniversary with an event held March 5, 2006, dedicating the 1942 WWII-era railcar added to the permanent collection.

Punkin and Walter Hecht

Carol and Michael S. Goldberg

Under Walter Hecht’s leadership, the How Healing Becomes Killing-Medical Ethics and the Holocaust conference was held at HMH with 1,000 attendees. The Museum also shipped 100 Curriculum Trunks across the US, Canada, and Latin America. Walter Hecht | 2007 - 2009

During Michael S. Goldberg’s term, the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission was created. HMH had its largest single day attendance of 5,750 visitors on Museum District Day. Former White House Chief of Staff, Andrew Card, was the speaker at The Lester and Sue Smith Distinguished Lecture Series. Michael S. Goldberg | 2009 - 2011

Photos by Gittings

Eric and Tali Blumrosen

Mark and Judy Mucasey

Tali Blumrosen oversaw the 15th anniversary of HMH. She drafted new HMH bylaws that modernized HMH’s governance structure and participated in the search for a new Executive Director. She also enhanced HMH’s marketing focus with her PR experience. Tali Blumrosen | 2011 - 2013

As Board Chair, Mark S. Mucasey hired Dr. Kelly J. Zúñiga as Executive Director and participated in peer site reviews for future concept drawings of a newly imagined Museum. HMH’s Board of Trustees approved a $35 million capital campaign effort to expand and renovate the Museum. Mucasey served as the design architect for the expanded Museum. Mark S. Mucasey | 2013 - 2015

Photos by Gittings

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