HMH Bearing Witness - November 2014

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HMH toHost WorldChild Survivor Conference

HolocaustMuseumHouston is proud to have been selected to host the 2015 conference of the World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust and Descendants.

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About 350 participants are expected, consisting of child survivors and members of the 2nd and 3rd Generations. The event is scheduled for Oct. 9 through Oct. 12, 2015, at the Westin Galleria Hotel, 5060W. Alabama. Chairing the 2015 conference will be Houston Child Survivor Chaja Verveer along with Second Generation members Judy Mucasey and Sandy Lessig. The annual event allows child survivors and their families an opportunity to reunite, learn about dealing with their history and experience the comfort of visiting with successive generations. More information will be available on the Museumweb site in January 2015.

Founding Chair Martin Fein rejoined SandraWeiner, who was instrumental in the Museum’s creation, for the launch of the Generation 2 Generation Legacy Society in March.

EducationDirectorDiscusses“What’s Next” inHolocaust Education 04 Dr. Mary Lee Webeck says educators must be energetic, inspired and creative as they envision the future. NewExhibit Opens 06 In “Birthrights Left Behind,” printmaker Pauline Jakobsberg poses the question: “Is it possible to shape the future throughmemories of the past?” MincbergsHonored asGuardians of theHumanSpirit 09 Two Holocaust survivors who helped found Holocaust Museum Houston and who devoted much of their adult lives to other charities have been named Houston’s 2014 “Guardians of the Human Spirit” in recognition of their contributions to the quality of life in Houston.

On theCover

Participants in theSpector/Warren Fellowship joined Holocaust Survivor Naomi Warren in January 2014 during the Spector/Warren Fellowship to display a beaded heart they created for one speaker who was ill but presented anyway.

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