SPECIAL EVENTS

Holocaust Museum Houston hosts the annual citywide Yom HaShoah Commemoration as a time to remember those who perished in the Holocaust and to honor those who survived.

Yom HaShoah is an internationally recognized and respected event of solemn commemoration and will be observed in Houston beginning at 7 p.m. at Congregation Beth Israel, 5600 N. Braeswood. The service is free and open to the public.

The Yom HaShoah service is coordinated by the Yom HaShoah Committee and Holocaust Museum Houston.

Cantors from the Houston community will perform, and Holocaust survivors from the Houston area will participate in a commemorative candle-lighting ceremony.

Yom HaShoah corresponds annually to the historical beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising in 1943.

In 1951, the Israeli Knesset formally established the date as the 27th day of the Jewish month of Nisan. On the solar calendar, that date falls between late April and early May.

Yom HaShoah is recognized around the world as a time to remember the victims of the Holocaust, many of whose date and place of death is still unknown.

Holocaust Museum Houston is dedicated to educating people about the Holocaust, remembering the 6 million Jews and other innocent victims and honoring the survivors' legacy. Using the lessons of the Holocaust and other genocides, the Museum teaches the dangers of hatred, prejudice and apathy.