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Danish Boat Rededicated After Four-Year Refurbishment
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Holocaust Museum Houston’s iconic Danish rescue boat gets a complete makeover to return it to its original condition.
Education Director Discusses “Learning, Listening and Sharing”
in Holocaust Education
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Dr. Mary Lee Webeck writes about the importance of listening in education.
Levines Honored as Guardians of the Human Spirit
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Almost 1,100 people were on hand Nov. 2 as Holocaust Museum Houston honored two longtime supporters of the Museum and who
have devoted much of their adult lives to other charities as well as Houston’s 2015 “Guardians of the Human Spirit.”
In 1995, Holocaust Museum
Houston launched “The Butterfly
Project,” an educational study
program designed to teach
young people about the
experiences of 1.5 million
children who perished during
the Holocaust.
Since that time, 1.5 million handcrafted butterflies from students of all
ages and from all across the world have been collected and will now
be part of one of the most important art exhibits ever – 1.5 million
expressions of hope and remembrance.
Holocaust Museum Houston plans to share this long-awaited Butterfly
Project touring exhibit at high-visibility locations throughout Houston
during our 20th anniversary celebration, March 2016 through March
2017, kicking off the year with an invitation-only VIP launch party at
Neiman Marcus in the Galleria. The exhibit will continue to travel until it
becomes a permanent exhibit at the Museum.
To learn how you can help, visit
www.hmh.org/butterflies.1.5 Million Reasons to Sponsor The Butterfly Project
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Rabbi David Lyon, senior
rabbi at Congregation Beth
Israel, invokes a blessing for
the Museum’s Danish rescue
boat and the 7,200 Jews who
traveled to safety in Sweden
on similar boats during the
Holocaust.
Survivors Naomi Warren and Chaja Verveer were in good spirits as they greeted each other at this year’s
Guardian of the Human Spirit Award Luncheon in November. The luncheon honored long-time Museum
supporters Velva G. and H. Fred Levine.
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