AROUND HMH
Mincbergs
Honored as
2014Guardians
Two Holocaust survivors who helped
create 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.
Holocaust Survivor EdithSternlichtMincberg
and her late husband Josef Mincberg
received thehonor fromHolocaustMuseum
HoustononNov. 3, at theMuseum’sannual
luncheon. More than 1,100 people were
in attendance for the event, which raised
almost $732,000 for the Museum.
Edith and Josef met at a displaced persons
camp and had been married five months
when they arrived in Houston on July 5,
1949. Here, they recreated their lives,
grew a family and successfully established a
business. When the idea of creating a
Holocaust museum surfaced, they were
deeply involved in numerous philanthropic
endeavors around the city. They
immediately joined other like minded
individuals who, as a group, founded
HolocaustMuseumHouston.
Toenhance thenarrativeof thePermanent
Exhibit, they established the Josef and
Edith Mincberg Gallery.
DeanPutterman joinedPageKempner and JayCourage of theArt Circle at his art-filled home
following the exhibit opening of “GroundZero360.”
HMH now has 17 new docents after 14 sessions of training. Each classmember has begun giving
their first tours. Graduationwill be held onSunday, Nov. 16, at HMH. Seated in front isDocent Training
SubcomitteeChair Kurt VanGilder. The new docents are (front row, left to right): NancyGreen, Suzi
Feickert, Iris Fisherman, GlyndaOliver andMidgeBanchik; second row: EmilyHilber, DeborahWebne,
Erin, Slosburg, DanielleVogl, RhodaGoldberg andMargaret Palco; third row: JoseGonzalez, Allan
Elkowitz, MikeCahn, Paul Desrosiers, Stewart Cassel andAmy Frake.
Students inCynthiaCarr Longoria’s high school class learned about theHolocaust using the
Museum’s new i-Pad based digital curriculum trunk.
