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Permanent Exhibition Highlight Series
from September - December 2020 Virtual Program Guide | Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
by DHHRM
7:00 pm CT
The Permanent Exhibition Highlight Series expands upon different topics and themes featured in the Museum’s permanent exhibition.
9/17 - Texas Upstander: The Life of Héctor P. GarcÍa
Dr. Héctor P. García was a true Texas Upstander. Born in Mexico in 1914, García grew up in the Rio Grande Valley, earned his medical degree, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II before settling in Corpus Christi. He led a life committed to social reform, offering low- and no-cost treatment to impoverished patients, setting up the American GI Forum to advocate for equal services for Mexican American veterans, and fighting for equality in education. Join us to hear about García’s incredible legacy from Cecilia García Akers, his daughter and author of The Inspiring Life of Texan Héctor P. García.
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10/29 - Driving the Change: A Conversation with Major Jiminez and Beau Chandler
On July 5, 2012, Beau Chandler and Mark “Major” Jiminez went to the Dallas County Records Building with the goal of either obtaining a marriage license or getting arrested for trying. After being refused the license because they were a same sex couple, they sat on the floor of the office, handcuffed themselves together, and were arrested. Join us for a conversation with Major and Beau about their fight for marriage equality and the work that still needs to be done. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Sara Abosch-Jacobson, Chief Education Officer at the Museum.
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12/8 - Holocaust Memory in the Post-War Period
The Holocaust has been remembered in countless ways – from museums and memorial sites to books and films – but much of this memorialization has occurred in recent decades. What did Holocaust memory look like in the immediate aftermath of liberation? Join Dr. Beth Cohen, Lecturer in Religious Studies and Jewish Studies at California State University Northridge, and Dr. Atina Grossmann, Professor of History at The Cooper Union, for a conversation about postwar Holocaust memory in the United States and Germany.
