Holocaust Garden of Hope makes history with groundbreaking in northeast Harris County
by David Taylor, Houston Chronicle staff writer, Nov. 18, 2022 Rozalie Jerome knows struggle. The Kingwood resident and executive director of the Holocaust Remembrance Association has spent the last 14 years dreaming of and working toward a memorial garden after...
Marcel Marceau – a Mime for All Ages
Fran Morris 9-29-2022 Ever since the 1950s, Marcel Marceau has been one of my favorite entertainers. While I never saw him in person, I was drawn to his white-face and cartoon-like clothing. Although he looked like a sad clown, I saw a tender heart, loving eyes, and...
Holocaust garden project prepares to bloom on the banks of Lake Houston
Houston Chronicle, Jim Magill, Correspondent Sep. 26, 2022 Construction is expected to begin later this year in Kingwood on the Holocaust Garden of Hope, an open-air museum commemorating the victims and survivors, as well as the Allied soldiers and...
The US and the Holocaust
When Ken Burns makes a documentary, attention must be paid. Whether on Baseball or the Vietnam War, the Civil War or the West, Burns has the well-earned reputation as one of this nation’s greatest documentary filmmakers. His work is detailed and disciplined, his...
Why Should I Care about Israel?
by Christine Ege More than 75 years after the end of World War II, and nearly 65 years after the founding of the State of Israel, antisemitism is far from extinct. In the final chapter of her book, Journey to the Holocaust, Dr. Susanna Kokkonen identifies some of the...