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February 9, 2012
6:30 PM
- 8:00 PM
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Location Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater
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Our first screening of "Eichmann's Fate" sold out in only three days, so we're bringing it back for an encore. After escaping from an American prisoner-of-war camp, Adolf Eichmann made his way through northern Germany to Italy where he obtained an Argentine visa and humanitarian passport issued by the International Red Cross. On July 14, 1950, he boarded a ship heading for Buenos Aires and virtually disappeared. “Eichmann’s Fate” reveals the incredible true story of the love affair between Eichmann’s son and the daughter of Lothar Hermann, a Holocaust survivor who immigrated with his family to Argentina after the war. The love affair led to Eichmann’s eventual capture by the Mossad when Hermann recognized Eichmann and verified his identity for the Israeli secret agents. “Eichmann’s Fate" is a docu-drama that combines historical reenactments with interviews and documentary footage to bring this unknown story vibrantly to life. Featuring actors with credits including “Run Lola Run” and “The Lives of Others,” the film drops the viewer into 1950s Buenos Aires, where Jewish refugees and unrepentant Nazis variously harbor dreams of revenge and vindication. Simultaneously, it documents the dogged efforts of Fritz Bauer, the state public prosecutor in Frankfurt, to bring Eichmann to justice even as elements within the German government conspired to shield war criminals from prosecution. In the face of initial skepticism on the part of German and Israeli authorities, Silvia and her father relentlessly pursue their suspect. As the tension mounts, it becomes clear both will risk everything to ensure that Eichmann is caught and made to pay for his crimes. This event is generously underwritten and cosponsored by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany. Admission is free, but seating is limited and advance registration is requested. Visit www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx to register online. For more information, call 713-942-8000 or e-mail
 events@hmh.org.
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February 15, 2012
7:00 PM
- 9:00 PM
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Location Rice Cinema, 6100 Main MS-549, Houston, TX 77005-1827
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"Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust" tells a provocative and mostly unknown story of the 60-year relationship between Hollywood and the atrocities of Nazi Germany. With scenes from more than 40 films, rare newsreels, and interviews with leading scholars, filmmakers and witnesses to the events portrayed, the film takes the viewer on a 60-year journey from the American ambivalence and denial during the heyday of Nazism, through the silence of the post-war years and into the end of the 20th century. The film explores not only the question of how an industry that sells fantasy has dealt with one of the most horrifying episodes in modern world history, but also how the movies themselves reflect America's ever-evolving relationship to the events of that era. At the core of the film is an ethical and moral debate about portrayal. Is it even possible to imagine on screen the unimaginable? Should the movie industry even undertake such an endeavor? Ultimately, the film asks hard questions: about the uneasy relationship between American popular culture and the Holocaust, about the responsibility of filmmakers in their portrayal of history, and about the power of film to affect the way we look at ourselves. This event is cosponsored by Houston Hillel and Holocaust Museum Houston. Admission is free. For more information, visit
http://ricecinema.rice.edu/Events.aspx.
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February 16, 2012
6:00 PM
- 8:00 PM
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Location Mincberg Gallery
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Samuel Bak has said of his work, “My paintings are meant to bear personal testimony to the trauma of surviving.” In “Returning: The Art of Samuel Bak,” viewers encounter familiar imagery used in unusual, somewhat surrealistic ways as they are led on an astoundingly complex, beautiful and richly colorful journey to, through and from the Holocaust. Born on Aug. 12, 1933 in Vilna, which is now Vilnius, Lithuania, Bak was recognized from an early age as possessing extraordinary artistic talent. He describes his family as "secular, but proud of their Jewish identity." Immediately following the German invasion of Poland in September 1939, Vilna and the whole East of Poland was attacked by the USSR. After one month, the Soviets retreated, giving the city to the Republic of Lithuania. An estimated Polish 30,000 Jews found refuge in the city. As Vilna came under German occupation on June 24, 1941, Bak and his family were forced to move into the Vilna Ghetto. At the age of nine, he had his first exhibition inside the ghetto, even as massive executions and murders perpetrated by the Nazis and their Lithuanian collaborators took place almost every day. Bak and his mother escaped the destruction of the Vilna Ghetto by hiding in a Benedictine convent. They were helped by a Catholic nun named Maria Mikulska, and spent most of their time there in an attic. By the end of the war, Bak and his mother were the only members of his extensive family to survive. The artist continues to deal with the artistic expression of the destruction and dehumanization which make up his childhood memories. He speaks about what are deemed to be the unspeakable atrocities of the Holocaust, though he hesitates to limit the boundaries of his art to the post-Holocaust genre. The public is invited to a free preview reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Admission is free, but advance registration is required for this reception. Visit http://www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx to RSVP online. For more information, call 713-942-8000 or e-mail
exhibits@hmh.org.
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February 29, 2012
6:30 PM
- 9:00 PM
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Location Morgan Family Center
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Cultural Bridges presents the new series “Art Talk: Learn and Create,” at which individuals are invited to create their own works of art inspired by exhibitions and events at Holocaust Museum Houston. On Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, Cultural Bridges will host “Vino in Vilna: An Evening of Wine, Art and Conversation.” The evening will begin with a reception and brief tour of the Museum’s new exhibition “Returning: The Art of Samuel Bak.” Guided by Michael Collins, participants will use Holocaust-survivor Bak’s paintings as the inspiration for creating their own works of art. Born on Aug. 12, 1933 in Vilna, which is now Vilnius, Lithuania, Bak was recognized from an early age as possessing extraordinary artistic talent. For centuries, Vilna had been known as the "Jerusalem of Lithuania" because it was a major center of Jewish cultural, religious and educational life. In the exhibition, viewers encounter familiar imagery used in unusual, somewhat surrealistic ways as they are led on an astounding complex, beautiful and richly colorful journey to, through and from the Holocaust. Collins is associate professor of art and director of the School of Art at Houston Baptist University. Collins’ teaching focus is on introducing individuals to the field of art and to social and creative thinking. Collins has been with HBU since 1998 and came to HBU with more than 30 years of teaching experience. Tickets are $15 for Cultural Bridges members and $20 for non-members. Seating is limited, and advance registration is requested. Visit http://www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx to RSVP online.
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