Passed in 2019, Senate Bill 1828 established an annual Holocaust Remembrance Week in Texas public schools and instructs the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission (THGAAC) to develop or approve materials for a statewide Holocaust Remembrance Week.

This year, Holocaust Remembrance Week is observed the week of Jan. 22–26. (International Holocaust Remembrance Day is Jan. 27, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.)

THGAAC provides an array of approved classroom resources that can strengthen young people’s grasp of the atrocities that unfolded during the Holocaust. Educators can visit the THGAAC webpage to explore age-appropriate lesson plans, readings, and audiovisual content for their classrooms.

Texas is also home to four Holocaust museums:

• Holocaust Museum Houston

Holocaust Museum Houston offers a free Holocaust Remembrance Toolkit, as well as other resources to make observing Texas Holocaust Remembrance Week easy. These resources are TEKS-aligned and can also be utilized at any time during the school year.

• Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum

The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum’s education team created a set of grade-appropriate lessons, important tips, and daily announcements that can be used by schools and districts for Holocaust Remembrance Week.

• Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio

The Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio has educated thousands of students and visitors every year on the history of the Holocaust since 1975 through survivor testimony, interactive exhibits, and tours. Learn more about the history of the museum.

• El Paso Holocaust Museum & Study Center

Share this fact-filled PowerPoint presentation on the Holocaust with your students, or schedule a group tour for your class by submitting a Tour Request Form at least two weeks in advance.

ATPE hopes you will join us in observing this week and saying, “Never again.”