The Impact of Texas Holocaust Remembrance Week

January 27-31, 2025 marked the sixth annual Texas Holocaust Remembrance Week, enacted in 2019 by Senate Bill 1828 to teach students the lessons of the Holocaust and challenge them to think critically about their role in being upstanders in their own communities.  

Through the efforts of volunteer docents, descendants of Holocaust survivors, activity session leaders, and educators committed to making South Texas a more informed and empathetic community, the  team of the Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio was able to reach over 25,000 students. This was made possible through in-person and virtual tour programming, school presentations, and free educational resources from kindergarten classes to seniors in high school. 

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“I was truly blown away by the field trip and the focus and intention of the museum director, the second-generation survivor and the volunteers.  I loved that the children were learning about how this whole awful situation began, the factors that helped the Nazis to take power, and the role we have as future generations to prevent such atrocities from ever occurring again.  The lessons on propaganda and how to recognize and interpret propaganda could not have come at a more important time for these kids.” A parent from Woodridge Elementary shared after visiting with their student’s group. The museum is grateful for the support of educators, administrators, parents, and community in accomplishing this work.   

During Texas Holocaust Remembrance Week 2025, students from 38 campuses across South Texas engaged in critically thinking about how one of the worst atrocities in history could happen. The study of the Holocaust encourages us all to reflect on the museum’s guiding question: Now that you know… what will you do? 

Morgan Brown
Education Manager
Holocaust Memorial Museum