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Press Room

Our mission is to teach the history of the Holocaust and advance human rights to combat prejudice, hatred, and indifference.

Who To Contact

For media or press inquiries only, please contact Jessica Whitt Garner or Caitlin Burke.
For non-press related inquiries, please use our general contact page.

Jessica Whitt Garner

Chief Advancement and External Affairs Officer

469-399-5205
Email Jessica

Caitlin Burke

Communications Manager

469-399-5214
Email Caitlin

Public Statements View Allchevron_right

Statement on the First Phase of a Ceasefire Agreement

October 13, 2025

The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum celebrates the agreement between the Israeli government and Hamas, the first phase of a ceasefire negotiated by President Donald Trump and other global leaders.

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Statement on Antisemitic Terror Attack in Boulder, Colorado

June 2, 2025

The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum strongly condemns the attack on Sunday, June 1, 2025 on a Jewish group gathered peacefully in Boulder, Colorado for a weekly event calling for the release of Jewish hostages still held in Gaza by Hamas terrorists.

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Joint Statement on the Murder of Israeli Embassy Staff in D.C.

May 22, 2025

We are devastated and heartbroken by the horrific and targeted murder of two Israeli Embassy staff members outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington D.C. 

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Statement on Threatening Texts Targeting Hispanic and LGBTQIA+ Communities

November 21, 2024

The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is deeply disturbed by the ongoing reports of racist and harassing texts now being sent to Hispanic and LGBTQIA+ Americans across the nation, informing recipients they have been selected for deportation or to report to a re-education camp.

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Press Releases View Allchevron_right

Michael Berenbaum, Ph.D., to be Honored at Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Annual Hope for Humanity Dinner

October 30, 2025

The internationally renowned Holocaust scholar is being honored with the Hope for Humanity Award for his dedication to teaching the history of the Holocaust, including his direct influence on the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum's permanent exhibition.

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Harrowing Rescue of Children from the Holocaust Highlighted in New Special Exhibition at Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum

September 10, 2025

The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum announces a new special exhibition, "Kindertransport – Rescuing Children on the Brink of War", open to the public from September 18th, 2025 to February 15th, 2026.

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The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum to receive continued support from the Texas Instruments Foundation through 2028

September 3, 2025

A three-year, $400,000 grant from the TI Foundation will help the Museum’s work to teach the history of the Holocaust and advance human rights

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Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Opens Special Exhibition: A Better Life for Their Children, Photographs and Stories by Andrew Feiler

March 5, 2025

We are pleased to announce a new special exhibition, "A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools that Changed America," that showcases the ambitious program to build thousands of schools for Black children across the segregated South and Southwest, including in Texas, from 1912 to 1937.

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Recent News View Allchevron_right

TJP published a prominent article highlighting the Museum’s recognition of Michael Berenbaum, the 2025 Hope for Humanity Award honoree.

October 23, 2025

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NBC 5 previewed the programming, What They Carried: The Journey of Ruth and Susanne Levy and spoke with Melanie Kuhr Myers about her mother and grandmother’s journey during the Holocaust.

October 22, 2025

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WFAA reported the release of hostages following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel. The article included part of the Museum's statement regarding the release.

October 13, 2025

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Dallas Morning News included the special exhibition Kindertransport - Rescuing Children on the Brink of War in their print edition’s weekly event roundup.

September 26, 2025

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PRESS KIT

To receive a Museum Press Kit, please contact Caitlin Burke, Communications Manager, at cburke@dhhrm.org or 469-399-5214.