“Righteous Among the Nations” Presentation September 7, 2011

The Houston-area family of a German national who protected three Jewish men during the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam will receive the prestigious “Righteous Among the Nations” award in her memory during ceremonies this September at Holocaust Museum Houston. Dr. Dieter Heymann, a retired chemistry professor from Rice University, and other family members will accept the medal and a certificate from Israeli Consul General Meir Shlomo on behalf of the State of Israel in honor of Heymann’s mother, Erika Heymann. Heymann and his family will receive the honor at a ceremony co-hosted by Holocaust Museum Houston and the Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater at the Museum’s Morgan Family Center, 5401 Caroline St., in Houston’s Museum District. Admission is free, but seating is limited, and advanced registration is requested. A reception will follow the presentation. Visit www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx to RSVP online. For moreinformation, call 713-942-8000, ext. 104 or e-mail events@hmh.org.

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