The life and ministry of German Lutheran Theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Join us for a tour focusing on the life and ministry of German Lutheran Theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer at the Holocaust Museum (5401 Caroline Street), Saturday, October 24th, at 10:30 a.m.
The Holocaust Museum Houston will offer tours focusing on the life and ministry of the German Lutheran theologian Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer’s actions against the Nazi Party and his message to the church in the context of the events of the Holocaust will be the focus of tour of the Museum’s permanent exhibit, German railcar and Danish fishing boat. Tour will include a look at the early influences on Bonhoeffer before the Holocaust, his organization of the Confessing Church to stand with the Jews in reaction to the Aryan clause, his involvement in assassination attempts on Adolf Hitler and his imprisonment and execution at the Flossenburg concentration camp by direct order from Hitler. The tour includes the stories of the Bishop of Munster and Pastor Trocme, church leaders who strived to protect victims from Nazi tyranny.
The cost is $8 per person. The tours are limited to space and size—please sign up with Carol Davis: caroldavis@entouch.net.