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Dallas honors late Holocaust survivor Max Glauben
Max Glauben left a lasting legacy in North Texas. As a founding member of the Dallas museum, it only seemed fitting that he should be honored by the city of Dallas on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
DALLAS - Ceremonial street toppers were placed outside the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum to pay tribute to one of the museum's founders.
Max Glauben left a lasting legacy in North Texas. As a founding member of the Dallas museum, it only seemed fitting that he should be honored by the city of Dallas on Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Honoring Max Glauben's Legacy
What we know:
On the steps of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum on Monday, the late Holocaust survivor, Max Glauben, was honored for the educational work he accomplished in North Texas.
On Monday, his legacy was memorialized in the form of ceremonial street-topper signs in Downtown Dallas at the corners of Ross Avenue at Houston and Record streets.
Holocaust survivor, Max Glauben, sits inside the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum on January 22, 2020. (Photo: DART)
What they're saying:
"His mission was to get people to become upstanders to stand up to prejudice, hatred and indifference," said museum president and CEO Mary Pat Higgins.
Among those in attendance was Glauben's oldest child, Phil Glauben.
"It was a very special moment," he said. "He dedicated so much of his life on education, speaking to school children, sharing his story."
And with the new signs, the hope is Glauben’s name will not be forgotten. His son hopes neither will his important message.
"The phrase that's repeated so often is, 'Never again.’ And I think that was really his hope," said Phil. "That we would learn from the lessons from the past and not repeat them."
Who was Max Glauben?
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Holocaust survivor Max Glauben, who helped establish Dallas' Holocaust museum, dies at 94
After surviving the Holocaust, Max Glauben spent much of his life ensuring the lessons from it would not be forgotten.
The backstory:
Max Glauben was a founding member of the museum.
He answered 1,000 questions from workers, who created a holographic image of Glauben as part of an interactive exhibit at the museum that addresses visitors' questions. He attended the grand opening back in 2019.
Born in Warsaw, Poland, Glauben had lost his immediate family to the Holocaust by the age of 13. He endured the horrors of multiple concentration camps and a death march before being liberated by American forces in 1945.
Glauben enlisted in the U.S. Army, met his wife and started a family.
His legacy is one of profound strength and appreciation for life. He shared his testimony with countless individuals, ensuring that future generations will never forget the atrocities of the Holocaust.
He died in 2022 at 94 years old.
During his final interview with us, Glauben said it's important to never ever give up, enjoy life and try to treat everybody you are surrounded with the way you'd like to be treated.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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80th International Holocaust Remembrance Day
A solemn day as the world marks 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp near the end of WWII.
Big picture view:
Some 6 million European Jews were killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust — the mass murder of Jews and other groups before and during World War II.
Soviet Red Army troops liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau on Jan. 27, 1945, and the day has become known as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. An estimated 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were killed in Auschwitz-Birkenau.
The Source: Information in this article comes from Monday's street topper unveiling ceremony, a press release from the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum and the FOX Television Stations (FTS) national digital team.