08/13/2026
AUGUST 27 • 6:30PM • Author Talk with Dr. Pamela Toler
Holocaust Museum Houston invites you to join us for a special evening with historian Dr. Pamela Toler, author of The Dragon from Chicago: The Untold Story of an American Reporter in N**i Germany.
Today we face an alarming upsurge in the spread of misinformation and attempts by powerful figures to discredit facts so they can seize control of our political and cultural narratives. These are threats American journalist Sigrid Schultz knew all too well. As the Chicago Tribune’s Berlin bureau chief and primary foreign correspondent for Central Europe from 1925 to January 1941, Schultz witnessed Hitler’s rise to power and was one of the first reporters to warn American readers of the growing dangers of N**ism. She was one of the last to leave Berlin before it was too late.
In The Dragon From Chicago, Dr. Toler tells the story of Schultz’s years spent courageously reporting the news from Berlin, from the revolts of 1919 through the N**i rise to power and Allied air raids over Berlin in 1941. At a time when women reporters rarely wrote front-page stories, Schultz regularly reported the truth about N**i Germany in the face of censorship and the threat of expulsion, internment, or death.
The N**is called Schultz “that dragon from Chicago.” One of her fellow correspondents called her “Adolf Hitler’s greatest enemy.” Schultz herself claimed to be “just a reporter.” Her story is a powerful account of one woman standing up for truth in an era marked by the spread of disinformation and propaganda spawned by hate.
Books will be available for purchase by credit card.
We hope you’ll join us for this timely and inspiring conversation. Registration at HMH.org
