Facilitator Ken Wiggins, Teacher, Ranburne High School Description We will explore how the Holocaust morphed as the Nazis invaded the East. RSVP Teachers: Please RSVP to the AHEC Office and let them know if you plan to attend.

Facilitator Ann Mollengarden, AHEC Education Coordinator Description A deep dive into Bialystok, Poland, a community taken over by the Soviets and then the Nazis. RSVP Teachers: Please RSVP to the AHEC Office and let them know if you plan to attend. Teacher Resources PowerPoint: Bialystok - A Study of the Nazi War in the East

Facilitator Mike Gadilhe, Teacher, John Carroll Catholic High School Description An examination of primary resources from British Intelligence and the the National Archives in Britain, we will discern what we knew and when. RSVP Teachers: Please RSVP to the AHEC Office and let them know if you plan to attend. Teacher Resources  

Facilitator James Sedlis, MD Description Dr. Sedlis will tell the story of his father, Gabriel Sedlis who was from Vilna, Lithuania. Gabriel was in the Vilna ghetto and escaped to join the Partisans. RSVP Teachers: Please RSVP to the AHEC Office and let them know if you plan to attend.  

Facilitator Dr. Thomas (Thom) Thibeault, Samford University Description For Hitler, the nazification of youth programs and education was a top priority to ensure that future generations would carry the torch of the Thousand Year Reich. Join us as we learn from Dr. Thibeault as he shares sources not readily available to the public. RSVP Teachers:...
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Facilitator Dr. Clark Hultquist, University of Montevallo Description This presentation will discuss the infamous 1942 Vel' d'Hiv Roundup in Paris that resulted in the deportation of over 13,000 French Jews to Auschwitz. We will place this event in the larger context of the Holocaust and the German occupation of France in the Second World War....
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Facilitator Ann Mollengarden, AHEC Education Coordinator Description We will examine in detail, the American position during the Holocaust. RSVP Teachers: Please RSVP to the AHEC Office and let them know if you plan to attend. Teacher Resources PowerPoint: America & the Holocaust

Facilitator Amy McDonald, Teacher, Shades Valley High School Description Discover a unique lesson on the Holocaust through close reading of Salvaged Pages, an anthology of journals by Jewish teens in hiding in the ghettos, and at Auschwitz and other camps. RSVP Teachers: Please RSVP to the AHEC Office and let them know if you plan to...
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Facilitator Dr. Andy Millard, UAB Description This year, over four Cadre sessions, we will be examining the book, "Why? Explaining the Holocaust" by Peter Hayes. The AHEC will provide copies of the book for participating teachers. This session will focus on Chapters 1 and 2. Please have these chapters read before attending. RSVP Teachers: Please...
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Facilitator Ann Mollengarden, AHEC Education Coordinator Mike Gadilhe, teacher, John Carroll Catholic High School Description This session will focus on Chapters 3 and 4 of the text. Please have these chapters read before attending. RSVP Teachers: Please RSVP to the AHEC Office and let them know if you plan to attend. Teacher Resources PowerPoint by...
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