Community Education Series, Session 1: “The Context”
An adult education series based on the book How Was It Possible?: A Holocaust Reader This is our second year studying this text. This year we will explore different readings within the same chapters. Please make note of the reading assignments. Light refreshments will be served. Chapter 1: “The Context” Readings: Antisemitism, pp. 6-17; Contradictions in Central...
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Teacher Cadre: The Mobile Killing Units – A Case Study of Liepaja, Latvia
Facilitator Ann Mollengarden, AHEC Education Coordinator Description Based on a recent webinar created Echoes & Reflections, we will examine a single documented case study: the Latvian city of Liepaja. Using documents, photographs, and films as fragmentary sources, we will try to understand the actions of those involved. CEU Credits (2 hours) are available. STI-PD No....
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Teacher Workshop: Teaching With Stories – Florence
University of North Alabama, East Campus Building, Room 105 1640 Tune Avenue, Florence, AL, United States Workshop Resources WORKSHOP FACT SHEET WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM Parking When you come into the parking lot off of Tune Ave, you will turn right directly under the marquee sign. This will lead you around the back of the East Campus Building and will flow into the side parking lot. This is the...
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An Evening with Alexandra Zapruder, Author of “Salvaged Pages: Young Writers’ Diaries of the Holocaust
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hill Student Center, Ballrooms B, C, and D 1400 University Blvd., Birmingham, AL, United StatesAlexandra Zapruder began her career as a member of the founding staff of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Smith College, she served on the curatorial team for the museum’s exhibition for young visitors, Remember The Children, Daniel’s Story. She earned her Master’s Degree in Education at Harvard University in...
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Teacher Workshop: Teaching With “Salvaged Pages,” a Workshop With Author Alexandra Zapruder
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hill Student Center, Ballrooms B, C, and D 1400 University Blvd., Birmingham, AL, United StatesDeadline for Registration: Friday, November 1, 2019 WORKSHOP FACT SHEET WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM Description Experience a full day with Alexandra Zapruder as she unlocks the nuances of these adolescent diaries and how to use them in the classroom. There will be interactive close readings, hands-on lessons and group discussions, and an overview of...
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Community Education Series, Session 2: “Nazism in Power”
An adult education series based on the book How Was It Possible?: A Holocaust Reader This is our second year studying this text. This year we will explore different readings within the same chapters. Please make note of the reading assignments. Light refreshments will be served. Chapter 2: “Nazism in Power” Readings: pp. 111-117 "Elite Cooperation",...
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Teacher Cadre: Teaching a Difficult Past – The Holocaust and Jim Crow
Facilitator Robby Ballard, The Altamont School Description With new resources surfacing including the New York Times’ “1619 Project” and the Equal Justice Initiative’s “Legacy Memorial,” we are all faced with re-examining our past. So, too, with the Holocaust as the the USHMM unveils it’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibit. This discussion will focus on how...
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Bearing Witness: Stories of the Holocaust – Featuring Dr. James Sedlis
Featured Speaker: Dr. James Sedlis, Second Generation "Gabriel Sedlis, Partisan of Vilna" Dr. Sedlis will explore his father's Holocaust story as a young man in Vilna, Lithuania, the formation of the ghetto, and his difficult decision to join the Partisans.
Community Education Series, Session 3: “Impediments to Escape”
An adult education series based on the book How Was It Possible?: A Holocaust Reader This is our second year studying this text. This year we will explore different readings within the same chapters. Please make note of the reading assignments. Light refreshments will be served. Chapter 3: “Impediments to Escape” Readings: "The US and Refugees...
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Teacher Workshop: Teaching With Stories – Gadsden
University of Alabama Gadsden Center, Room 101 121 N 1st Street, Gadsden, AL, United States Workshop Resources WORKSHOP FACT SHEET WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM Parking Free to park anywhere. Description Three young Germans - all born within four years of each other - each had a different experience during the Holocaust. Two survived and made their home in Alabama. Robert May, Camberg, Germany, born 1926 Ruth Siegler,...
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Teacher Workshop: Teaching With Stories – Phenix City
Troy University, Phenix City / Riverfront Campus Building, Room 213 1510 Whitewater Ave, Phenix City, AL, United StatesNOTE: Phenix City is on Eastern Standard Time Workshop Resources WORKSHOP FACT SHEET WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM Parking Guests are welcome to use the Riverfront Campus Parking Lot for the duration of the event. Please note that the front aisle of parking spaces are reserved for TROY students and employees ONLY. For overflow...
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Community Education Series, Session 4: “The New Order in Europe”
Alabama Holocaust Education Center 2100 Highland Avenue South, Suite 101, Birmingham, AL, United StatesAn adult education series based on the book How Was It Possible?: A Holocaust Reader This is our second year studying this text. This year we will explore different readings within the same chapters. Please make note of the reading assignments. Light refreshments will be served. Chapter 4: “The New Order in Europe” Readings: "Racial War in...
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