AHC Annual Gathering of Remembrance
Alabama Department of Archives and History 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL, United StatesWe hope you can join us in observance of Yom HaShoah. Event Flyer Please register to attend In-Person or on Zoom Register Here
Birmingham Yom HaShoah Commemoration 2023
Red Mountain Theatre Arts Campus 1600 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United StatesMajor funding for this program is provided by the Birmingham Jewish Federation This is a free event. REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT Join us for Birmingham's annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration. This year, we will honor the victims, survivors, and resisters of the Holocaust with the play, SURVIVORS. SURVIVORS was written by Deborah R. Layman...
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2023 Daffodil Campaign
The Daffodil Campaign, also known as the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Campaign, is a public history project that seeks to educate the community on the history of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising. The Daffodil Campaign was initiated by the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in 2013 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw...
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Holocaust by Bullets
Levite Jewish Community Center 3960 Montclair Road, Birmingham, United StatesJoin us along with our partners: the Birmingham Jewish Federation, Hadassah, Jewish Community Relations Council, Knesseth Israel Congregation, Levite Jewish Community Center, Temple Emanu-El, and Temple Beth-El, for a lecture and reading from Julia Dasbach. This is a free event, and refreshments will be provided. Register
We’ll Meet Again, A Musical Production
Mountain Brook High School Fine Arts Theater 3650 Bethune Drive, Mountain Brook, AL, United StatesAfter sixty-seven years, life is about to come full circle for Henry Stern. Born in Westheim, Germany in 1932, Heinz (Henry) was only 5 years old when his Jewish family escaped to build a new life in America. They were welcomed with open arms to the small town of Opelika, Alabama, but the War left...
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L’Chaim 2023: “We Are Here”
Red Mountain Theatre Arts Campus 1600 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United StatesUnraveling a Legacy: A Conversation with Menachem Kaiser, Author of Plunder
Alys Stephens Center, Reynolds Kirschbaum Recital Hall 1200 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL, United StatesPlease join us for a conversation with Menachem Kaiser, moderated by Kerry Madden-Lunsford (UAB Department of English). The panel will discuss his book Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure, which chronicles Kaiser's journey recovering family property lost during the Holocaust. The story begins when Kaiser takes up his Holocaust-survivor grandfather’s battle to...
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Teacher Workshop: Telling Your Story
Alabama Holocaust Education Center 2100 Highland Avenue South, Suite 101, Birmingham, AL, United StatesFunding for this workshop is provided by the Birmingham Jewish Foundation Register Now FREE Registration REQUIRED Open to all AL teachers Substitute reimbursement will be paid up to $100 4 Hours of PD credits available on PowerSchool Certificate of Completion provided Breakfast provided Limited to 25 teachers In this workshop, educators will learn...
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A Priest in a Nazi Collar: German Military Chaplains and the Holocaust
Alys Stephens Center, Reynolds Kirschbaum Recital Hall 1200 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL, United StatesDuring the Second World War, Christian chaplains accompanied the German army wherever they went, from Poland to France, Greece, North Africa, and the Soviet Union. They were witnesses to atrocity and also helped normalize violence. Military chaplains played a key role in creating a narrative of righteousness that erased Germany's victims and transformed perpetrators into...
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Taking Action Together: “Being Mentally Strong” with Amy Morin and Lauren Schwartz
ZOOM Online"Being Mentally Strong" As you scroll through social media, do you get more and more depressed, sad and angry? Are you stuck thinking, “we should not have to deal with this?” As we all navigate this terribly difficult and mentally draining time, Amy Morin, Mental Strength Trainer, and Lauren Schwartz, Executive Director of Collat Jewish...
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Taking Action Together: “Exploring the Misinformation Landscape” with News Literacy Project
ZOOM Online"Exploring the Misinformation Landscape" News Literacy Project expert John Silva will discuss how to identify types of misleading, inaccurate and false information, how to recognize common propagators of falsehoods and how to evaluate motivations for sharing misinformation. The session will also demonstrate essential fact-checking skills. About the Speaker John Silva is the News Literacy...
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(DATE CHANGED) Taking Action Together: “The Twin Dangers of Silence and Indifference” with Yad Vashem
ZOOM OnlineNOTE: The date of this webinar has changed from Wednesday, Jan. 24, to Tuesday, Jan. 23. "The Twin Dangers of Silence and Indifference" During the Holocaust, many people looked the other way, others remained passive and far too many abandoned the victims to their fate. As Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel said, "To remain silent and...
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