Remembering the Holocaust | University of Alabama
University of Alabama / Student Center Theater 715 Campus Drive West, Tuscaloosa, AL, United StatesFree and open to the public. Registration required. Register Here to Attend In-Person Register Here to Attend Virtually Amy McDonald & Max Steinmetz, 2014 In observance of Yom HaShoah, Bama Hillel and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host a special...
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AHC Annual Gathering of Remembrance
Alabama Department of Archives and History 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL, United StatesPROGRAM EVENT FLYER Proclamation: Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth Keynote: Inge Auerbacher, Holocaust Survivor and Author Inge was born in Germany and spent three years between 7-10 years of age in the Terezin concentration camp in Czechoslovakia, where out of 15,000 children, about 1 percent survived. She remembers when the now famous children’s opera "Brundibar"...
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Birmingham Yom HaShoah Commemoration: Stories Remembered & Retold
Temple Beth-El 2179 Highland Avenue, Birmingham, AL, United States* Masks required * Registration requested however you plan to join us (in-person OR view livestream online) Watch Full Livestream Recording George Nathan Zoom Recording Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) occurs each year on the 27th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan (sometime in April or May) to...
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HOW? The Philosophy and Psychology of Nazi Propaganda
ZOOM OnlineAs the 2022 Siegler Fellow, Samford philosophy major, Gracie Van Orden chose to research and create a presentation on Nazi propaganda. In her presentation, Gracie seeks to understand the intellectual climate surrounding the Holocaust by researching the roots of Nazi ideology and grappling with its tragic consequences. Sources for her research include unique artifacts from...
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“Three Minutes: A Lengthening”
Birmingham Museum of Art Steiner Auditorium 2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd., Birmingham, AL, United StatesPlease join the Alabama Holocaust Education Center and the Sidewalk Film Festival for a special screening of Bianca Stigter's moving documentary about the Jewish community of Nasielsk, Poland. Inspired by Glenn Kurtz's award-winning book, Three Minutes in Poland, the film investigates three minutes of 8mm camera footage that Glenn's grandfather, David Kurtz took in 1938,...
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We’ll Meet Again, A New American Musical
Opelika Center for the Performing Arts Opelika High School, 1700 Lafayette Pkwy, Opelika, AL, United StatesA World Premiere Production of The Historic Savannah Theatre Created and written by James R. Harris. Musical arrangements and orchestration by Mark Hayes. The Story of Alabama Holocaust Survivor, Henry Stern. As Julius Hagedorn, a Jewish merchant in Opelika, Alabama, began to see the storms of World War II...
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Sneak Peak! “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” a Ken Burns Film
O'Neal Library 50 Oak Street, Mountain Brook, AL, United StatesDoors open at 5:45. The event is free, but registration is required. Light refreshments will be served. Join us for a preview of the new Ken Burns documentary, The U.S. and the Holocaust, airing September 18-20, 7:00-9:00 CST on Alabama Public Television, WBIQ-TV. This event will feature a 40-minute excerpt of the upcoming film....
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L’Chaim 2022
Red Mountain Theatre Arts Campus 1600 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United StatesL’Chaim (“to life”) is an annual fundraising event for the Alabama Holocaust Education Center that makes educational programming possible in the coming year. It is the perfect opportunity to honor individuals dedicated to sharing our message of “Now More than Ever: NEVER AGAIN.” Purchase Tickets | Make a Donation HONOREES Our honorees had integral...
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Teacher Workshop: Holocaust By Bullets in Central and Eastern Europe
Alabama Holocaust Education Center 2100 Highland Avenue South, Suite 101, Birmingham, AL, United StatesWednesday, September 28, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Thursday, September 29, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm ATTENDANCE ON BOTH DAYS IS REQUIRED Workshop Flyer Workshop Agenda Register Here Join us for a free 2-day workshop, facilitated by Yahad—In Unum educators, to learn more about this unknown chapter of Holocaust history and its contemporary...
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Eavesdropping on Hell: British Intelligence and the Holocaust
Alabama Holocaust Education Center 2100 Highland Avenue South, Suite 101, Birmingham, AL, United States In summer 1941, in the midst of the first wave of genocide that accompanied the German invasion of the Soviet Union, British codebreakers intercepted secret communications about the unfolding Holocaust. Classified until 1996, these important historical records are now available to researchers. Please join us for Mr. Gadilhe's (Emeritus, John Carroll Catholic High School)...
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TEACHER WORKSHOP: Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust – New Directions
Alabama Holocaust Education Center 2100 Highland Avenue South, Suite 101, Birmingham, AL, United StatesWORKSHOP FLYER FREE. Registration REQUIRED. Open to teachers grades 6-12. 2 Hours of CEU credits available on PowerSchool; Certificate of Completion will be provided. Teachers must complete a post-workshop evaluation to be eligible for credits. Light snack will be served. Register Here Lizi Rosenfeld sits on a park bench with a sign...
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UAB | AHEC Kristallnacht Commemorative Lecture
UAB National Alumni Society House 1301 10th Ave S, Birmingham, United StatesOPEN RECEPTION 5:30-6:30 PM UAB National Alumni Society House Event Flyer Hans Oppenheimer and Other “Impudent Jews.” Forgotten Stories of Individual Resistance in Nazi Germany. Lizi Rosenfeld sits on a park bench with a sign "Only for Aryans." Jewish resistance during the Holocaust is still understood mostly in terms of rare armed group activities...
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