The Holocaust in Film, Film #1: When Day Breaks
O'Neal Library 50 Oak Street, Mountain Brook, AL, United States2020 Film Series Flyer What do you do when you find out you’re not who you thought you were? For music professor Misha Brankov, who has just retired and now lives a largely solitary existence in a small town near Belgrade, the initial shock of this discovery will soon give way to a determination to...
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The Holocaust in Film, Film #2: Box for Life
O'Neal Library 50 Oak Street, Mountain Brook, AL, United States2020 Film Series Flyer The boxing team at Auschwitz is central to this incredible story of a man who, having narrowly avoided the gas chambers, faked his way onto the team the prop who mentored him; and his heart-stopping encounter with the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele This is the distinguished journalist Noah Klieger’s story of...
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The Holocaust in Film, Film #3: The Good Nazi
O'Neal Library 50 Oak Street, Mountain Brook, AL, United States2020 Film Series Flyer “The Good Nazi” is one of those rare films that weave science, history and extremely personal human stories. During the Holocaust, a Nazi major named Karl Plagge, arrived in Vilnius, Lithuania as part of the occupation force. When he saw that the SS was hellbent on murdering every Jewish man, woman...
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The Holocaust in Film, Film #4: Who Will Write Our History
O'Neal Library 50 Oak Street, Mountain Brook, AL, United States2020 Film Series Flyer In November 1940, days after the Nazis sealed 450,000 Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, a secret band of journalists, scholars and community leaders decided to fight back. Led by historian Emanuel Ringelblum and known by the code name Oyneg Shabes, this clandestine group vowed to defeat Nazi lies and propaganda not with...
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“Dreams of Hope” PBS Broadcast Television Premier
Alabama Theatre 1817 3rd Ave North, Birmingham, AL, United StatesThis event is FREE, but RESERVATION IS REQUIRED. All seating is General Admission. The AHEC was a proud partner in bringing the Violins of Hope to Birmingham in the Spring of 2018. The kickoff event, entitled Dreams of Hope, was held at the historic Sixteenth Street Baptist Church on April 11, and welcomed world-renowned...
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“Cabaret” at the Virginia Samford Theatre
Virginia Samford Theatre 1116 26th Street South, Birmingham, AL, United StatesJoin us for this special performance of the Broadway musical Cabaret benefitting the Alabama Holocaust Education Center. Tickets are $100 and are General Admission Become a Patron by calling the BHEC, 205.795.4176 Cabaret takes place from 1929-1930, a time in Berlin at the beginnings of the rise of the Nazi Party. Into this world...
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Community Education Series, Session 5: “Jews in the Nazi Grip”
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 starting at 5:00 pm. Chapter 5: “Jews in the Nazi...
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Teacher Cadre: Community, Complicity, and Conversations at Mauthausen Concentration Camp
Alabama Holocaust Education Center 2100 Highland Avenue South, Suite 101, Birmingham, AL, United StatesFacilitator Mindy Walker, Holt High School Description Mindy recently returned from the JFR European Study program where she visited Mauthausen. Upon her return she has created a lesson incorporating this history and examining local complicity at the time. Join us to learn more about this Austrian camp. CEU Credits (2 hours) are available. STI-PD No....
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Bearing Witness: Stories of the Holocaust – “Saved By Guardian Angels,” the story of Aisic Hirsch
Alabama Holocaust Education Center 2100 Highland Avenue South, Suite 101, Birmingham, AL, United StatesFeatured Speaker: Julianne Jorgensen, 2019 Siegler Fellow As the 2019 Siegler Fellow, Julianne was tasked with researching and creating a presentation on Holocaust survivor Aisic Hirsch, of blessed memory. Her work, "Saved By Guardian Angels," will be presented to the public for the first time. Julianne's research will become part of the AHEC Archives and...
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Deborah Lipstadt: Antisemitism – Here And Now
Birmingham Southern College, Munger Auditorium 900 Arkadelphia Road, Birmingham, AL, United StatesEvent Flyer A Study and Teaching Guide: Antisemitism — Here and Now Deborah Lipstadt is the Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University. She has written several books including Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory; History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier; The Eichmann Trial; Beyond...
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CANCELLED – Community Education Series, Session 6: “The German Killers and Their Methods”
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 6: “The German Killers and Their Methods” Readings: "Deciding to...
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CANCELLED!! Teacher Cadre: Teaching the Holocaust with Resources from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Alabama Holocaust Education Center 2100 Highland Avenue South, Suite 101, Birmingham, AL, United StatesUS Holocaust Memorial Museum Teacher Fellow Logan Greene will be exploring new strategies for addressing the educational guidelines of the USHMM and navigating their newly revamped educational website. Also, enjoy a Q & A with clergy from Temple Emanu-El. This session is appropriate for all teachers including new and experienced teachers as well as pre-service...
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