The Alabama Holocaust Education Center is proud to partner with Hold On To Your Music, Echoes & Reflections and the Gulf Coast Center for Holocaust & Human Rights Education to present Mona Golabek Literacy and Musical Residency Program.

ALL ATTENDING TEACHERS GET A FREE CLASSROOM SET OF BOOKS, UP TO $100 FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHER REIMBURSEMENT, & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CREDIT!

Through this program, educators will:

Explore

– a sound pedagogy for the planning and implementation of Holocaust
education in the classroom.
– how rescuers are both extraordinary and ordinary as well as the
impact studying the choices of rescuers during the Holocaust can
have on our choices today.
– various resources and tools to support your teaching of the complex
ideas of rescue and support in the context of the Holocaust.

Identify
– the rare forms of assistance provided to Jews by non-Jews during the
Holocaust, including the Kindertransport, while also learning that this
was the exception to the norm.

Examine
– the role and impact of antisemitism on rescue efforts.

Discuss
– how the Kindertransport and other avenues of rescue were
considered a “choiceless choice” for Jews

Lunch will also be provided to you by the AHEC. Parking is available in the Temple Emanu-El parking deck, which is located directly behind our building on 11th Alley, accessed via Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd S. For more parking information, click here.

While this is a free workshop, registration is required.  Join educators from across the state for this networking and pedagogical opportunity. Use the link below to register today!

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Meet Our Presenters:

Rebecca Keel

Rebecca Keel is a Senior Facilitator with Echos and Reflections and the Program Director for the Hold On To Your Music Foundation. She is a dedicated Holocaust and genocide educator committed to supporting teachers in navigating the sensitive history of the Holocaust while prioritizing the emotional well-being of both students and educators. Her approach emphasizes the integration of social-emotional learning (SEL) to empower educators to address complex historical narratives with care, fostering empathy, resilience, and thoughtful reflection in the classroom.

Amy McDonald

Amy McDonald is the Director of Education at the Alabama Holocaust Education Center. She taught at Shades Valley High School for 28 years. Amy has been recognized widely for her expertise in Holocaust education. She is an Alfred Lerner Fellow and recipient of the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Robert I. Goldman Award for Excellence in Holocaust Education. In 2014, Amy was formally recognized as a Teacher Fellow of the USHMM. Amy is also the author of two books: Determined to Survive, which describes the experiences of Birmingham-area Holocaust survivor Max Steinmetz, and Word Smugglers: A Story of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto.

PowerSchool:

PS Section #: 522459

Course Title: UABRIC-Rescue During the Holocaust and Righteous Among the Nations

Date/Time(s): 2/4/2024; 9:00 am-3:00 pm

Location: 2100 Highland Avenue South, Suite 101, Birmingham, AL 35205

PS Registration Link: https://alsde.truenorthlogic.com/ia/empari/learning2/registration/presentRegistrationDetails/522459

Thank You to Our Partner:

The Alabama Holocaust Education Center would like to thank our partners for helping us to make this workshop possible.