Teacher Workshop: The Holocaust and the Human Spirit Within It
- FREE
- Registration REQUIRED
- Open to all AL teachers
- Substitute reimbursement will be paid up to $100
- 4 Hours of PD credit available on PowerSchool
- Certificate of Completion provided
- Lunch provided
Join us for this inter-disciplinary workshop, facilitated by Sheryl Ochayon, a leader in the field of Holocaust education from Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem.
Broken into four distinct sessions, this workshop will explore the Final Solution through a variety of different lenses, as well as the spirit of human resilience during atrocity.
All four sessions are included in registration. Join educators from across the state for this networking and pedagogical opportunity.
Sessions:
- The Final Solution Through Literature, Photography, Art, and Testimony
- Jewish Resistance
- Rescue
- Women in the Holocaust
ABOUT Sheryl Ochayon
Sheryl Silver Ochayon holds a law degree from Harvard Law School, a BA in History from the State University of New York at Binghamton, and a Certificate in Genocide Studies from Stockton University.
After a long legal career, she followed her passion for Holocaust education. She began working for the International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, in 2005, guiding in the Holocaust history museum, writing and developing online courses for educators around the world and creating educational videos. Currently, Sheryl is Yad Vashem’s Program Director for Echoes & Reflections, a program that empowers American middle and high school educators to confidently teach the Holocaust, with dynamic classroom materials and professional development.
PARKING
Parking is available in the deck behind Temple Emanu-El. Access is from the alley off Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. South (21st Street South).
Please park on level 2 or above.
POWERSCHOOL
Link: Click Here
PS Section #: 497504
Section Title: UABRIC-The Holocaust and the Human Spirit Within It
Date/Time(s): 04/04/2024, 9:00AM- 3:15PM
Location: Alabama Holocaust Education Center