(DATE CHANGED) AHEC’s Taking Action Together: “The Twin Dangers of Silence and Indifference” with Yad Vashem

Zoom

In this virtual webinar sponsored by the Alabama Holocaust Education Cetner, Yad Vashem's Sheryl Ochayon will discuss how 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 indifferent is the greatest sin of all.” In this talk, Sheryl Ochayon of Yad Vashem will discuss the twin dangers of silence and indifference, especially as related to the increase in antisemitism after October 7, 2023. Learn more and reserve your free spot at https://ahecinfo.org/event/taking-action-together-the-twin-dangers-of-silence-and-indifference-with-yad-vashem/

Free

Grafman Endowment Fund Board Meeting

Temple Emanu-El 2100 Highland Ave, Birmingham, AL, United States

Meeting of the Grafman Endowment Fund Board. NOTE: On August 29 the meeting will begin at 11:45 AM for a full board photo.

LJCC Annual Meeting

LJCC Auditorium 3960 Montclair Rd, Birmingham, AL, United States

Annual meeting

AHEC’s Taking Action Together: “Interfaith Friendship: Building Bridges During Hard Times” with John Archibald

Zoom

In this virtual webinar sponsored by the Alabama Holocaust Education Center, panelists Ali Massoud, an Egyptian-born Muslim, and Leah Nelson, a Jewish-American, share their journey of overcoming the silence and fear wrought by October 7th to restore their friendship. Moderated by two-time Pulitzer-prize winning journalist John Archibald, who covered their story for AL.com, this panel will discuss how courage and radical empathy can heal political divides. Join our conversation to learn how people from “different places, different faiths, different ethnicities and mythologies” can spark hard conversations to reconcile our differences. Learn more and reserve your free spot at https://ahecinfo.org/event/tat-interfaith-friendship-building/

Free

Men’s Club Super Bowl Party

Temple Beth-El 2179 Highland Avenue, Birmingham, AL, United States

Watch the Super Bowl with TBE Men's Club. More details coming soon!

Holocaust in Film Series 2024: Film #3, “Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust”

Sidewalk Films 1821 2nd Ave N, Birmingham, AL, United States

Join us for a special screening of “Rescue in The Philippines," a one-hour documentary of a real-file Casablanca, full of intrigue, unlikely heroes, and a perilous humanitarian mission to save Jews from persecution half a world away. The screening will be followed by an online conversation with Holocaust Survivor Ralph Preiss, who fled to the Philippines with his family. The second-to-last film in our 11th Annual Holocaust in Film Series, this screening and discussion will be moderated by UAB Prof. Michele Forman. Rescue in the Philippines documents a high-profile group of cigar-smoking poker buddies, including Colonel Dwight Eisenhower, devising an intricate plan to successfully rescue up to 1,300 Jews from the Nazis. This gripping story is told through interviews with historians and relatives of the key players. First-person accounts from survivors detail their harrowing escape from Europe and immigration to the Philippines. The 2024 Holocaust in Film Series is presented by Perlman Charitable Fund.

$10