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2100 Highland Avenue South
Birmingham, 35205-4002 United States Get Directions
205.795.4176
https://ahecinfo.org/
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Learning from the Holocaust: A Survivor Remembers

Alabama Holocaust Education Center 2100 Highland Avenue South, Birmingham, United States

Students and teachers are invited to hear directly from Polish Holocaust Survivor Mark Schonwetter, Co-Founder of the Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation. Listen to Mark’s story of survival, as he recounts evading Nazi agents and their accomplices, hiding in forests, and blending in with righteous Polish families that chose to protect him. Specially tailored for educators and students, this event is NOT open to the public. The event is split into two sessions. The first session will run from 9:00am-10:30am, and the second will run from 12:00pm-1:30pm. Need-based assistance is available for transportation costs and substitute teacher reimbursement. Please contact us at info@ahecinfo.org with any questions. We look forward to seeing you there! The AHEC Yom HaShoah event series is sponsored by the Birmingham Jewish Foundation. We thank them for their generous support. This event is also provided in partnership with the JCRC.

Teacher Workshop: The Holocaust and the Human Spirit Within It

Alabama Holocaust Education Center 2100 Highland Avenue South, Birmingham, United States

Calling all Alabama educators! Join us for this inter-disciplinary teacher 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. This teacher workshop is free for all Alabama educators. You will earn four hours of PowerSchool professional development credit, a certificate of completion, and lunch is provided. The first 45 educators to register will receive a $100 substitute teacher reimbursement credit! Join us for this exclusive educational and networking opportunity.

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An Insider’s Account of Israel After October 7th

Alabama Holocaust Education Center 2100 Highland Avenue South, Birmingham, United States

The Birmingham Jewish Federation invites you to a very special program with Julian Resnick on Monday, March 4th Julian was born in South Africa and made Aliyah to Israel in 1976. He and his wife, Orly, are members of Kibbutz Tzora near Jerusalem. Julian has worked in Zionist and Jewish Education since completing his service in the IDF in 1979 and has guided extensively both in Israel and abroad focusing on the story of the Jewish people. Julian has deep connections to Birmingham. He’s guided all of our community’s Friendship Journey missions since 2008, as well as guiding groups of friends & families from Birmingham in Israel, Europe, Morocco, and South Africa over the years. We are honored to have Julian present his personal, insider’s account of the emotions and thoughts Israelis are experiencing right now. *We've almost reached capacity for this event. Please email Victoria Kimerling Oliphant at vkimerling@bjf.org to see if there are still seats available.