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Taking Action Together: “Trauma and Atrocity: The Boundaries of Understanding and Emotion” with Dr. Danny M. Cohen

ZOOM Online

When mass violence fills our screens, we can choose to engage or switch off. But what can’t we control? How can we navigate our visceral emotional responses, including vicarious trauma? How should we respond to the unexpected responses of other people? And when we try to confront and learn about hate-fueled atrocity, what must weContinue Reading ...

Teacher Workshop: The Holocaust and the Human Spirit Within It

Alabama Holocaust Education Center 2100 Highland Avenue South, Suite 101, Birmingham, AL, United States

(Alabama Holocaust Education Center) Calling all Alabama educators! Join 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 wellContinue Reading ...

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Taking Action Together: “Decoding Propaganda and Hate Speech” with Jordan Kiper and Jonathan Wiesen

ZOOM Online

“Decoding Propaganda and Hate Speech” Today’s media environments are awash in conspiracy theories, half-truths, and outright lies. Determining what is truth and what is deliberate deception is more difficult than ever. To gain some clarity on the media landscape and current challenges posed by misinformation and inciting speech, our speakers will discuss two historical examplesContinue Reading ...

Taking Action Together: “Decoding Propaganda and Hate Speech” with Jordan Kiper and Jonathan Wiesen

ZOOM Online

Today’s media environments are awash in conspiracy theories, half-truths, and outright lies. Determining what is truth and what is deliberate deception is more difficult than ever. To gain some clarity on the media landscape and current challenges posed by misinformation and inciting speech, our speakers will discuss two historical examples of propaganda and hate speechContinue Reading ...

An Evening of Inspiration with Holocaust Survivor Mark Schonwetter

Levite Jewish Community Center 3960 Montclair Road, Birmingham, United States

Mark Schonwetter with his grandchildren, Jared, Lexi, and Ashley. Photograph by Kat Slootsky. Courtesy of Teen Vogue and the Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation.   Join us for an evening of inspiration as we prepare for Yom HaShoah, the worldwide day of Holocaust remembrance.  On May 2nd at 6:30pm, we’ll gather to hear from MarkContinue Reading ...

Learning from the Holocaust: A Survivor Remembers

Alabama Holocaust Education Center 2100 Highland Avenue South, Suite 101, Birmingham, AL, United States

Join us to honor Yom HaShoah, the worldwide Holocaust day of remembrance, on May 3rd at the Alabama Holocaust Education Center. Hear directly from Polish Holocaust Survivor Mark Schonwetter, Co-Founder of the Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation, as he recounts his story of survival. Listen to Mark’s efforts to evade Nazi agents and their accomplices,Continue Reading ...

Taking Action Together: “The Choice to Reconcile” with Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan

Zoom Video Conference

In this program, two bereaved fathers—one Israeli, one Palestinian—recount parallel stories of grief and the unique choice towards reconciliation. Join peace activists Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan as they describe their journeys from loss to an outspoken advocacy of a shared human spirit. Held in partnership with the American Friends of the Parents Circle-Families ForumContinue Reading ...

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Taking Action Together: “Rethinking Our Behavior Online: Hit Backspace on Hate” with Trisha Prabhu

ZOOM Online

“Rethinking Our Behavior Online: Hit Backspace on Hate” Join Trisha Prabhu, Founder and CEO of anti-cyberbullying initiative ReThink, for a conversation about online hate and how can promote safer, kinder, more inclusive digital interactions. ReThink is a patented, globally acclaimed app that proactively stops cyberbullying, before the damage is done. The technology has been namedContinue Reading ...



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