Teacher Workshop: Visual Echoes –
Holocaust Photography in Teaching and Research
Monday, November 8 @ 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Birmingham Holocaust Education Center
This workshop will be an interactive discussion of Holocaust photography, highlighting the specific challenges and advantages that these sources pose to the teacher, researcher, and student.
Presented by Dr. Valerie Hébert, an associate professor of history and interdisciplinary studies at Lakehead University Orillia in Ontario, Canada, where she teaches on modern European history, Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, and the photography of human rights violations and international conflict.
Online registration required. (Maximum participants, 40)
– Open to Alabama teachers in grades 6-12.
– Two (2) hours of CEU credit available
Teachers must attend both online sessions & complete a post-workshop evaluation to be eligible for credits.
An Evening with Representative Elaine Luria; Birmingham Native, Naval Veteran,
Congresswoman from Virginia
Monday, November 8 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
JCRC and Jewish War Veteran Post #608
Join the JCRC and Jewish War Veterans Post #608 for a virtual evening with Rep. Elaine Luria of Virginia. Rep. Luria is a naval veteran and native daughter of our Birmingham Jewish community.
Kristallnacht Commemorative Lecture: On the Knife’s Edge: Resisting the Holocaust from within the SS –
The Story of Kurt Gerstein
Tuesday, November 9 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Birmingham Holocaust Education Center
Kristallnacht Commemorative Lecture – Dr. Valerie Hébert
This presentation tells the story of Kurt Gerstein, an SS officer, who was a committed & outspoken opponent of the Nazi Regime, and his unique path of resistance, emphasizing the contradictions & mysteries of this enigmatic man.
On November 9-10, 1938, Nazi leaders unleashed a series of pogroms (organized massacre) against the Jewish population in Germany and recently incorporated territories. This event came to be called Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass) because of the shattered glass that littered the streets after the vandalism and destruction. Thousands of Jewish homes and businesses were ransacked, hundreds of synagogues were burned, and hundreds were murdered. Police records also document a high number of rapes and suicides. Additionally, 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and deported to concentration camps. The events of Kristallnacht represented one of the most important turning points in National Socialist antisemitic policy. This lecture series, co-sponsored by the BHEC and UAB, seeks to explore current research on the events of the Holocaust.
Lunchtime Torah Study
Wednesday, November 10 @ 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Temple Emanu-El
This Torah study meets via Zoom and will cover that week’s Torah portion. All levels welcome.
BJF Women’s Philanthropy –
LOJ and POM Program With Noa Tishby
Wednesday, November 10 @ 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Women's Philanthropy
BJF Women’s Philanthropy – LOJ and POM Program
With Noa Tishby
*This is a program for the Lions of Judah and Pomegranate Society giving levels.
My Jewish Year Book + Holiday Club
Wednesday, November 10 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Temple Beth-El
Are you looking to engage with the Jewish holidays in new and creative ways? Are you interested in developing a deeper understanding of the Jewish calendar? Would you like a group of people to learn, observe, and celebrate with for this coming year? Are you busy, but would still love to be in a book club?
Over the course of the year (September 2021-September 2022) this group will be reading My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew by Abigail Pogrebin, learning about Jewish holidays and celebrating them together. This group is open to all levels of holiday knowledge and experience!
Beit Midrash: Subversive Sequels in the Bible
Thursday, November 11 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Temple Beth-El
Rabbi Norry’s virtual Beit Midrash will focus on Judy Klitzner’s book Subversive Sequels in the Bible: How Biblical Stories Mine and Undermine Each Other. Each class will focus on a chapter of this book. The book will not be required, though students are encouraged to read along!
Temple Beth-EL Sisterhood Bake Sale
Sunday, November 14 @ 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Temple Beth-El
Drive by pick up
CJFS Senior Grocery Delivery
Sunday, November 14 @ 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
CJFS
Senior Grocery Delivery
TravelStorys Launch Event: Jewish Birmingham and Civil Rights with TBE and TEE
Sunday, November 14 @ 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Temple Beth-El and Temple Emanu-El
Join us for a “soft launch” of the Beth El Civil Rights Experiences’ Jewish Birmingham + Civil Rights audio tour! For our “soft launch” event we’ll be previewing the first five stops of the tour, which will be complete Fall 2022. And we’ll be partnering with Temple Emanu-El, so that we can enjoy engaging with our history as a whole Birmingham Jewish community.
You must register for a timed slot to attend and plan to arrive at that time. We will be putting participants in groups to embark on this self-guided audio tour together. This tour will take place in downtown Birmingham and the walking route is approximately 1.5 miles round trip. Participants who register will receive a map, arrival information and detailed instructions about accessing the audio tour before the event.