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The '''Birmingham Holocaust Education Center''' is a nonprofit organization founded in [[2002]] to educate the public about the state-sponsored genocide carried out by Germany's Nazi government in the 1930s and 1940s. The group aims to apply the lessons of that history toward the establishment of a more just, humane and tolerant society. | The '''Birmingham Holocaust Education Center''' is a nonprofit organization founded in [[2002]] to educate the public about the state-sponsored genocide carried out by Germany's Nazi government in the 1930s and 1940s. The group aims to apply the lessons of that history toward the establishment of a more just, humane and tolerant society. The executive director is [[Rebecca Dobrinski]]. | ||
The center's offices are located in the [[Bayer Properties Building]] at 2222 [[Arlington Avenue]]. The Education Center maintains a multimedia library of educational materials and offers teacher workshops, programs, visual exhibits and a speakers' bureau which includes holocaust survivors and their children, available to schools and community groups. | The center's offices are located in the [[Bayer Properties Building]] at 2222 [[Arlington Avenue]]. The Education Center maintains a multimedia library of educational materials and offers teacher workshops, programs, visual exhibits and a speakers' bureau which includes holocaust survivors and their children, available to schools and community groups. | ||
The Birmingham Holocaust Education Center participated in the planting of an [[Anne Frank tree]] at [[Kelly Ingram Park]] in [[2010]] as a memorial to all who have suffered or died as a result of hatred and discrimination. | The Birmingham Holocaust Education Center participated in the planting of an [[Anne Frank tree]] at [[Kelly Ingram Park]] in [[2010]] as a memorial to all who have suffered or died as a result of hatred and discrimination. | ||
In [[2016]] the center requested that the City of Birmingham clear some existing landscaping near the [[9-11 Memorial]] on [[19th Street North]] for a proposed [[Holocaust Memorial]] garden, which would be constructed with private funds. Councilor [[Sheila Tyson]] argued against the proposal, contrasting it with her attempts to win public funds to improve the privately-owned [[Shadow Lawn Cemetery]]. | |||
==References== | |||
* Archibald, John (June 22, 2016) "Alabama city councilwoman on Holocaust: "Dead is dead"." {{BN}} | |||
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Revision as of 11:21, 22 June 2016
The Birmingham Holocaust Education Center is a nonprofit organization founded in 2002 to educate the public about the state-sponsored genocide carried out by Germany's Nazi government in the 1930s and 1940s. The group aims to apply the lessons of that history toward the establishment of a more just, humane and tolerant society. The executive director is Rebecca Dobrinski.
The center's offices are located in the Bayer Properties Building at 2222 Arlington Avenue. The Education Center maintains a multimedia library of educational materials and offers teacher workshops, programs, visual exhibits and a speakers' bureau which includes holocaust survivors and their children, available to schools and community groups.
The Birmingham Holocaust Education Center participated in the planting of an Anne Frank tree at Kelly Ingram Park in 2010 as a memorial to all who have suffered or died as a result of hatred and discrimination.
In 2016 the center requested that the City of Birmingham clear some existing landscaping near the 9-11 Memorial on 19th Street North for a proposed Holocaust Memorial garden, which would be constructed with private funds. Councilor Sheila Tyson argued against the proposal, contrasting it with her attempts to win public funds to improve the privately-owned Shadow Lawn Cemetery.
References
- Archibald, John (June 22, 2016) "Alabama city councilwoman on Holocaust: "Dead is dead"." The Birmingham News