2021
August 26 | Southern Jewish Life
L’Chaim Gala a Tribute to the Lasting Legacy of Phyllis Weinstein
August 10 | Over The Mountain Journal
‘To Life!’: Tenth L’Chaim Fundraiser Honors the Late Phyllis Weinstein, BHEC Founder
August 1 | Southern Jewish Life
Becky Seitel’s “Darkness Into Life” Survivor Photos are a Lasting Legacy
July 11 | Birmingham Parent
2 Area Holocaust Educators, along with 19 others, from 12 US states receive coveted Lerner Fellowships
May 25 | UAB News
UAB History Students Use Birmingham Newspaper Archives to Create Powerful Project with Birmingham Holocaust Education Center
April 6 | Alabama NewsCenter
Alabama’s Holocaust Day of Remembrance observance to be April 11
2020
July 8 | BHEC Press Release
BHEC Welcomes former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Auburn University’s Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bruce Pearl Guest Speakers for L’Chaim 2020
June 3 | BHEC Public Statement
Racism and Murder of George Floyd
March 27 | The Anniston Star
Lessons From the Holocaust, Through the Eyes of Survivors Now in Alabama
January 29 | WVTM-13
‘Never Again’: Local Auschwitz Survivors Remember Liberation 75 Years Ago
January 28 | CBS-42
Auschwitz Survivors Reflect on 75th Anniversary of the Camp’s Liberation
2019
December 30 | BHEC Press Release
Birmingham Holocaust Education Center Denounces Antisemitic Violence in Monsey, NY
December 17 | BHEC Press Release
Birmingham Holocaust Education Center Temporarily Relocating to Temple Emanu-El
November 27 | Opelika Observer
Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Awards Opelika Teacher with Prestigious Holocaust Education Award
November 6 | BHEC Press Release
BHEC Hires New Executive Director
September 24 | Vestavia Voice
“Lessons from the past: Pizitz teacher Kelly Sorrell aims to increase Holocaust education”
August 6 | Over the Mountain Journal
“Stories of Survival: Alabama’s Holocaust Survivors to Be Honored at Holocaust Education Event”
Featuring Esther Levy, BHEC Guardian of Remembrance
August | B-Metro
“The Lens of the Holocaust”
Featuring Ann Mollengarden, BHEC Vice President of Education
August | WVTM-TV
“Honoring Holocaust Survivors: Ruth Scheuer Siegler”
“Honoring Holocaust Survivors: Max Steinmetz”
“Honoring Holocaust Survivors: Riva Schuster Hirsch”