Alabama
LEGISLATION
Legislation establishing a Commission:
Bill number: HB140
Title: Establishment of the Alabama Holocaust Commission
Date: 1999
Legislation:
On June 1, 1999 the Alabama State Legislature passed an act, HB140, to establish the Alabama Holocaust Commission. The Commission will “provide assistance to the public and private schools, colleges, and universities with respect to implementation of Holocaust education and awareness programs.” The act also authorizes the commission to create a nonprofit corporation for revenue raising purposes.
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ACADEMIC STANDARDS
Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies (2004):
Grade 9, “World History: 1500 to the Present” requires students to:
14. Describe causes and consequences of World War II. Examples: causes: unanswered aggression, Axis goal of world conquest; consequences: changes in political boundaries; allied goals; lasting issues such as the Holocaust, Atomic Age, and Nuremberg Trials
Objective 9.14.4: Describe the impact of the Holocaust on the populations of Europe.
Grade 11, “United States History: 1877 to Present” requires students to:
7. Explain the entry by the United States into World War II and major military campaigns in the European and Pacific Theaters.
Objective 11.7.4: Describe the reaction of the United States to the Holocaust.
Additional content to be taught:
Explaining events and consequences of war crimes committed during World War II, including the Holocaust, the Bataan Death March, and the Nuremberg Trials.
These standards are mandatory in Alabama.
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STATE RESOURCES
Alabama Holocaust Commission
P.O. Box 180096
Mobile, AL 36618
Phone: 251.342.9384
Contact: Paul Filben, Chairman
E-mail: filben1@comcast.net
Birmingham Holocaust Education Committee
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 130805
Birmingham, AL 35213-0805
Office address:
2222 Arlington Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone: 205.795.4176
URL: http://www.bhamholocausteducation.org/index.html
E-mail: education@bhamholocausteducation.org
The Committee seeks to facilitate education and understanding of the Holocaust by providing information, materials, speakers, teachers’ workshops, community events and programming.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Alabama Department of Education
50 North Ripley Street
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
Phone: 334.242.9700
URL: http://www.alsde.edu
