Seven authors from Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic as well as Ukraine present the history(s) of stolen children from Central and Eastern Europe during World War II and show how the memory of these fates was shaped differently in the respective countries.
The administration of the future recognizes social diversity, aligns itself with it and strives to reduce discrimination. The project "Stark im Amt [Strong in Office]" supports public administration employees in this process with training and advice. The five steps described in the blog provide initial pointers on how public institutions as well as…
Dr. Kateryna Kobchenko from the online archive "Zwangsarbeit 1939-1945" at Freie Universität Berlin talks about a new interview sub-collection in which Western Ukrainian forced laborers talk about their experiences.
The EVZ Foundation supports players in international educational work throughout Europe in the process of finding answers to the major challenges of the present time; it has also brought them together for this purpose in an online symposium at the end of June. Conversations with experts that took place during the digital symposium are now online.
History education online can be multifaceted and also sustainable – but it requires new methods, tools and adaptations. A handout developed by Aktion Sühnezeichen Friedensdienste e.V. presents various practical examples. The EVZ Foundation funds the project within the framework of the JUGEND erinnert program of the Federal Foreign Office.
The Vidnova scholarship, initiated by the EVZ Foundation, allows activists who fled from Ukraine to continue their work in exile for one year. The scholarship holders cooperate with self-organizations, advice centers and associations in various European countries. Commit by MitOst is now looking for more host organizations for scholarship holders.
On the anniversary of the deportation of the Jewish Schönenberg family on June 15, 1942 a large-scale projection by the NS-Documentation Center of the City of Cologne took place at their former place of residence in Cologne: Stories and feelings told by residents brought the project organizers to life.
The Rhineland-Palatinate Regional Association of German Sinti and Roma opened the first regional reporting and information unit for antigypsyism (MIA-RLP) in Rhineland-Palatinate on June 14, 2022. Any people affected as well as witnesses can now report incidents via an online form and receive personal advice.
In the interview, Dr. Elke Gryglewski from the Stiftung Niedersächsische Gedenkstätten talks about the project "Right is what benefits the state?", which is funded as part of the Education Agenda NS-Injustice.
The first part of the theater project "MIRROR // MIRROR" premiered in May: an interactive format between theater and a simulation game by the artist collective VERAVOEGELIN, that explores together with its audience why social networks all too often foster disinformation, conspiracy ideology and extremism.
