In our column "Three Questions for ..." project partners report what they think selected funding approaches achieve.
The project has already held numerous workshops and events that appeal to different age groups and provide historical and personal insights into Nazi past in the Allgäu region. We asked Dr. Veronika Heilmannseder, among other things, to what extent creative approaches have helped to raise young people in particular to local Nazi history.
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In this interview, Dr. Adam Sitarek discusses the Mapping Jewish Łódź project, including perspectives on Jewish life in Łódź, students' engagement with the city's history, the significance of urban space for educational work, and the impact of political developments in Poland on civil society engagement.
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Dr. Tobias Markowitsch reports on the work of the education agenda project “Denunciation-Repression-Persecution”: How are the pupils involved in the preparation of Nazi special court files that were tried before the former Mannheim Special Court during the Nazi era?
Radoslav Ganev reports on the work of the project “Unbroken - The Song of Survivors” on the history of the persecution and resistance of Sinti/Sintize and Roma/Romnja during and after National Socialism: How did the idea of an anime musical come about? And how do members of the Sinti and Roma community contribute to the project?
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The participants talk about their performance in a diverse ensemble, about their personal connection to contemporary witnesses and about the urgency of dealing with the history of National Socialism.
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Angelik Ustymenko (they/them) was a recipient of the Vidnova Fellowship we were funding. The project was realized by Commit by MitOst.
Volodymyr Yakovenko was a recipient of the Vidnova Fellowship we were funding. The project was realized by Commit by MitOst. He is currently working with "Youth Agency for the Advocacy of Roma Culture ARCA" on the creation and distribution of information platform "Djanes" and the new podcast section.
Vira Dranhoi was a recipient of the Vidnova Fellowship we were funding. The project was realized by Commit by MitOst. As the president of the "Human Rights Roma Center" she leads efforts to support and empower Roma communities. She is from Odesa (Ukraine) and is currently studying at the Central European University in Vienna (Austria).
In this interview, the team of the project “Forced Labor and Resistance” talks about the project work at Kampnagel over the past two years: Together they are contributing to a Nazi reappraisal of today's cultural venue, which was a place of forced labor during the Nazi era.
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In this interview, Dr Elizabeta Jonuz, Professor of Social Work with a focus on migration and international affairs at Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts, talks about the work of the Independent Commission on Antiziganism and where further action is needed to combat discrimination.
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