Education Agenda Newsletter 09/2022: NS-Education on TikTok, Raising Awareness against Antisemitism, Networking- and Input-Meeting Desktopversion   EN / DE Dear Readers,   Felix Kolmer passed away on August 5 at the age of 100. The Holocaust survivor was a lifelong advocate of memory culture as well as dialog. We have lost a founding father and companion who, among other things, campaigned for payments to former NS forced laborers. The "Luxembourg Agreement" also dealt with reparations. Do you know how it came about? 70 years ago, Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany negotiated material indemnity for National Socialist injustice. Despite massive protests in both countries, an agreement was signed in Luxembourg on September 10, 1952 which provided for payments, goods, and services with a value of DM 3.5 billion for Israel. Two projects of the Education Agenda are addressing this chapter of German post-war history in a scientific and applied way: They shed light on how Germany copes with the consequences of the war and on the processes of social and political reappraisal of the genocides. Theater projects with various youth ensembles, training projects for public administration that raise awareness of antisemitism as well as web portals that make Jewish life visible all adopt completely different approaches to a critical examination of National Socialist injustice: The pilot projects of the first funding phase of the NS Injustice Education Agenda are working! And they respond in many different ways to the challenges and needs of the current historical-political educational work. All the more reason for us to look forward to the new projects in the second funding round, which has just started. Once again, they set new priorities and activate a living memory of National Socialist persecution and the reappraisal of it. Stay in touch, inform and engage with us. Dr. Andrea Despot CEO of the EVZ Foundation   PROJECTS AS SHORT VIDEOS Education on National Socialist injustice on TikTok   TikTok – a forward-looking channel to convey historical education to a young target group? Under @evzyoung, we bring the topic of National Socialist injustice closer to young people; we address them specifically as a target group and strengthen their democratic stances. We also present the projects in the first funding phase of the NS Injustice Education Agenda in brief videos. Follow now & take a look     BILDUNGSSTÄTTE ANNE FRANK Five steps to administration with an awareness of racism   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 companies and businesses can proceed after a racist incident. Read now     AROLSEN ARCHIVES On #LastSeen search for traces with MrWissen2go   Mirko Drotschmann aka MrWissen2go is going with Henning Borggräfe, Head of Research at the Arolsen Archives, in search of clues relating to people persecuted under National Socialism. They are searching online and on site in Brandenburg an der Havel for information about people whose last sign of life was a photograph of their deportation. Who were these people? Where did they live? Where were they taken to? Find out about the project       KREISAU-INITIATIVE E.V. Stolen Children during World War II: Essay collection   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. Read now     GESCHICHTSORT VILLA TEN HOMPEL 80 years after the deportation of Jews from Münster: Identifying antisemitism today July 31 was the 80th anniversary of the deportation of Jews in "Transport No. XI/1" from Münster and the Münsterland to the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Under the pretext of an "evacuation" to a "ghetto for the elderly", the mostly elderly Jews were deported from the Münster freight station in freight wagons. Only 11 of the 901 deported people survived the Theresienstadt ghetto, where the transport arrived on August 1, 1942. Today, some of them are commemorated by Stolperstein [stumbling stones] plaques in the city of Münster. The seminars in the project "Das geht mich ja was an! [This concerns me!]" for police and judiciary sharpen the view for contemporary forms and manifestations of antisemitism. Find out more     EUROPÄISCHE JANUSZ KORCZAK AKADEMIE Training to increase awareness and strengthen Bavarian administrations against antisemitism and discrimination against people with disabilities Do you work in a Bavarian administration and would you like to learn more about the historical references and the origins of antisemitism and discrimination against people with disabilities? The project "Menschlichkeit bewahren! Kommunen sensibilisieren und stärken [Keeping Humanity! Sensitize and Strengthen Municipalities]" project trains local government employees in Bavaria on the manifestations of antisemitism and group-based misanthropy. Join now       NETWORKING AND INPUT MEETING Workshops, talks & Barcamp: Project partners come together in Berlin   The networking and input meeting of all previously funded projects of the NS Injustice Education Agenda will take place on September 19 and 20, 2022. In Berlin-Mitte, far away from Zoom & Co, the project sponsors will have the opportunity to get to know each other across clusters and to exchange information relating to their projects. Participants will enjoy a rich and varied program: From workshops on the themes of impact management, TikTok, and digital education work to a discussion with young people from the "stolpern [stumbling]" project and a Coffee & Finance talk with tips on researching funding and writing good funding applications – we've got something for everyone! The Barcamp also gives project sponsors the opportunity to bring their own topics, discussion questions and expertise to the conference and to design sessions. More about the network meeting           What are the young people in the picture looking for? For the "stolpern [stumbling]" theater education project by the Schaubühne Berlin and the Piccolo Theater Cottbus, young people researched the stories of the people behind the "Stolpersteine [stumbling stones]" in their home location and made them visible in a theater production. A great success: The play was invited to the 31ST national meeting "Jugendclubs an Theatern [Youth Clubs in Theater]" in Weimar! More about the follow-up dates     SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG Digital memory spaces relating to the issue of NS forced labor An article in the SZ provides insights into a workshop in the project "Onboarding Memories" of the European Academy Berlin. The goal is to create a virtual exhibition around the topic of forced labor together with young people. Read the article     START OF THE 2ND FUNDING PHASE EUR 4.6 Million for Education on National Socialist Injustice The NS Injustice Education Agenda is entering its second funding phase with nine new projects totaling EUR 4.6 million. One of the partners is the Foundation of the European University Viadrina with a project on the restitution of property stolen by the National Socialists after 1945. The Bremen-based organization Moves, which is committed to cultural education, is developing an interactive installation on West and East German postwar memories. A new approach to the biographies of NS "euthanasia" victims is being created by the Brandenburg Memorials Foundation. Read the press release         Peter Römer, Geschichtsort Villa ten Hompel   Mr. Römer, why could it be important for employees in the police and judiciary to look at the crimes of National Socialism? There are substantial continuities in the exercise of state professions. Police officers and lawyers, for example, have the same role across all state systems: They enforce laws and administer justice. It was not these roles that changed during the National Socialist era, but rather the laws – and it is precisely for this reason that the professional predecessors of our seminar participants not only contributed to the stabilization of the NS dictatorship, they were actively involved in the Holocaust. Many participants in our seminars did not know that police officers shot 600,000 Jews – and yet many returned to duty unpunished by the legal system in the post-war period. In this respect, police officers and lawyers can reflect on past events, their options for action as well as their professional role in the present and the future, which are also shaped by the continuities of their profession. Continue reading     UNTIL SEPTEMBER 14, KASSEL   #LastSeen in Kassel   On the occasion of the antisemitism scandal surrounding documenta fifteen, the #LastSeen truck, which is currently touring Germany, has changed its route at short notice in order to send a message against antisemitism in Kassel. Until September 14, it will be on Opernplatz from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day.   Learn more       SEPTEMBER 30, LEIPZIG   Launch: Smartphone-Game TRACING REMEMBRANCE   In the adventure game, players move through Leipzig's urban space with their smartphones, only to find themselves suddenly in a strange working relationship: The concept of game designer and curator Sebastian Quack creates new points of access – to the history of NS forced labor in Leipzig and to the debate about the culture of remembrance.   Download the game       SEPTEMBER 28-30, LEIPZIG   German Foundation Day   The EVZ Foundation will be participating in the German Foundation Day with four events! In our panel, we will be talking about a more sustainable relationship with donor biographies and asset histories, but also about the future of our work in Eastern and Central Europe. The Highlight: a special product of the event series "EVZ Conversations!" in conversation with activists from Ukrainian civil society.   Browse program       NEWSLETTER 10/2022 Our October issue!   In the beginning of October, the next newsletter issue about the topics, projects and funding programs of the Foundation EVZ will be published. How about a little preview? Among other things, we report on an educational initiative against antisemitism on TikTok. All issues at a glance     Imprint Stiftung Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft Friedrichstraße 200 10117 Berlin, Germany T +49 (30) 25 92 97-0 F +49 (30) 25 92 97-11 Website   Responsible: Dr. Andrea Despot Editorial: Hanna Komornitzyk, Katrin Kowark, Thomas Stein, Sophie Ziegler Image credits: Bildungsstätte Anne Frank, Arolsen Archives, Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe (Polska) / Nationales Digitalarchiv (Polen), Villa ten Hompel, Europäische Janusz Korczak Akademie, Lena Siebrasse, Gianmarco Bresadola   Contact The editorial team welcomes your opinion on the newsletter and will be happy to answer any questions. We also help with any issues you might encounter: newsletter@stiftung-evz.de You are receiving this e-mail because you have subscribed to the newsletter of the EVZ Foundation. You can unsubscribe from this information service at any time. To unsubscribe, click here. 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