Call for application trans history eng

15.06.2015

Bridges into the past and into a common future: Civil Society, social media and 20th Century Jewish History in Ukraine

INVITATION TO A SEMINAR BY CENTROPA, MITOST AND INSHA OSVITA SPONSORED BY IHRA

Location: George Hotel, Lviv

When: 2nd - 5th of July, 2015

Deadline of application: 26th of June, 2015 APPLICATION FORM Who we are: Centropa is a Vienna/Budapest/Washington-based Jewish historical institute that uses new technologies, multimedia films and exhibitions to tell the story of 20th century Jewish history in Europe. Our programs are much more about how Jews lived窶馬ot only how they perished during the Holocaust.

In Ukraine, our team interviewed 292 Jewish Holocaust survivors, digitized 5,000 old family photographs, and now we are turning those stories into short films.

You can find the interviews here: http://www.centropa.org/pictures-stories? type=biography&field_biography_country_tid=194#collapsed And the photos here: http://www.centropa.org/pictures-stories?type%5B %5D=photo&field_photo_country_now_n_tid=194#collapsed So far Centropa has made three short films about Jews from what is Ukraine today.

Please note that these films are in English, Polish or Russian until now, but we are working on Ukrainian versions for our seminar in Lviv.窶ｩ

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From Odessa http://www.centropa.org/node/44971?language=All&subtitle_language=All from Bogoslav http://www.centropa.org/node/83978?language=All&subtitle_language=All from Rivne http://www.centropa.org/node/55968?language=All&subtitle_language=All Why would you want to come to our seminar: • you’ll meet other English, history and literature teachers from the U.S., Germany, and

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Poland who use Centropa in their classrooms, and they will share their best-practice examples you’ll exchange ideas with teachers from abroad who would like to create networks with your schools you’ll learn how to use Centropa multimedia films and databases in class we’ll show you how students in schools just like yours - are making 10 minute videos and we will inititate a competition for the best videos among Ukrainian students you’ll hear great lectures and hold discussions about Jewish history in Ukraine, and Jewish life today for teachers who write the best lesson plans and show the most innovation, we offer stipends

Finally, the most innovative teachers (who speak English) will be invited to spend eight days in our 10th summer academy in Germany and Austria, with 80 teachers from 20 other countries, in July 2016.

Are you interested? Please contact: malwina.fendrych@gmail.com and fill this application form in.

All seminar expenses, including accommodation and transportation, are covered by Centropa.

This seminar is being underwritten by a grant from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.

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INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ALLIANCE

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