Teacher training seminar in Zamosc

Centropa is organizing a teacher training seminar in Zamosc from April 24-26, 2026. Together with our partners, the Galicia Jewish Museum from Kraków, we will bring together 25 educators from all over Poland to discuss and share best practices on teaching and commemorating 20th Century Jewish history and heritage, on Holocaust education, and on promoting tolerance and active citizenship.

During the seminar in Zamość, you will explore Centropa’s educational materials for Poland, with special focus on the Jewish history of Zamość and Galicia. You will learn how to use Centropa’s database, biographies, films, and photographs to teach Jewish history and the Holocaust through personal stories.

The program includes a screening of My Town of Zamość about Mieczysław Weinryb, a historical lecture, a guided walking tour of Jewish Zamość, and a study visit to the Bełżec Museum and Memorial Site with an on-site workshop. During a “Marketplace of Ideas,” Polish educators will share lesson plans and projects based on Centropa materials.

The seminar offers practical tools, historical context, and peer exchange to support meaningful teaching about Jewish history, and Holocaust education in Polish classrooms.

Applications for our upcoming Centropa seminar in Zamość will open soon.

The program is supported by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, and co-funded by the European Union.