Dear teachers and students,
For the International Youth Competition in the project “HerStories - Telling Jewish Women’s Stories”, we invite students from Hungary, Spain, Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland and Greece to send us their creative projects in one of the three categories:
Categories
- Films
- Graphic stories
- Podcasts or audio features
on one of the following topics:
- (Famous) Jewish woman of my country / town
- Biographies of Jewish women from the Centropa archive and HerStories project
Very welcome are, for example, projects that highlight the contributions and achievements of Jewish women throughout history; Profile influential Jewish women throughout history of your country or town; highlight involvement of Jewish women in social justice movements; Explore how Jewish women have contributed to advocacy, civil rights, and humanitarian causes; Explore the roles of Jewish women in various fields such as science, literature, politics, and the arts.
Please note: The projects needs to be done by students, while teachers will have to provide guidance and monitoring.
Please refer to the guidelines for Films, Graphic storytelling and Podcasts / Audio features for instructions and useful tips on your submission.
If you need help or have any questions, reach out to our local coordinators:
- Hungary: Sára Szilágyi, szilagyi [at] centropa.org (szilagyi[at]centropa[dot]org)
- Spain: Mónica Buzali, monica.buzali.k [at] gmail.com (monica[dot]buzali[dot]k[at]gmail[dot]com)
- Germany: Maximilian von Schoeler, schoeler [at] centropa.org
- Slovakia and Czech Republic: Jana Turanská, turanska [at] centropa.org (turanska[at]centropa[dot]org)
- Poland: Anna Wencel, anna.wencel [at] galiciajewishmuseum.org (anna[dot]wencel[at]galiciajewishmuseum[dot]org)
- Greece: Eleni Kouki, ekouki [at] jewishmuseum.gr (ekouki[at]jewishmuseum[dot]gr)
How to submit your project
Please upload your project through the submission form on the HerStories website until March 31, 2024. Please note: If your project is in your local language, please provide an English translation of the project, e.g. in the form of subtitles (film) or a transcript (podcast, graphic novel).
The jury consists of partners from the six project countries.
Prizes
Up to 3 students (plus an accompanying adult) representing the winning project from each of the six project countries will be invited to a weekend in Budapest, including an official award ceremony. The event will take place on June 1, 2024.
Please share this call with interested parties!
https://www.her-stories.eu/en/event/youth-competition-20232024-herstories-telling-jewish-womens-stories
