Building Bridges
About the project
Building Bridges was an initiative focused on fostering exchange and dialogue among youth from Ukraine, Germany, Poland, and Moldova, centered on the theme of “Local Jewish History from Women’s Perspectives” and took place between June 2024 and May 2025.
Funded by the German Foreign Office through their Eastern Partnership Program, the project aimed to combat antisemitism while promoting multiperspectivity and media literacy among young people. By emphasizing a gender-balanced approach to memory culture, the initiative empowered participants to understand and appreciate the diverse narratives within local Jewish history.
Over the course of a year, 60 teenagers from Ukraine, Germany, Poland, and Moldova researched their local Jewish history through the eyes of female Centropa interviewees from their country and shared their research results with each other. Through a series of in-person and online exchanges, the project culminated in the creation of 6 outputs: 5 graphic novels and 1 multilingual exhibition. On this website these outputs can be further explored.
A big thank you to all the participants as well as the German Foreign Office!
