Since 2015, when our local partners and Centropa established the Trans.History project, we have conducted more than a dozen training seminars on „20th Century Jewish history and digital media“ for more than 800 educators and NGO representatives and civil society multipliers in Ukraine, Moldova and the Visegrad countries.
Trans.History not only connects Ukrainians, Moldovans and Citizens of the Visegrad countries to their country’s Jewish history – it also encourages cultural exchange between civil society actors from these countries: By inviting educators from Germany and citizens from the Visegrad countries to these seminars, and having them work side by side with their colleagues from Moldova and Ukraine, we build bridges between civil society actors across borders.
Through our exhibitions and films, our program promotes critical thinking, democratic values and a balanced culture of remembrance. We engage young Ukrainians and Moldovans and citizens from the Visegrad countries by offering a video competition that motivates them to explore the history of their country.
Our goals
- fostering democratic values such as pluralism, and a critical discussion of 20th and 21st century history, with a special focus on Jewish history, the Holocaust, and Euromaidan
- promoting active civil society participation through the implementation of nationwide video competitions
- strengthen interest in local Jewish history and Holocaust Education
- combat prejudices, xenophobia, and anti-semitism
- promoting critical thinking and a balanced culture of remembrance
Our activities and outputs in Ukraine
- training seminars for educators and NGO representatives in Ukraine
- three films on Jewish-Ukrainian history and lectures on Jewish history available on the Trans.History website
- bilingual travelling exhibition „The Ukrainian-Jewish Family Album“ (English/Ukrainian), with accompanying brochure
- annual student video competition on Ukrainian Jewish history and questions on Civil Society and intercultural dialogue
Our activities and outputs in Moldova
- training seminars for educators and NGO representatives in Moldova
- two short multimedia films on Moldovan-Jewish family stories
- lectures, lesson plans and Jewish biographies on our website in Romanian and Russian
- bilingual travelling exhibition „The Moldovan-Jewish Family Album“, with accompanying brochure in English, Romanian and Russian
- annual youth competition on local Jewish history and intercultural dialogue
Our activities and outputs in the V4 countries
- training seminars for educators and NGO representatives in Poland
- webinars for educators and NGO representatives
- seven short multimedia films on Jewish family stories from Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic
- lectures, lesson plans and Jewish biographies on our website in English, Polish, Hungarian and Ukrainian
- bilingual travelling exhibitions for Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic
- International Trans.History Youth Competition for Ukraine, Moldova and the V4 countries in 2019/20
