Centropa News

📢 Announcement: Centropa Summer Academy 2026 Deadline has been extended until April 12th!

From 2-10 July, join Centropa and 60 teachers from 16 countries as we walk the streets of Vienna and Prague, take an interactive tour of Terezin, learn from scholars, visit historic sites of the 20th century, and design cross-cultural projects to bring together students from the US, Europe, and Israel...

Stand Up in Berlin (January 2026)

From January 23-25, 2026 Centropa and HERMES organized an international in-person seminar within the framework of the STAND UP project (Advocating for Remembrance: Testimonies from the Past as Lessons for the Present – Holocaust and Human Rights Education through Oral History) in Berlin, Germany. Our seminar gathered 31 teachers and...

Introducing Centropa’s new Director: Fabian Rühle

Many of you already know him, after nearly 20 years at Centropa, Fabian Rühle has officially stepped into the role of Centropa’s Director.

Thank you to Outgoing Director and Centropa Founder Edward Serotta

Centropa is about storytelling—telling the stories of 20th century Central and Eastern European Jews through interviews, photographs, short films, books, and podcasts. As we head into 2026, Edward Serotta, Centropa's founder, is stepping down as Director, having documented 20th century Jewish life in Central and Eastern Europe for more than three decades.

European Youth say #WeRemember

MemoryLanes App relaunch: Updated Digital Gateway to Jewish History and Memory for Youth Across Europe

Edward Serotta in the New York Times

Edward Serotta, Founding Director of Centropa, has spent the past 40 years in Central Europe. He began in 1985 as a writer, photographer and filmmaker and then founded and led Centropa for the past 25 years. Now that Centropa has such a great team running things, Ed is stepping down...

CJN Student Competition 2022-2023 is now open!

Jewish schools around Europe, Israel and the US: We are glad to invite you to participate in our student competition.

Centropa Summer Academy 2022 Slideshow

Please enjoy this slideshow of photos from our Centropa Summer Academy 2022 in Berlin. All photos by Ouriel Morgensztern.

European Union launches new project to preserve Jewish cemeteries

First concrete action of EU’s Strategy for Combatting Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life The European Union has launched a new project in efforts to protect Jewish cemeteries in Central and Eastern Europe. The project involves a new preparatory action undertaken by a consortium led by the ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries...

We stand with Ukraine

During this humanitarian catastrophe, many of our friends are supporting major humanitarian aid agencies. Others are sending donations to Jewish organizations. Every donation is needed. Since 2015, a total of 223 Ukrainian teachers have attended Centropa weekend seminars for Holocaust educators. Working together, we have developed programs so teenagers can...