We’re proud to have contributed to the new permanent exhibition at the Buchenwald Memorial with several photographs from our family story archives!
2016-12-16 13:12:39
2016-12-14 11:52:41
#WaybackWednesday
Iosif Yudelevichus, born 1928 in Kaunas, Lithuania tells us about his parents and their travels:
"My father went to Russian lyceum in the town of Suwalki [Poland, 10 km away from the border of Lithuania and Poland and 170 km from Vilnius]. Upon graduation he decided to enter university. He dreamt to become a lawyer. Father went to Russia to enter the institute. I do not know how he happened to be in Siberia..."
08
Dec
2016
Survival in Sarajevo Seminar in Bucharest
In cooperation with the European Commission - Europe for Citizens programme, Centropa launched a new project to introduce our “Survival in Sarajevo” story to teachers in Poland, Romania and Hungary.
2016-12-06 13:25:51
Kedves Tanárok!
Maradandó élményt akartok adni a diákjaitoknak?
Méltó módon szeretnétek feldolgozni a holokauszt témáját?
Egyszerre bővítenétek diákjaitok történelmi, helytörténeti, földrajzi, és informatikai ismereteit?
Mindemellett szívesen fejlesztenétek angoltudásukat, prezentációs készségeiket és kritikus gondolkodásukat?
2016-11-30 15:23:43
For those of you who speak Hungarian (or who live in Hungary or plan to move here) we created a facebook site for Centropa Hungary Push LIKE!
Magyar nyelvű Centropa oldal elkészült - bátran lehet like-olni!
https://www.facebook.com/centropa.hu/
30
Nov
2016
Survival in Sarajevo Seminar in Krakow
In cooperation with the European Commission - Europe for Citizens programme, Centropa launched a new project to introduce our “Survival in Sarajevo” story to teachers in Poland, Romania and Hungary.
2016-11-24 08:26:37
On this cold November day let's do a #TBT to summer vacations in 1931 in Spindleruv Mlyn, the Czech Republic.
2016-11-17 18:10:22
While we're finalizing our annual and Centropa Summer Academy reports, we're looking back on a year of great memories - passionate and committed teachers, intensive seminars, our memorable trip through Vienna, Prague, Terezin and Berlin with 90 educators from 18 countries, and other events bringing 20th century European Jewish history to life. What's your Centropa memory of 2016? #ThursdayThoughts
2016-11-16 15:38:19
Sun Sentinel looks back on our inaugural Sephardic Film Night celebration in this excellent feature spotlight! Thank you again to our friends at the Second Avenue Jewish Chorale, Centropa, and the University of Miami Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies for your vision and contributions to such an extraordinary night.
2016-11-10 18:33:45
#OnThisDay, Edith Brickell, born 1923 in Vienna, remembers:
"In 1938, my father's company was immediately Aryanized, and I was no longer allowed to go to school. On 10th November 1938, after Kristallnacht, my father and my brother Gustl were arrested..."
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