Seminar
Application deadline: 28.09.2022
Seminar for teachers from Poland and Lithuania
fot. M. Starowieyska / Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich
POLIN Museum together with Memorial de la Shoah, Vilna Gaon Jewish Museum and The International Commission for the Evaluation of the Crimes of the Nazi and Soviet Occupation Regimes in Lithuania would like to invite teachers to Polish-Lithuanian seminar dedicated to Holocaust remembrance and counteracting anti-Semitism.
During three days, October 18th–20th 2022, teachers from Poland and Lithuania will meet in Vilnius to discuss methods of working with the topic of difficult heritage of World War II. The program consists of workshops, discussions and guided tours during which participants will visit most important places connected with Jewish past in Vilnius.
Details in the program >>
Tuesday, 18th October
- 9.00 am – Opening, Ice breaking activity
- 10.00 am – The European matrix of anti-Judaism, Sylvie Anne-Goldberg, EHESS
- 11.00 am – The myth of Judeo-bolshevism, Arunas Bubnys
- 12.00 am – Coffee break
- 12.15 am
- Workshop 1, Antisemitism and social networks, Mémorial de la Shoah
- Workshop 2, Vilna Gaon Jewish Museum
- 1.30 pm – Lunch break
- 2.30 pm – The nazi policies in occupied Poland,Lithuania and Europe. Differences and similarities; Dieter Pohl, University of Klagenfurt
- 4.00 pm – Coffee break
- 4.15 pm
- Workshop 1, How to deal with conspiracy theory?, Mémorial de la Shoah
- Workshop 2, Dealing with controversial issues in the classroom, Renata Ozorlić Dominić, ETTA
- 5.45 pm – End of the working day
Wednesday, 19th October
- 9.00 am – Trainee report
- 9.30 am – Comparative analysis of the implementation of the Nazi politics and use of local collaborators in different parts of occupied Europe, Tal Bruttmann, EHESS and Dieter Pohl, University of Klagenfurt
- 11.00 am – Coffee break
- 11.15 am
- The Holocaust Education: using different historical sources, Ingrida Vilkenie; International Commission
- Workshop 2, New interpretations about the Auschwitz album, Tal Bruttmann, EHESS
- 12.45 pm – Lunch
- 2.00 pm – Panierai killing site visit, Vilna Gaon Jewish Museum
- 5.30 pm – End of the working day
- 7.00 pm – Reception at the French embassy
Thursday, 20th October
- 9.00 am – Trainee report
- 9.30 am – The Home Army and the Polish Underground State in relation to Polish Jews, Michał Wnuk, Gdańsk Museum
- 11.00 am – Coffee break
- 11.15 am
- Workshop 1, Facing the tabu: Kielce pogrom case, Katarzyna Kulińska, POLIN Museum
- Workshop 2, Building up a common learning activity, Renata Orzolic-Dominic
- 12.45 pm – The Lithuanians deportation during Soviet Occupation, Alain Blum, EHESS (to be confirmed)
- 2.00 pm – Conclusion
Languages of the program: English and Lithuanian. Polish participants are required to speak English at least on communicational level.
Organizers provide food and accommodation during the seminar (nights from October 17th till October 20th). Transport by bus will be provided from Warsaw on October 17th and from Vilnius to Warsaw on October 20th.
If you want to ask a question about the seminar, write at: [email protected]