International Winter School for Educators,
organized by:
the Nazi Forced Labour Documentation Centre
and the International Tracing Service (ITS)
19 – 25 February 2017 in Berlin-Schöneweide
The winter school will provide a forum for educators who want to exchange ideas on methods and teaching practices on the topic of Nazi forced labour and its memory in post-war Europe from a transnational perspective. The focus will be on civilian forced labour in Nazi Germany. The winter school will also focus on how educators can use documents archived in the ITS Digital Archive, which include among others multi-million page collections of records on forced labour, post-war DPs and resettlement.
Context: At the end of the Second World War there were approximately eight million
The key aspects of this winter school are: (1) to discuss contemporary challenges facing history educators in Europe, with particular emphasis on teaching the history and the aftermath of forced labour during WWII, including repatriation and emigration of former forced labourers (2) to explore the documentation of the International Tracing Service and to identify the material that offers particularly rich opportunities for new educational projects (3) to encourage the exchange of ideas for partnered projects between the winter school participants.
Participants: 15 junior educators from European countries (teachers, museum workers,advanced students in Public History and other relevant disciplines).
The participants will be asked to actively participate in the discussions and share their experiences related to the seminar theme.
The language of the winter school is English.
Organizers: Nazi Forced Labour Documentation Centre(part of the FoundationTopography of Terror) is located on the grounds of an almost completely intact former forced labour camp in Berlin-Schöneweide built in 1943 in an industrial district for over 2,100 people. The exhibitions, archives and educational programs focus on a forgotten victims group: about 8.4 million civilian labourers from all over Europe forced to work for the Nazi regime during the Second World War.
The International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen is a centre for documentingNational Socialist persecution and the liberated survivors. Former victims of Nazism and their families receive information regarding their incarceration, forced labour, and if available, post-war Allied assistance. With more than 30 million documents the archives also provide the foundation for research and education. The ITS is producing its own educational material and is assisting educators in their research and development of projects.
Application: Please send a CV and a short motivation letter (1 page) to Tanja Vaitulevichat vaitulevich@topographie.de and Dr. Akim Jah at Akim.Jah@its-arolsen.org by October 15th, 2016.
The organizers will attempt to cover the costs of travel, accommodation and meals for the selected participants.