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Session 2: ‘Remembrance at Sites of Memory and in Urban Spaces’

Speakers:

Axel Klausmeier, Berlin Wall Foundation, Berlin

Chantal Kesteloot, Cegesoma/State Archives, Brussels

Robert Kostro, Polish History Museum Warsaw, Warsaw

József Mélyi, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Fine Art

Theory Department, Budapest

Moderation: Constanze Itzel, House of European History, Brussels

The “What’s the point of history… if we never learn?” Dialogue, Remembrance and Solidarity in Europe. New Challenges for Public History and Historical Education international forum took place on 16-17 October in Berlin. The event was organized by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity with the Federal Institute For Culture And History of Eastern Europe (BKGE) and in cooperation with Stiftung Humboldt Forum.

The event aimed to showcase the diversity of perspectives that serve as a basis for discussing the current challenges for history teaching in public spaces and historical education. During the forum, we wished to focus on a shared conversation about the past and its importance for seeking the truth, peace, democracy, freedom and tolerance, as well as for a remembrance that respects differences, looks for connections and strengthens understanding and solidarity in Europe.

The forum was an event attended by politicians and representatives of cultural educational institutions, as well as actors in the field of historical and political education.

Session 1: ‘Remembrance and Education on the Internet and in Other Media’

Speakers:

Paweł Sawicki, Auschwitz Memorial, Katowice

Marlene Wöckinger, TikTok creator, educator, Mauthausen Memorial, Linz

Vjeran Pavlaković, University Rijeka, Department of Cultural Studies, Zagreb

Alina Gorlova, film director and producer, Kyiv

Moderation: Ulrich Herrmann, author and commissioning editor SWR, Baden-Baden

The “What’s the point of history… if we never learn?” Dialogue, Remembrance and Solidarity in Europe. New Challenges for Public History and Historical Education international forum took place on 16-17 October in Berlin. The event was organized by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity with the Federal Institute For Culture And History of Eastern Europe (BKGE) and in cooperation with Stiftung Humboldt Forum.

The event aimed to showcase the diversity of perspectives that serve as a basis for discussing the current challenges for history teaching in public spaces and historical education. During the forum, we wished to focus on a shared conversation about the past and its importance for seeking the truth, peace, democracy, freedom and tolerance, as well as for a remembrance that respects differences, looks for connections and strengthens understanding and solidarity in Europe.

The forum was an event attended by politicians and representatives of cultural educational institutions, as well as actors in the field of historical and political education.

The third panel discussion titled ‘National Interests and Transnational Solidarity.’

Speakers:

Luigi Cajani, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome

Eva-Clarita Pettai, Imre Kertész Kolleg, Jena

Géraldine Schwarz, journalist and author, Berlin

Jan Rydel, Pedagogical University Kraków, ENRS Steering Committee, Kraków

Alain Lamassoure, Council of Europe, Observatory on History Teaching in Europe, Strasbourg

Moderation: Paul Ingendaay, journalist FAZ, Berlin

The “What’s the point of history… if we never learn?” Dialogue, Remembrance and Solidarity in Europe. New Challenges for Public History and Historical Education international forum took place on 16-17 October in Berlin. The event was organized by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity with the Federal Institute For Culture And History of Eastern Europe (BKGE) and in cooperation with Stiftung Humboldt Forum.

The event aimed to showcase the diversity of perspectives that serve as a basis for discussing the current challenges for history teaching in public spaces and historical education. During the forum, we wished to focus on a shared conversation about the past and its importance for seeking the truth, peace, democracy, freedom and tolerance, as well as for a remembrance that respects differences, looks for connections and strengthens understanding and solidarity in Europe.

The forum was an event attended by politicians and representatives of cultural educational institutions, as well as actors in the field of historical and political education.

The keynote lecture of Georgiy Kassianov ‘Remembrance and Solidarity in Europe: Challenges of Antagonistic Memories.’

The “What’s the point of history… if we never learn?” Dialogue, Remembrance and Solidarity in Europe. New Challenges for Public History and Historical Education international forum took place on 16-17 October in Berlin. The event was organized by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity with the Federal Institute For Culture And History of Eastern Europe (BKGE) and in cooperation with Stiftung Humboldt Forum.

The event aimed to showcase the diversity of perspectives that serve as a basis for discussing the current challenges for history teaching in public spaces and historical education. During the forum, we wished to focus on a shared conversation about the past and its importance for seeking the truth, peace, democracy, freedom and tolerance, as well as for a remembrance that respects differences, looks for connections and strengthens understanding and solidarity in Europe.

The forum was an event attended by politicians and representatives of cultural educational institutions, as well as actors in the field of historical and political education.

Second panel of the day titled ‘Migration Societies and European Memory.’

Speakers:

Patrick Simon, French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED), Paris

Agnieszka Kosowicz, Polish Migration Forum Foundation, Warsaw

Nadette Foley, Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation, Glencree

Dima Albitar Kalaji, Author, Journalist, wearedoingit e.V., Damascus/Berlin

Moderation: Laura Balomiri, University of Vienna, Centre for Translation Studies, Vienna

The “What’s the point of history… if we never learn?” Dialogue, Remembrance and Solidarity in Europe. New Challenges for Public History and Historical Education international forum took place on 16-17 October in Berlin. The event was organized by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity with the Federal Institute For Culture And History of Eastern Europe (BKGE) and in cooperation with Stiftung Humboldt Forum.

The event aimed to showcase the diversity of perspectives that serve as a basis for discussing the current challenges for history teaching in public spaces and historical education. During the forum, we wished to focus on a shared conversation about the past and its importance for seeking the truth, peace, democracy, freedom and tolerance, as well as for a remembrance that respects differences, looks for connections and strengthens understanding and solidarity in Europe.

The forum was an event attended by politicians and representatives of cultural educational institutions, as well as actors in the field of historical and political education.

First panel discussion titled ‘Do We Ever Learn from History? Challenges for the 21st Century.’

Speakers:

Johannes Schraps, Member of German Parliament, Berlin

Villano Qiriazi, Council of Europe, Education Department, Strasbourg

Dan Wolf, Artistic Director of ‘Sound in the Silence’, Berkeley (online)

Alexandra Mészáros, participant in ‘Sound in the Silence’ 2022 in Kaunas, Budapest

Moderation: Marek Zając, journalist and publicist, International Auschwitz Council, Warsaw

The “What’s the point of history… if we never learn?” Dialogue, Remembrance and Solidarity in Europe. New Challenges for Public History and Historical Education international forum took place on 16-17 October in Berlin. The event was organized by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity with the Federal Institute For Culture And History of Eastern Europe (BKGE) and in cooperation with Stiftung Humboldt Forum.

The event aimed to showcase the diversity of perspectives that serve as a basis for discussing the current challenges for history teaching in public spaces and historical education. During the forum, we wished to focus on a shared conversation about the past and its importance for seeking the truth, peace, democracy, freedom and tolerance, as well as for a remembrance that respects differences, looks for connections and strengthens understanding and solidarity in Europe.

The forum was an event attended by politicians and representatives of cultural educational institutions, as well as actors in the field of historical and political education.

Speech by Claudia Roth, Member of Parliament, German Minister of State for Culture and the Media.

The “What’s the point of history… if we never learn?” Dialogue, Remembrance and Solidarity in Europe. New Challenges for Public History and Historical Education international forum took place on 16-17 October in Berlin. The event was organized by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity with the Federal Institute For Culture And History of Eastern Europe (BKGE) and in cooperation with Stiftung Humboldt Forum.

The event aimed to showcase the diversity of perspectives that serve as a basis for discussing the current challenges for history teaching in public spaces and historical education. During the forum, we wished to focus on a shared conversation about the past and its importance for seeking the truth, peace, democracy, freedom and tolerance, as well as for a remembrance that respects differences, looks for connections and strengthens understanding and solidarity in Europe.

The forum was an event attended by politicians and representatives of cultural educational institutions, as well as actors in the field of historical and political education.

Welcome speeches by:

Hartmut Dorgerloh, Humboldt Forum, Berlin

Rafał Rogulski, ENRS, Warsaw

Matthias Weber, BKGE, Oldenburg

The “What’s the point of history… if we never learn?” Dialogue, Remembrance and Solidarity in Europe. New Challenges for Public History and Historical Education international forum took place on 16-17 October in Berlin. The event was organized by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity with the Federal Institute For Culture And History of Eastern Europe (BKGE) and in cooperation with Stiftung Humboldt Forum.

The event aimed to showcase the diversity of perspectives that serve as a basis for discussing the current challenges for history teaching in public spaces and historical education. During the forum, we wished to focus on a shared conversation about the past and its importance for seeking the truth, peace, democracy, freedom and tolerance, as well as for a remembrance that respects differences, looks for connections and strengthens understanding and solidarity in Europe.

The forum was an event attended by politicians and representatives of cultural educational institutions, as well as actors in the field of historical and political education.

The 11th European Remembrance Symposium and 6th Taking Stock of European Memory Policies dedicated to ‘Resistance and Solidarity’ took place on 9-11 May in Barcelona.

The event was organized by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity with the European Observatory on Memories EUROM as a local co-organizer.

The symposium was an event for a broad audience, from prominent representatives of museums and memorial sites, employees of scientific and educational institutions to NGOs active in the field of 20th century history.

The format of the event was focused on ideas and open dialogue with a focus on solidarity and resistance that occurred in the past century. Different forms of solidarity and resistance that live on in social memory or have been forgotten. What are the ethical implications of the practice of solidarity and resistance that emerged during the history of the 20th century?

Boris Romanchenko (1926 – 2022) was a Ukrainian activist and survivor who endured the Buchenwald, Dora, and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps. He was killed by Russian airstrikes during the Battle of Kharkiv, a tragic event that took place in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

As every year on 23 August, the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Totalitarian Regimes, the ENRS recalls those persecuted in the name of totalitarian and authoritarian ideologies.

'In Between?' is an educational project for students interested in exploring the history of the borderland regions of Europe. The participants are given a unique opportunity to conduct academic research using oral history methodology and learn how to present the results with help of the newest technologies.

During the 2022 edition of the programme the participants met in Warsaw and subsequently set off on study visits to Alsace, Friuli Venezia Giulia or Cieszyn Silesia, where they interviewed members of the local community and produced a series of podcasts.

'In Between?' took place for the first time in 2016. Since then, the project has been repeated every year, each time in a different part of Europe. In 2018 'In Between?' received a special mention by the organisation Europa Nostra.

Director: Jaro Ridzon

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See the backstage emotions, interactions, inspirations, opinions - everything that led to the creation of the final performance for the Sound in the Silence project.

Sound in the Silence is an intercultural and international remembrance initiative coordinated by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity in cooperation with its partners: MOTTE and Ustav Pamati Naroda.

Director: Daniel Dluhy
Director's Assistant: Juliana Gubisova
Sound recordist and mixer: Samo Skubla

Song used during the performance shown in the video: „Imagine”, John Lennon, Lenono Music administrated by Universal Music Publishing International, All Rights Reserved.

A film presentation of works created by the participants of the educational programme ‘Visualisations of 20th-century Forced Migrations’

Authors:
Mladen Nikolić
Olga Filonchuk
Kalina Trajanovska
Joanna Kowalska
Badri Okujava
Antonia Foldes
Liana Blicharska
Daria Koltsova
Andrea Škopková
Brenna Yellin

’Visualisations of 20th-century Forced Migrations. Transnational Memory in Pictures and Art’ was a programme for young artists and professionals under the age of 35 interested in the complex histories of the European regions affected by forced migration. The project was a joint initiative of the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity and Deutsche Gesellschaft e.V.

After the Great War, a number of countries emerged or regained their independence, mainly in East-Central Europe, among others: Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. The only countries created in Western Europe were Ireland and the Kingdom of Iceland.

See Prof. Jay Winter from Yale University, a member of the Academic Council of the exhibition, sharing his personal reflections on this unusual outdoor display dedicated to an extremely important, yet often overlooked period in the XX century history of Europe and the world. The footage was shot during the presentation at the French town of Verdun, one of the most important historical sites related to the First World War, in August 2019. The exhibition has been worked out as a result of discussions between historians and experts from many countries. The aim of the project is to allow the visitors to learn about the variety of perspectives, experiences and attitudes in regard to the aftermath of the First World War and the emergence of the new order. More information about the exhibition you will find here: https://enrs.eu/afterthegreatwar

written by Prof. Wojciech Roszkowski, edited by Prof. Peer Vries and Dr Nathan Marcus

Written by written by Prof. Wojciech Roszkowski, Prof. Andrzej Nowak, edited by Dr Nathan Marcus.

The video is available in 7 language versions (English, Czech, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, and Slovak) free of charge, within the framework of Open Educational Resources.

The animation is a part of a bigger project called ‘Hi-story lessons. Teaching & learning about 20th-century European history’.

Creation of the animation would not be possible if not for the financial support of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), as well as contributions of the following partners: the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Poland; the Ministry of Human Capacities, Hungary; the Slovak Institute of National Remembrance; the European Association of History Educators EUROCLIO, the Netherlands; Post Bellum, Czech Republic; the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Mihálya Fazekasa Elementary and Junior High School, Hungary.

Written by Prof. Wojciech Roszkowski, edited by Prof. Jan Rydel, dr Oldřich Tůma