In the February issue of the "Oś Oswiecim - People - History - Culture" magazine which is published by the Auschwitz Memorial three pages were given to the participants of our project. The articles in Oś are the first effects of work of the press group. More articles by the participants about the Auschwitz-Buchenwald seminars will be published in April edition, both in Polish and English.
Pokazywanie postów oznaczonych etykietą Workshop. Pokaż wszystkie posty
Pokazywanie postów oznaczonych etykietą Workshop. Pokaż wszystkie posty
sobota, 26 marca 2011
The World visits Auschwitz at the World Café!
Nice little tables, animated discussions. Menus are located at the table-clothes. A pleasing, well-stocked Café. Normal. But on closer inspection there is no normality: Pieces of conversation in English, Polish, Russian, German go through the whole room. The table-cloths are in fact made of paper, the menu doesn't provide any food information, but questions: What impact does the remembrance of World War II have on the formation and development of the national identity? Is it possible to establish a common international culture of remembrance? No coffee, but big discussion.
During the international meeting in Auschwitz the participants took part in a workshop about the culture of remembrance in their countries. The "World Café" connected diverse perspectives and explored questions that matter. People discussed and answered issues in small groups of different nations and different ages.
The main problem of discussion was: how the society and the mass media deals with the culture of remembrance. “After the end of World War II the German national identity broke down. And it has never been recovered since then. There was a feeling of deep shame and fear to show any sign of patriotism. The first time you could see again German flags and hear the hymn was in 2006, when the soccer world championship took place in Germany”, explained a young German. On the paper to make notes about the results of discussion someone noted down: “In order to have an identity, you need to have history. In order to make history you need an identity.” The Israeli guests described that the memory of the Holocaust has a very big effect on the Israeli identity. Many people know someone who survived. Every year there is a national memorial day that effects everybody. And from the Russian visitors you could learn that the victory in the Second World War is the greatest proud of ex-soviet union. Important is that now in Russia and other post soviet union countries historians start to work on the topic of Holocaust, because not every fact about this period is known. In Poland nowadays culture of remembrance is popular – people can talk about it and there is possibility to do something and not to forget. “The knowledge about past makes us built present and future. We can only create our national identity when we remember about past events.”, is the final result.
One interesting question during the evening was: how are topics such as World War II, the National Socialist ideology, and the Holocaust taught in your history classes. Answers were different. In Israel, for example, all these three topics are connected. It is very important to know this theme really good. Everybody must learn it. After few weeks of learning about it there is an exam. Government helps to remember about the Holocaust - every year there is memorial day. In Polish education there is more information about the effects than the causes of World War II. Too little is said about the Nazi period. There are special educational programs for teachers, pupils have to visit memorial places. The topic is taught not only on history classes – also on literature and art classes. Problem with this topic was during the communism period in Poland - different story was at home, different at school. Now it has changed.
In Russia the greatest day is the Soviet Victory Day (9 May). National Socialist ideology, and the Holocaust are examined from a political point of view and it is a really hard question in Russia nowadays. Anniversaries are celebrated, but not in a state school, but in the youth organizations (like NGOs). Young people from Germany are divided. For some of them lessons are interesting. There are movies and radio broadcasts in this topic and, of course, they can read a lot of facts about this period in books. Some of them wants to know more. We can meet a lot of Germans on voluntary program services in different places in Poland, which are associated with Holocaust.
The question, how can forms of remembrance and commemoration that do not serve forces of political and national exploitation be created and developed, shows different possibilities. International dialogue and interviews with surviving witnesses must be documented and archived, for example in the internet. Education and transposition between generations, pluralism and multiplicity are very important. And all that can be triggered during an international discussion over a cup of coffee.
During the international meeting in Auschwitz the participants took part in a workshop about the culture of remembrance in their countries. The "World Café" connected diverse perspectives and explored questions that matter. People discussed and answered issues in small groups of different nations and different ages.
The main problem of discussion was: how the society and the mass media deals with the culture of remembrance. “After the end of World War II the German national identity broke down. And it has never been recovered since then. There was a feeling of deep shame and fear to show any sign of patriotism. The first time you could see again German flags and hear the hymn was in 2006, when the soccer world championship took place in Germany”, explained a young German. On the paper to make notes about the results of discussion someone noted down: “In order to have an identity, you need to have history. In order to make history you need an identity.” The Israeli guests described that the memory of the Holocaust has a very big effect on the Israeli identity. Many people know someone who survived. Every year there is a national memorial day that effects everybody. And from the Russian visitors you could learn that the victory in the Second World War is the greatest proud of ex-soviet union. Important is that now in Russia and other post soviet union countries historians start to work on the topic of Holocaust, because not every fact about this period is known. In Poland nowadays culture of remembrance is popular – people can talk about it and there is possibility to do something and not to forget. “The knowledge about past makes us built present and future. We can only create our national identity when we remember about past events.”, is the final result.
One interesting question during the evening was: how are topics such as World War II, the National Socialist ideology, and the Holocaust taught in your history classes. Answers were different. In Israel, for example, all these three topics are connected. It is very important to know this theme really good. Everybody must learn it. After few weeks of learning about it there is an exam. Government helps to remember about the Holocaust - every year there is memorial day. In Polish education there is more information about the effects than the causes of World War II. Too little is said about the Nazi period. There are special educational programs for teachers, pupils have to visit memorial places. The topic is taught not only on history classes – also on literature and art classes. Problem with this topic was during the communism period in Poland - different story was at home, different at school. Now it has changed.
In Russia the greatest day is the Soviet Victory Day (9 May). National Socialist ideology, and the Holocaust are examined from a political point of view and it is a really hard question in Russia nowadays. Anniversaries are celebrated, but not in a state school, but in the youth organizations (like NGOs). Young people from Germany are divided. For some of them lessons are interesting. There are movies and radio broadcasts in this topic and, of course, they can read a lot of facts about this period in books. Some of them wants to know more. We can meet a lot of Germans on voluntary program services in different places in Poland, which are associated with Holocaust.
The question, how can forms of remembrance and commemoration that do not serve forces of political and national exploitation be created and developed, shows different possibilities. International dialogue and interviews with surviving witnesses must be documented and archived, for example in the internet. Education and transposition between generations, pluralism and multiplicity are very important. And all that can be triggered during an international discussion over a cup of coffee.
Anna Reinhardt
Katarzyna Gasińska
środa, 23 marca 2011
Beginn des zweiten Projektseminars in Buchenwald // Start of the second project workshop in Buchenwald
(see below for English version of this article)
Die Internationale Begegnung 2011 des Maximilian-Kolbe-Werks zum Thema "Erinnern und Gedenken im Zeitalter des Web 2.0" wird von heute an mit einem fünftägigen Seminar in der Gedenkstätte Buchenwald fortgesetzt. 20 junge Teilnehmer/innen und 5 Zeitzeug/innen haben sich in der Jugendbegegnungsstätte auf dem oberhalb von Weimar gelegenen Ettersberg eingefunden, um an diesem authentischen Schauplatz nationalsozialistischen Terrors über Geschichte und Erinnerung zu reflektieren. Gemeinsam gehen sie der Frage nach, wie Erinnern und Gedenken in Zukunft aussehen können und welche Möglichkeiten die Neuen Medien und Soziale Netzwerke dabei bieten.
Das Seminar in Buchenwald ist der zweite und zugleich letzte Teil der diesjährigen Internationalen Begegnung des Maximilian-Kolbe-Werks. Auftakt war ein einwöchiges Seminar im polnischen Oswiecim (Auschwitz), das Ende Januar anlässlich des 66. Jahrestages der Befreiung von Auschwitz-Birkenau stattfand. In Buchenwald beenden die jungen Teilnehmer/innen nun die Arbeit an ihren Medienprojekten in den Bereichen Audio, Video, Text und Internet. Die Ergebnisse werden zu Abschluss des Seminars am Samstagabend präsentiert und anschließend auf dieser Webseite veröffentlicht.
Der erste Abend in der Jugendbegegnungsstätte auf dem Ettersberg wurde dazu genutzt, einander herzlich zu begrüßen und auch jene Zeitzeug/innen und sonstigen Mitwirkenden willkommen zu heißen, die im Januar noch nicht mit von der Partie gewesen waren. Der zuständige pädagogische Mitarbeiter der Gedenkstätte, Jan Malecha, gab zudem eine kurze Einführung in die Geschichte des Konzentrationslagers während und nach der NS-Zeit.
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The International Meeting 2011 of the Maximilian-Kolbe-Werk on the topic of "Remembering and Commemorating in the Age of Web 2.0" is being continued as of today with a five-day seminar in the Memorial Site at Buchenwald. 20 young participants and five witnesses of history have come together in the youth education centre on the Ettersberg hill above Weimar in order to reflect upon history and memory in this authentic site of Nazi terror. Together they will deal with the question as to what remembering and commemorating may look like in the future, and what possibilities the New Media and Social Networks are offering in this regard.
The event in Buchenwald constitutes the second and last part of this year's International Meeting of the Maximilian-Kolbe-Werk. It began with a one-week seminar in Oswiecim (Auschwitz) in Poland, held in late January on the occasion of the 66th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. In Buchenwald the young participants will conclude the work on their media projects in audio, video and text formats, as well as on internet publishing. The results will be presented at the end of the workshop on Saturday, and published afterwards on the project website.
The opening evening in the youth education centre on the Ettersberg was used by the participants to greet all the familiar faces, and to welcome also those witnesses of history and other people who had not been present in January. Furthermore, the pedagogical assistant of the memorial site in charge of supporting the project, Jan Malecha, provided a short introduction on the history of Buchenwald concentration camp before and after the Nazi time.
Die Internationale Begegnung 2011 des Maximilian-Kolbe-Werks zum Thema "Erinnern und Gedenken im Zeitalter des Web 2.0" wird von heute an mit einem fünftägigen Seminar in der Gedenkstätte Buchenwald fortgesetzt. 20 junge Teilnehmer/innen und 5 Zeitzeug/innen haben sich in der Jugendbegegnungsstätte auf dem oberhalb von Weimar gelegenen Ettersberg eingefunden, um an diesem authentischen Schauplatz nationalsozialistischen Terrors über Geschichte und Erinnerung zu reflektieren. Gemeinsam gehen sie der Frage nach, wie Erinnern und Gedenken in Zukunft aussehen können und welche Möglichkeiten die Neuen Medien und Soziale Netzwerke dabei bieten.
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| Die Teilnehmer/innen der Begegnung versammeln sich im Seminarraum - und sogar die Maximilian-Kolbe-Taube (im Vordergrund auf dem Fußboden) ist wieder dabei |
Das Seminar in Buchenwald ist der zweite und zugleich letzte Teil der diesjährigen Internationalen Begegnung des Maximilian-Kolbe-Werks. Auftakt war ein einwöchiges Seminar im polnischen Oswiecim (Auschwitz), das Ende Januar anlässlich des 66. Jahrestages der Befreiung von Auschwitz-Birkenau stattfand. In Buchenwald beenden die jungen Teilnehmer/innen nun die Arbeit an ihren Medienprojekten in den Bereichen Audio, Video, Text und Internet. Die Ergebnisse werden zu Abschluss des Seminars am Samstagabend präsentiert und anschließend auf dieser Webseite veröffentlicht.
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| I. Zegalis aus Litauen nahm bereits am ersten Teil der Begegnung in Auschwitz teil |
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| Jan Malecha von der Gedenkstätte erläutert die Geschichte Buchenwalds anhand historischer Photographien |
The event in Buchenwald constitutes the second and last part of this year's International Meeting of the Maximilian-Kolbe-Werk. It began with a one-week seminar in Oswiecim (Auschwitz) in Poland, held in late January on the occasion of the 66th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. In Buchenwald the young participants will conclude the work on their media projects in audio, video and text formats, as well as on internet publishing. The results will be presented at the end of the workshop on Saturday, and published afterwards on the project website.
The opening evening in the youth education centre on the Ettersberg was used by the participants to greet all the familiar faces, and to welcome also those witnesses of history and other people who had not been present in January. Furthermore, the pedagogical assistant of the memorial site in charge of supporting the project, Jan Malecha, provided a short introduction on the history of Buchenwald concentration camp before and after the Nazi time.
środa, 16 lutego 2011
Artikel über Internationale Begegnung im Museumsmagazin Auschwitz
Heute ist die aktuelle Ausgabe des Magazins „Oś“ erschienen, das vom Staatlichen Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oświęcim veröffentlicht wird. Auf den Seiten 12, 13 und 16 des Heftes finden sich Texte und Fotos, die im Rahmen des ersten Teils unserer Internationalen Begegnung im Januar 2011 entstanden sind. Vorläufig liegt nur die polnischsprachige Ausgabe vor, doch soll in Kürze auch eine englische Übersetzung erscheinen.
Die Texte entstanden im Rahmen des Text-Workshops unter der Leitung von Paweł Sawicki. Im Einzelnen sind dies ein Beitrag von Anat aus Israel und Katarzyna aus Polen sowie ein Interview, das Jakob aus Deutschland mit Mustafa aus Mazedonien durchgeführt hat. Die Texte werden in Kürze nochmals separat auf dieser Seite veröffentlicht werden.
poniedziałek, 31 stycznia 2011
Erster Video-Clip über Besuch in Auschwitz-Birkenau // First video clip about visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau
The video group has published a first project that they produced during part 1 of the International Meeting 2011 in Oswiecim. It is a short documentary clip about the visit to the State Museum in Auschwitz and Birkenau on 25 January 2011, two days before the 66th anniversary of the camp's liberation. It is without words, and the images speak for themselves. The soundtrack to the clip may not be audible in all countries due to copyright restrictions.
A great "Thank you!", or better, "Dzieki!" to Adam and Michal and their crew for producing this interesting material and making it available so soon. We are all looking forward to what will come next!
A great "Thank you!", or better, "Dzieki!" to Adam and Michal and their crew for producing this interesting material and making it available so soon. We are all looking forward to what will come next!
sobota, 29 stycznia 2011
Radiobeitrag über die Internationale Begegnung 2011 // Radio show about the International Meeting 2011
Anlässlich des 66. Jahrestages der Befreiung des Konzentrationslagers Auschwitz-Birkenau sendete das in Wien (Österreich) ansässige Freie Radio Orange 94.0 am 27. Januar 2011 einen einstündigen Beitrag über die Internationale Begegnung des Maximilian-Kolbe-Werks in Auschwitz und Buchenwald. Der Beitrag entstand im Rahmen des Audio-Workshops unter der Leitung von Paweł Kamiński. Im Mittelpunkt steht das am Vortag in Oświęcim-Harmęże geführte Zeitzeugengespräch mit Herrn Edward Paczkowski, geboren 1930. Es fand auf polnisch statt und wurde von Prof. Ulrich Fox konsekutiv ins Deutsche übersetzt.
Weitere Informationen über das Sonderprogramm sind auf der Webseite von Orange 94.0 abrufbar. Der Beitrag selber kann über den folgenden Player angehört werden:
Auschwitz 66 by mkwprojekt2011_1
Ein direkter Download der MP3-Datei ist zudem über folgende Links möglich:
http://soundcloud.com/mkwprojekt2011_1/auschwitz-66
http://www.4shared.com/audio/PHsIpwIC/auschwitz_66.html
Weitere Informationen über das Sonderprogramm sind auf der Webseite von Orange 94.0 abrufbar. Der Beitrag selber kann über den folgenden Player angehört werden:
Auschwitz 66 by mkwprojekt2011_1
Ein direkter Download der MP3-Datei ist zudem über folgende Links möglich:
http://soundcloud.com/mkwprojekt2011_1/auschwitz-66
http://www.4shared.com/audio/PHsIpwIC/auschwitz_66.html
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