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Learning from the past – acting for the future

A seminar on teaching about the Holocaust and human rights

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RECOMMENDATIONS ON TEACHING AND LEARNING ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST
BY THE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ALLIANCE IHRA

accredited professional development program

BASIC INFORMATION – ŠABAC 2023

This year’s seminar is held on 20-24. August 2023 in Šabac.

Accommodation and space is provided at Hotel Sloboda in Šabac.

Participation and all teaching materials and publications are free.

Hotel accommodation costs (full board) borne by the organizers.

Simultaneous interpretation provided (knowledge of English is not necessary).

Transportation to Šabac is arranged by the participants themselves.

Lectures are given by eminent international experts and Serbian experts.

The seminar includes an accredited professional development program (ZUOV cat. no.: 295 – 8 points)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The applications for the seminar are closed.

LIST OF SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS:

SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS

Download the detailed program:

ŠABAC 2023 PROGRAM
Učesnici

The 2022 seminar was held at the Sheraton Hotel in Novi Sad

Program

The program:

ŠABAC 2023 PROGRAM

  • SUNDAY

    • Arrival of participants
    • Formal reception on the occasion of the beginning of the seminar

  • MONDAY

    • Identity and prejudice
    • The Holocaust in Europe – the international context and Character of the Crime
    • The Jewish communities of Europe and the Holocaust
    • IHRA’s Recommendations on teaching and learning about the Holocaust

  • TUESDAY

    • Antisemitism
    • The Holocaust in Serbia
    • Holocaust Memorialization – Challenges and best practices
    • Holocaust Education – Challenges and best practices
    • Education about the Holocaust and human rights

  • WEDNESDAY

    • The persecution of the Roma and antigypsyism
    • Survivors and testimonies
    • Professional guidance – sights of the city
    • Dinner in town

  • THURSDAY

    • Contemporary Holocaust education
    • Approaches and methodologies of Holocaust education
    • What next? – TOLI network
    • Evaluation and distribution of certificates
Radionica o grafičkoj noveli

workshop in Novi Sad in 2022. .

Learning from the past – acting for the future

In cooperation with the Olga Lengel Institute from New York , Terraforming organizes every year a four-day seminar “Learning from the past – acting for the future” which deals with modern approaches to education about the Holocaust and the memorialization of the Second World War in general, and the role of the culture of remembrance in strengthening basic democratic values in society.

Seminar for teachers and other actors in the field of memory culture

The seminar is primarily intended for teachers, but also for other actors of education, as well as memory workers such as museum pedagogues, curators, archivists, and all others who contribute to shaping the culture of memory. The seminar is intended primarily for participants from the Republic of Serbia.

Every year in a different city

The seminar is held every year in a different city with the aim of promoting the local history of different cities in Serbia. By selecting participants from among the registered candidates, we try to ensure participation from all parts of Serbia, thereby encouraging the exchange of experiences and building a network of teachers and actors in the field of memory culture from all over the country.

The lecturers are renowned international and Serbian experts

Renowned international experts are among the lecturers at the seminar. Every year we bring other lecturers to present the topic from different angles and perspectives, and to enable the participants to personally meet some of the world’s leading names in this field, and directly discuss and exchange opinions with them.

Among the Serbian lecturers are some of the most important experts in the field of history, didactics, museology, Holocaust pedagogy, and other relevant disciplines.

Also, some of the lectures are given by fellow experts of the TOLI Institute.

Simultaneous interpretation is provided

Lectures by international guests are given in English. During all four days of the seminar, simultaneous translation (with headphones) is provided so that everyone can follow the lectures and participate in the workshops and discussions in both languages.

Accredited professional development program

The seminar also includes the accredited professional development program “Learning about the Holocaust according to the recommendations of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance” (ZUOV catalog number: 295) which brings 8 points

International TOLI Network of Holocaust Educators

Teachers who participate in the program become part of the TOLI network of Holocaust educators. After participating in the program, teachers leave with strategies, materials and ideas for implementing the program in their classrooms. Also, teachers have the opportunity to apply for the TOLI mini-grant program and receive scholarships and support for organizing local projects with their students.

Registration for the seminar

Participants apply through an online form. The number of places is limited, and as we usually receive a large number of applicants, we cannot guarantee that everyone will get a place. But for those who were not admitted to the seminar this year, we guarantee that they will have priority next year.

Oana Bajka

Oana Bajka speaks at the official reception in the Archives of Vojvodina on the occasion of the beginning of the seminar in Novi Sad in 2022. .

PREVIOUS LECTURERS

at the seminars so far

International lecturers

  • Dr. Thomas Lutz, Germany
    director of the Museum Department of the Memorial and Educational Center “Topography of Terror” in Berlin
    and member of the IHRA delegation of Germany,
    www.topographie.de
  • Dr. Katarzina Suszkiewicz, Poland
    director of the education department of the Galicia Jewish Museum in Kraków
    www.galiciajewishmuseum.org
  • Harry D. Wall, Israel/USA
    member of the Board of Directors of the TOLI Institute from New York, journalist, photographer, videographer, and publicist
    www.toli.us
  • Ruth-Anne Lenga, Great Britain
    Director of the Center for Holocaust Education at the Institute of Education, University of London
    and member of the IHRA delegation of the UK,
    www.holocausteducation.org.uk
  • Dr. Wolf Kaiser, Germany
    director of the education department at the Memorial and Education Center of the Wannsee Conference House in Berlin
    and member of the IHRA delegation of Germany,
    www.ghwk.de
  • Dr. Calin Rus, Romania
    director of the Intercultural Institute in Timisoara and expert of the Council of Europe on education for democratic citizenship
    www.intercultural.ro
  • Dr. Werner Dreier, Austria
    director of the Austrian State Institute for Teaching and Learning about the Holocaust
    and member of the IHRA delegation of the Republic of Austria,
    www.erinnern.at
  • Prof. Dr. Gadi Luzzatto Voghera, Italy
    director of the Center for Contemporary Jewish Documentation in Milan, professor of Contemporary History at Boston University International Studies, and professor of Jewish History at the University of Venice,
    and member of the IHRA delegation of the Republic of Italy,
    www.cdec.it

Lecturers of the TOLI Institute

  • Dr. Oana Nestian-Sandu, Romania
    psychologist with a doctorate in the field of intercultural competence, director of the international program of the Olga Lengel Institute for Holocaust Studies in New York, based in Timisoara
    www.toli.us
  • Oana Bajka, Romania
    program manager and educator of the TOLI Institute
    www.toli.us

Serbian Lecturers

  • Prof. Dr. Marko Šuica, Serbia
    full professor at the Department of History, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade
    www.f.bg.ac.rs
  • Dr. Milan Koljanin, Serbia
    historian, Memorial Center “Staro Sajmište”
    and member of the IHRA delegation of the Republic of the Republic of Serbia,
    www.memorialnicentar.rs
  • Dr. Milovan Pisarri, Serbia
    historian, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory / Shoa Lab
    www.ifdt.bg.ac.rs
  • Petar Djurdjev, Serbia
    director of the Historical Archive of the City of Novi Sad
    www.arhivns.rs
  • Dr. Sanja Petrović-Todosijević, Serbia
    historian, research assistant at the Institute for Recent History of Serbia
    www.inisbgd.co.rs
  • Dr. Vuk Dautović, Serbia
    art historian, Center for Jewish Art and Culture Studies, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade
    www.f.bg.ac.rs
  • Nevena Bajalica, Serbia
    program manager and educator at Terraforming
    and member of the IHRA delegation of the Republic of Serbia,
    www.terraforming.org
  • Miško Stanišić, Serbia
    director of Terraforming
    and member of the IHRA delegation of the Republic of the Republic of Serbia,
    www.terraforming.org

from the evaluation form after the seminar in Novi Sad in 2022: “This seminar is the most comprehensive, the most useful and the most substantial that I have attended so far and I recommend it to everyone who is interested in this topic.” .

TOLI
Učesnici - rad u grupama

seminar in Novi Sad in 2022. .

TOLI Institute

The TOLI Institute is a non-profit organization focused on creating programs for the education and professional development of teachers who teach about the Holocaust and human rights in the United States and Europe. TOLI was founded in order to continue the work of Olga Lengel, a woman who survived the Holocaust and who, through her work and engagement, contributed to the active education of future generations about the Holocaust and the understanding of the importance of education about the Holocaust to this day.

The life of Olga Lengel and her memoirs served as inspiration for the famous novel by William Styron and the film “Sofia’s Choice” by Alan Pakula, starring Meryl Streep.

TOLI has been organizing seminars for teachers in Europe since 2012. . A total of 31 seminars have been organized so far, namely: 9 in Romania, 5 in Bulgaria, 2 in Austria, 3 in Greece, 3 in Poland, 2 in Italy, 2 in Portugal, 2 in Lithuania and 2 in Ukraine, and one international seminar for teachers from 15 European countries. Groups of 30 to 40 teachers attended each seminar, so over 1000 teachers have participated in TOLI seminars so far.

TOLI promotes teaching about the Holocaust and human rights using an interdisciplinary approach that allows students to learn about the Holocaust, but also to learn from the Holocaust, so that they can apply the acquired knowledge in their communities, in order to solve the problem of discrimination, as well as to promote human rights.

The cross-cutting methodology aims to help teachers and students think about how an event like the Holocaust was possible, how propaganda worked, and how Jews and other groups were gradually disenfranchised. At the same time, the Holocaust is observed through a special prism in order to understand what measures should be taken in situations where human rights are violated or when there is a risk of violation of human rights. This approach develops critical thinking as well as the ability to deal with populism and extreme nationalism, which is an increasing challenge in contemporary European societies.

Teachers who participate in the program become part of the TOLI network of Holocaust educators. After participating in the program, teachers leave with strategies, materials and ideas for implementing the program in their classrooms. Also, teachers have the opportunity to apply for the TOLI mini-grant program and receive scholarships and support for organizing local projects with their students.

www.tolinstitute.org

@theolgalengyelinstitute

The project is implemented with the financial support of:

The Jewish Humanitarian Fund JHF from the Netherlands aims to support and empower Jewish communities in Central and Eastern Europe, so that they can once again make a significant contribution to the societies in which they live. The goal of the foundation is to support civil society projects that contribute to this goal.