The 2022 Centropa Summer Academy
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EVENT SCHEDULE
2024 Centropa Summer Academy
20th c. European History. Holocaust. Jewish Memory.
July 15-22, 2024
Day 1 - Monday, July 15
12-13:30 Registration at hotel.
13:30 Participants walk to conference venue.
14:00 Welcome remarks and introduction.
14:30 Icebreaking activity: participants get to know each other.
15:15 Presentation of Centropa’s education program. Introduction to Centropa's German-Jewish Source
Book. Screening of biographical short film about Rosa Rosenstein who grew up in Berlin.
16:00 Coffee break. Elective course introductions and meeting.
17:00 Keynote lecture by Michael Brenner “Before the Deluge: German Jews in the Weimar Republic“.
17:45 Q&A.
18:00 Check-in at hotel.
19:00 Welcome dinner at hotel.
Day 2 - Tuesday July 16
08:30 Bus departs from hotel.
09:00 Walking tour. A Jewish HerStory from Berlin-Mitte". Guided tour on Rosa Rosenstein and other Jewish women.
11:00 Bus departs.
11:30 Arrival at Jewish Museum Berlin. Visit of exhibition and lunch.
14:30 Bus departs.
15:00 Arrival at conference venue. Coffee break.
15:30 Marketplace of ideas. Centropa teachers present their lessons.
16:30 Elective work.
18:00 Free evening.
Day 3 – Wednesday, July 17
08:30 Bus departs.
08:45 Guided tour through the Bavarian Quarter in Schöneberg with its "Places of Remembrance".
09:30 Bus transfer to House of the House of the Wannsee Conference.
10:00 Guided tour of the permanent exhibition.
12:00 Lunch.
13:00 Reflection session.
14:00 Bus departs.
14:30 Visit of Platform 17 Deportation Memorial at Grunewald Station.
15:15 Bus departs.
16:00 Coffee break at conference venue.
16:30 Taking stock of what we've learned: Prewar Jewish life through deportations. Preparation for our visit to Ravensbrück.
18:00 Free evening.
Day 4 – Thursday, July 18
08:15 Bus departs. Matthias Heyl, Head of Ravensbrück’s Education Department, will be our guide on the bus.
10:15 Arrival at Ravensbrück Memorial.
10:30 Participant learning workshop using the Centropa Ravensbrück Reader with testimonies from Jewish survivors of the Ravensbrück concentration camp.
12:00 Lunch.
13:00 Introduction to the history of Ravensbrück concentration camp, overview of the memorial, the exhibitions and the educational program. Followed by guided tour of the Ravensbrück.
15:00 Reflection discussion at conference room.
16:00 Concluding memorial ceremony (Kaddish) led by Israeli participants.
17:00 Bus transfer to hotel.
18:30 Free evening.
Day 5 – Friday, July, 19
08:30 Participants visit assigned venues of their elective group. Details in process.
12:45 Lunch.
13:45 Elective group work.
16:30 Free time & prepare for synagogue visit.
18:00 Bus departs from hotel.
19:00 Shabbat service.
19:45 Bus transfer.
20:15 Shabbat dinner.
Day 6 – Saturday, July, 20
08:30 Bus transfer to Soviet War Memorial.
09:00 Guided tour of the Memorial.
10:15 Bus departs.
10:45 Visit of Berlin Wall Memorial.
12:15 Bus departs.
12:45 Lunch.
13:45 Reflection discussion using excerpts from “The Fall of Berlin” by Antony Beevor.
14:30 Elective groups finalize their projects.
16:00 Coffee break.
16:30 Panel discussion on “Addressing Antisemitism in Germany: Challenges and Possibilities in Society, School, and Education”.
18:00 Free evening.
Day 7 – Sunday, July 21
09:15 Meeting at Holocaust Memorial. Visit of the outside Memorial.
09:45 Brief introduction.
10:00 Visit of Information Centre under the field of Stelae.
11:45 Return to conference venue.
12:15 Lunch.
13:15 Reflection session.
14:00 Panel discussion on "Jewish Identities and Perspectives in Berlin".
15:30 Coffee break. Final group photo.
16:00 Final presentation of the elective projects.
17:30 Summary, feedback, distribution of certificates of participation.
19:30 Closing dinner.
Day 8 – Monday, July 22
until 10:00 check-out & individual departure.
If you would like to have more information about our educational programs, please contact:
Fabian Rühle
Fabian Rühle is our European Education Director, developing materials and running seminars for teachers all over Europe. He is also our liaison for European governments and foundations, and he coordinates our fundraising in Europe. In 2015, he opened our Germany office and is now based in Hamburg.
Dr. Lauren Granite
Dr. Lauren Granite directs our US educational programs. Since 2010 she has been building our network of Jewish day and congregational schools; expanding into public, parochial and charter schools; running workshops and seminars; mentoring teachers; writing lessons and projects; and establishing teacher advisory teams to advise us about Centropa curricula.
Dr. Maria Lieberman
Mirus (Maria) Lieberman is the head of our Budapest office. She is the director of CJN, Centropa’s network of European and Israeli Jewish schools, and oversees our educational programs for Hungarian public schools. Together with her team she organises and runs seminars, trainings and workshops for teachers and students, develops cross-border projects and programs.
lieberman(at)centropa.org