Description
The broad spectrum of educational activities proposed under the project is a response to the urgent need for saving The Jewish cultural heritage in Poland heritage from oblivion. The project responds to the social demand to recover knowledge about Polish Jews and their culture, and for to transfer it to the younger generation. The project aims to foster a society that is open and tolerant, and combats against intolerance, anti-Semitism, exclusion, and entrenching of negative stereotyping. The main beneficiaries of the project are school-age children and young people; young adults, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds and persons with disabilities. Educational activities focused on Jewish cultural heritage and the contemporary Jewish world strengthen people’s knowledge and also help shape civic attitudes on values as tolerance, civil rights and freedoms, respect for those who are different and dialogue between cultures. Cooperation with the donor partner contributes to stronger between Poles and Norwegians and between Jews living in Poland and Norway.
Summary of project results
The broad spectrum of educational activities proposed under the project was a response to the urgent need for saving The Jewish cultural heritage in Poland heritage from oblivion. The project responded to the social demand to recover knowledge about Polish Jews and their culture, and for to transfer it to the younger generation. The projects aim was to foster a society that is open and tolerant, and combats against intolerance, anti-Semitism, exclusion, and entrenching of negative stereotyping. The main beneficiaries of the project were school-age children and young people; young adults, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds and persons with disabilities. Educational activities focused on Jewish cultural heritage and the contemporary Jewish world strengthened people’s knowledge and also help shape civic attitudes on values as tolerance, civil rights and freedoms, respect for those who are different and dialogue between cultures. As a result 3927 cultural and education activities took place (workshops, conferences, lectures, debates, city actions, exhibitions, artistic residencies,) in which 1.07 million people participated, while Internet websites and platforms were accessed by 6.5 million visitors.
Summary of bilateral results
The HL-Centre is an institution specializing in research and education about the Holocaust with a special focus on Norwegian history and studies of religious minorities. It developed content-related activities and coordinated bilateral links with other institutions involved in the project: The Oslo Jewish Museum, The European Wergeland Centre and The Falstad Centre. The project partners focused on dissemination of knowledge about the cultural heritage of Polish Jews, teaching and learning about this heritage in a diverse and pluralist society, and development of Internet-based historical sources and oral history collections. The partnership was strengthened through organizing bilateral activities such as Norwegian students’ visits to Poland, Polish teachers’ visits to Norway, experts seminars and conferences, and bilateral historical research projects. Thanks to the partnership, Polish-Norwegian relations have been strengthened and will be continued in the future.