Description
The goal is to improve the culture of remembrance, and to create opportunities a transparent dialog without fear, to think together about prejudices, to dissolve the misbeliefs. The primary target group is the population of the selected townships, where lived major Jewish communities before 1944. With the communication of results our observations could be useful expansively. The central element of the project: the Scorn play which is suitable to create a good atmosphere without tenseness for the follower conversation. Before we choose helpers from every townships and take a workshop for them. Important measurable element is the comparison of the answers before and after the performance, where the question is: „What comes to your mind when you hear the word Jew?“ Our partners are the Hungarian Jewish Archives directed by Zsuzsa Toronyi, the community of Frankel Synagogue and Hungarian Jewish Social Support Fund. The continual and interactive communication of the project’s observes is a goal, too.
Summary of project results
The aim was to create opportunities for honest dialogue without fear; to reflect on the common prejudices, and to dispel myths and misbeliefs. The direct target groups were the residents of the selected areas, where larger Jewish communities lived before 1944, but after the disclosure of the results, a wider circle can also dip from the project’s experiences. The central elements of the project were: a comedy called ’Lefitymálva’, which ensures a loose atmosphere; and a discussion after the performance, when the theater calls for a dialogue with the audience. A selection of local facilitators and an initial workshop for them always prevents the local performance. It was important to measure the elements, like "What comes to your mind about the word: Jew?" Provoking to process such a topic within the local community, it was suitable to initiate a collective reflection, which can sometimes be passionate and mettled, but breaking the collective silence can be a bedrock for further dialogue.
Summary of bilateral results