Ongoing Survey on Anti-Semitism in Schools
Dear teachers,
The Terezin Initiative Institute is conducting a survey to chart changes in prejudice, attitudes and behavior among students during the school year. We are looking at a larger range of issues, but we are focusing in particular on anti-Semitism, and on attitudes that have taken shape in the aftermath of 7 October 2023 and the subsequent Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At the same time, we ask about your experiences, how you react to these views and activities of your students, or if you consider any activities risky.
The research is also being conducted in Germany, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary.
It will take you less than 10 minutes to complete the tick-box section; if you are willing to share your experiences with us, please allow more time to complete the questionnaire.
Please complete the Research on Anti-Semitism in Schools questionnaire as soon as possible, while the school year is still fresh in your mind, but no later than the beginning of the next school year.
We would be delighted if you would involve your colleagues and students in the survey and share the questionnaire with them.
Project funded by the European Practitioners Network Against Antisemitism (EPNA).
___
MemoGIS Praha: webová aplikace přibližuje, jak byli za války židé omezováni
Pokud si přejete dostávat novinky e-mailem, přihlaste se k jejich odběru na této adrese: institute@terezinstudies.cz (do předmětu uveďte "Chci dostávat novinky").
Doufáme, že se s Vámi budeme moci již brzy setkat osobně.
Knihovna i kancelář jsou pro zatím pro veřejnost uzavřeny. Pokud potřebujete vrátit knihy do knihovny, domluvte si prosím termín na: library@terezinstudies.cz.
Pokud máte dotazy, otázky, nebo byste si rádi zakoupili knihy z naší produkce, kontaktujte nás prosím prostřednictvím našeho e-mailu: institute@terezinstudies.cz.
Naši činnost můžete též podpořit pomocí portálu Darujme.cz nebo služby Givt.cz.
You can also visit
Yesterday, together with the participants of the seminar and excursion Bergen-Belsen on the Threshold of Freedom, we attended a reception at the British Embassy in Prague on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp by the British Army on 15 April 1945.
Anne Frank and thousands of others. We visited the place where the fate of one of the world's most famous stories came to an end, as well as that of countless of others. The Bergen-Belsen camp was burned down after the war, but one can still hear echoes of the past. How can we learn about the horrors that have gone to ashes?
Yesterday, we welcomed Director Denise Quistorp and Sebastian Halbauer from the Austrian Cultural Forum in Prague to our premises at Jáchymova to exchange views on our respective activities and projects. This gave us the opportunity to identify common priorities in our work and to further strengthen Austro-Czech exchange through future cooperation.
This week we received a visit from Ms Krejcova (Foreign Culture of Lower Austria) and Mr Halbauer from the Austrian Cultural Forum Prague, where we were not only able to present the work of the ITI, but also make personal contacts. We were able to discuss many topics that overlap with the work of our three institutions in order to promote Austrian-Czech exchange.
The MA Theater would love to cordially invite you to the Prague premiere of the theatre play Address Unknown, based on the 1938's best selling book by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor. The MA Theater's performance is taking place on the 28th of January at 7:30 PM at Divadlo Na Prádle, Besední 487/3, Prague 1. The play is performed in English.
You can learn more about the play here or in the attachment.
The year is 1933. Two childhood friends, the German Martin Schulse and the Jew Max Eisenstein, bound by student fraternity in Germany and then a gallery business in America, are now separated by the Atlantic. Max continues the Schulse-Eisenstein Galleries in San Francisco, while Martin and his wife and young children move back to native Germany.
Letters fly back and forth, from the Bavarian mansion, across the ocean, to San Francisco, to dear Maxel, and others are sent back to dear Martin. They are full of tenderness, common memories, and hope for Germany's happy future...
Direction: Marianna Arzumanova
Cast: Mario Baas, Jiří Valeš, Eva Alner
The original script, direction, scenography and soundtrack are work of Marianna Arzumanova, the director and founder of Prague's Theatre MA. The show premiered on 18th July 2022 in Verbier, and was shown again in London, New York, Geneve and Schloss Elmau, starring world-renowned pianist Evgeny Kissin and baritone Thomas Hampson.
From December 6 to 8, 2024, we hosted the seminar Antisemitism and Us in Terezín for teachers and peer educators from the Anne Frank Youth Network (AFYN). The event was organized in collaboration with European Practitioners against Antisemitism (EPNA), and with support from the German Federal Foreign Office.
Program and Key Speakers
The seminar offered a rich program focused on how to teach about antisemitism and the Holocaust in a way that has a tangible impact while avoiding unintended antisemitic outcomes. We were honored to welcome outstanding speakers:
- Tomáš Kraus, who guided participants through the authentic environment of the Terezín ghetto, sharing his family’s stories to enrich the educational experience.
- Jakub Drábik, who gave a lecture titled What is Fascism?, exploring its origins, manifestations, and methods of prevention.
- Peter Weisenbacher, who presented FRA research and additional data on how antisemitism is perceived and experienced by members of the Jewish community in Slovakia.