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Centropa is thinking of all our Israeli teachers and their families during this challenging time and hope that you are safe. We stand with you and hope for more peaceful days ahead.

Joshua Ault teaches journalism to high schoolers. When he joined 61 other teachers from 16 countries at this year’s Centropa Summer Academy (CSA), he had to share what he experienced through video—and he did a great job! Hear what Josh has say: youtu.be/ptViaENJ7Ec

Join us next week with The Holocaust Resource and Education Center at Kean University to discuss our work at Centropa as a critical resource. Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Time: 4:30 EST Register now: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Hear from the artists working on our iMemory project about their motivations for making places of Jewish memory more visible through art! For more info on this project head to our website: centropa.org/en/imemory #iMemory #Artists #Spotlight

🗓️The count down is officially on. We cant wait to see you in Budapest in three weeks. Wondering what we will be getting up to during the Centropa Summer Academy 2025? Head over to our website to see the updated program: centropa.org/en/csa2025/pag…

A big thanks to EVZ for our latest feature in their 'Bildungsagenda Newsletter' for our MemoryLanes project. To learn more about the project see our website: centropa.org/en/memorylanes

Have you already checked out the Centropa Summer Academy event schedule? It's waiting for you on our website. Head over there for a sneak peak into what we have planned for the #CSA2024Berlin: csa2024.centropa.org/event-schedule

Explore, learn and remember Jewish heritage with the new Centropa MemoryLanes AR App developed over the past years 86 teenagers. Free and available for download via Google play and the App Store. Photos by Róbert László Bácsi

If you're joining us in Berlin for this year's Centropa Summer Academy you might want to brush up on your German. We collected some phrases to help you out! Let us know your favourite. #CSA2024Berlin

The count down is officially on! Only two weeks until we see each other in Berlin for #CSA2024Berlin. Let us know in the comment section what you’re looking forward to most ↩️

Did you know that picnicking is a traditional way that Sephardic Jews spent their free time in the late and post-Ottoman period? June has arrived and with it the sun, perfect for a picnic. Our archive shows many Jews did this at such a pivotal time in history ⤵️

Centropa was in Barcelona last week for the two day kick off of the Mi Dor Le Dor Europe project - a project that aims to foster awareness of Jewish heritage across Europe. For more info on the kick off and the project: jewisheritage.org/kick-off-meeti…

Final reminder: Join us this Sunday for the last Café Centropa: Teachers’ Edition for the 2023-2024 school year! Wrap up your school year by meeting and/or catching up with Centropa teachers from the US, Europe, and Israel. More info + registration here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Meet Theodore Magder. When Zhanna Litinskaya interviewed him in 2004 he spoke of surviving the war, working as a journalist during the Communist years, and how he joined the government once Moldova became independent. Listen to his story here: centropa.org/en/podcast/sea…

Bára, Anna & Johana, with the support of their dedicated teacher Lucie Prokešová, created the winning film for Czechia for our HerStories project youth competition. 

Head over to our website to watch their film now: her-stories.eu/en/winners-her…

Meet the winning team from Greece for our HerStories Youth Competition! 

Listen to their podcast now on the project website: her-stories.eu/en/winners-her…

Meet Polina Leibovich who was still teaching school at the age of 79. In episode one of our latest podcast season, she shares with us her story of a happy childhood and how she managed to survive hell in the camps of Transnistria. Listen now: centropa.org/en/podcast/sea…

Join us June 2nd for the last Café Centropa: Teachers’ Edition for the 2023-2024 school year! Wrap up your school year by meeting and/or catching up with Centropa teachers from the US, Europe, and Israel. More info and registration here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Season 11 of our podcast is out! This season we’re in Chisinau. Moldova has had a tragic Jewish history, steeped in pogroms and mass murder. In 2004, we interviewed two remarkable people: Polina Leibovich and Theodor Magder. Listen to their stories now: centropa.org/en/podcast/sea…

Last chance to sign up for our next Café Centropa: Teachers’ Edition, taking place tomorrow Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 8am Pacific Time, 10am Central Time, 11am Eastern Time, 17:00 Central Europe Time, 18:00 Eastern Europe Time. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/.../tZAsfumrrz…...