REM HERITAGE

ΗERITAGE – Holocaust Education Remembrance through Intergenerational Exchange

REM HERITAGE educates and engages different generations in Holocaust remembrance, countering denial and distortion.

GA number: 101196704

Funded by: CERV      Duration:  April 2025 – March 2027


Challenge

Over the past years, there has been a worrying rise in the denial and distortion of the Holocaust, especially on social media. At the same time, antisemitic incidents have increased sharply, including in schools and among young people. As fewer survivors remain to share their stories, it becomes easier for false claims, conspiracy theories and hate to spread. This creates confusion about what really happened and feeds harmful stereotypes. The challenge is not only about protecting historical truth, but also about standing up for human rights, respect and democratic values today.

Innovation

REM HERITAGE strengthens Holocaust remembrance by using fresh, intergenerational ways of learning. The project helps young people understand this important part of history and supports them to become active voices against antisemitism and racism. Through an interactive digital platform and a network of Youth Ambassadors across Europe, REM HERITAGE connects the past with the present, encouraging empathy, truth, and respect for diversity, while promoting a more inclusive future for all.

Action

Each participating country will produce between 10 (e.g. Cyprus) and 20 short digital stories, created by high school students in response to intergenerational testimony-sharing activities.

Testimonies of Holocaust survivors or their relatives, combined with artistic and cultural representations (e.g. literature, film, visual arts), will be collected in collaboration with schools, museums, and Jewish communities. These will be digitised and used for educational purposes.

    Three workshops per each participating country will involve 90 young adults (aged 18–25) from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds, including newcomers and migrants, in participatory, dialogue-based activities around Holocaust remembrance and human rights.

    Events will gather young people, educators, policymakers, Jewish and minority community representatives, and other stakeholders to discuss challenges like antisemitism and Holocaust denial, and explore innovative approaches to education and remembrance.

    Each participating country will nominate at least 8 Youth Ambassadors to join a transnational network promoting the project’s educational methodology. They will help develop policy recommendations, organise dissemination activities, and curate a repository of best practices.

    All partner countries will participate in online workshops and events to exchange knowledge, foster collaboration, and amplify the impact of the REM Heritage project across Europe.

    The report includes 32 good practices and methods from partner regions, that promote tested solutions in the methods and approaches that facilitate smooth succession trajectories in SMEs.

    Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

    Project Partners

    KMOP, Greece
    Cardet Centre for the Advancement of Research & Development in Educational Technology Limited, Cyrpus (Coordinator)
    European Jewish Association ASBL, Belgium
    Deutsche Schule Athen, Greece
    Akademia Humanistyczno-Ekonomiczna w Łodzi, Poland

     

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