Miphgasch/Begegnung e.V. Samariterstr. 27
Berlin
Germany
- Youth and education
„Miphgasch/Begegnung“enables intercultural and international encounters, especially between young people, promoting a peaceful coexistence based on understanding and respect. Miphgasch achieves its goals by organising and realising encounters with Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, offering educational opportunities and seminars for school classes as well as recreational contexts, and international encounters in the following subject areas: • Confrontation and analysis of the period of National Socialism, its racist ideology and the mass murder of the Jews of Europe • History of Jewish religion and culture in Europe and in the Islamic World • Interreligious and intercultural relations between Judaism, Christianity and Islam • History and present of the Middle East conflict • Racism and Antisemitism in history and present We consider it a priority to include educationally disadvantaged children – with and without a migration background – in our historical-political educational work dealing with the above mentioned topics.
• Seminars for school classes dealing with the period of German National Socialism, the history of the Middle East conflict, the history of Jews in Arab countries and on the history of interreligious relations between Judaism, Christianity and Islam. • Development of didactic materials on the history of National Socialism, the Middle East conflict and the history of interreligious relations between Judaism, Christianity and Islam, especially emphasising intercultural and multiple perspectives approaches of learning and teaching history. • In 2009, Miphgasch published collected materials under the title “Sharing HISTORIES – Documents for Intercultural Education on the History of National Socialism” in cooperation with the memorial of the House of the Wannsee Conference (Berlin). The collection is one of only very few examples of didactic materials available on National Socialism, which holds up to the challenges of teaching history in an environment of multiple perspectives and sometimes competing narratives.
Miphgasch has gained substantial experience concerning multi-perspective historical-political learning in the immigration society in regard to the above mentioned topics. This experience and expertise are a vital contribution to the network and its work. The topics and questions that are formulated directly from the interaction with youths can provide important impulses for the interaction of projects of different areas (Science, Culture, Society, Politics, and Education).
Miphgasch has been interested in further developing its international activities. By joining the network we hope to engage in an intensive exchange of information and experiences with the other member projects, gain new contacts and partners for our planed activities as well as to benefit from the insights and experiences of the network members.