Stiftung EVZ Tätigkeitsbericht 2020 englisch

MAZEWA: European youth encounter on forgotten locations and National Socialist injustice
What is the EVZ Foundation aiming to achieve with
this project?
The Foundation aims to get young people interested in
local history and stories and to create inclusive places of
learning. In this way, forgotten places that were part of
Jewish life and National Socialist injustices in the border
area between Poland, the Czech Republic, and Germany
will be made visible and preserved.
Who is involved in the project, and who is it reaching?
Young adults (18–28 years of age) from all over Europe
are participating in the project, which is a cooperation
between Hillersche Villa Zittau, the Jewish community of
Liberec, the Jewish community in Dresden, Vereinigung
junger Freiwilliger (Association of Young Volunteers),
HATiKVA e.V., Besht Yeshiva Dresden, Euro pean Heritage
Volunteers, and the city of Zittau.
Why is the EVZ supporting this particular project?
The project covers a wide range of topics, including
Jewish life, the Holocaust, National Socialist “euthanasia,”
and Soviet prisoners of war. It is also setting up the
“Jüdischer Friedhof in Zittau” (Jewish Cemetery of
Zittau), which is a digital, inclusive place of learning,
as well as cross-border partnerships in Central Eastern
Europe. The trilateral project is being funded together
with the Federal Foreign Office as part of the Young
People Remember project.
Duration of the project: 2020–2022
Funding amount: EUR 40,525
Funding countries: Poland, Czech Republic, Germany
Project website: www.mazewa.eu
Those who have been following the Foundation’s work for some time will have noted that
the scope of its programs is incredibly dynamic. […] [I hope that] formats designed to
help young people to remember the fates of eyewitnesses will continue to be developed
and receive funding.
Peter Wetzel, Geschichtswerkstatt Merseburg-Saalekreis e.V.
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A critical examination of history