School Workshops

For the special exhibition "Smallest Witnesses. The Crisis in Darfur Through Children's Eyes"

Photographs (from top to bottom):
Drawing by Abd al-Rahman (detail)
© 2005 Human Rights Watch
School workshop in the Jewish Museum Berlin
© Jewish Museum Berlin

From March 20 - April 9, 2007 the Jewish Museum Berlin addresses one of today's most brutal conflicts with a special exhibition entitled "Smallest Witnesses. The Crisis in Darfur Through Children's Eyes". The exhibition centers around drawings by children and young people from refugee camps, compiled by Human Rights Watch workers.

These drawings are disturbing, immediate documents of their experiences of the war: the Janjaweed's attacks, the bombardments, the executions and rapes and the flight to Chad.

The drawings form the point of departure for a 2 ½-hour workshop for pupils from the 9th grade up in which pupils will confront in particular the situation of children and young people in Darfur.

We will ask ourselves what responsibility young people in Germany can assume for other young people in war zones such as Darfur? And what opportunities do we have to make a small contribution toward helping them?

When: March 20 - April 9, 2007
Where: Jewish Museum Berlin, Lindenstr. 9-14, 10969 Berlin
Service charge: 1 euro per pupil incl. admission to the exhibition with up to two free educators
Registration: Tel.: +49 (0)30 259 93 305
Recommended age: from grade 9 upwards

For further information please contact:
Uriel Kashi
Educational Department,
Jewish Museum Berlin
Lindenstr. 9-14, 10969 Berlin
Tel.: +49 (0)30 259 93 343

More information on the special exhibition "Smallest Witnesses. The Crisis in Darfur Through Children's Eyes"

The accompanying school program was developed in cooperation with Hands Across the Campus/American Jewish Committee.