2020 Outreach Programs
For Children and Teens in Berlin and the New Federal States
Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Arnon Hampe
In 2020, the Jewish Museum Berlin's new permanent exhibition opened, followed in 2021 by the opening of the ANOHA children's museum across the street from the museum. Building on the program reorientation associated with these major projects, the Jewish Museum Berlin also wanted to set new standards for its future educational work.
The outreach program was a special focus and was further developed in step with the many improvements. With our outreach program, we wanted to continue to reach young people who could not easily come to our museum. This is a goal that the Jewish Museum Berlin has been pursuing since 2007 with the outreach program on.tour.
The mobile exhibition on.tour – the Jewish Museum Berlin Visits Schools has so far reached nearly 75,000 students in 587 secondary schools throughout Germany. The valuable experience gained from ten years of on.tour forms the foundation for the Museum’s new outreach programs. Based on the new exhibitions and supported by digital and interactive methods, we were rethinking our educational work.
10 years on.tour: The Jewish Museum Berlin Tours Schools; Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Yves Sucksdorff
10 years on.tour: The Jewish Museum Berlin Tours Schools; Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Yves Sucksdorff
Programs for Young People Ages 13 and Older
In 2019 and 2020, the new outreach program was launched with workshops relating to the new website Jewish Places. The first interactive map of Jewish life in Germany consists of over 7000 data on Jewish local history and carries on growing with the support of its users. Jewish Places brings Jewish history and present in our surroundings to life through secular and religious places and Jewish biographies.
Map of Jewish Places in Germany and the surrounding area; Jewish Museum Berlin. To see the interactive website for yourself, visit www.jewish-places.de (in German).
Map of Jewish Places in Germany and the surrounding area; Jewish Museum Berlin. To see the interactive website for yourself, visit www.jewish-places.de (in German).
The Jewish Places team; Jewish Museum Berlin
From early summer 2020 to mid 2021, we worked with school students from secondary schools from 8th grade as part of five tours:
As part of a five-day workshop, the approximately 20 young participants explored historical places of Jewish life in their environment with educational support from three experienced museum team members. Equipped with mobile devices, they took photos and videos, conducted independent research in archives and libraries, and talked to members of the local Jewish community.
They summarized the information and insights they had gather in brief texts and uploaded these as user-generated content to the Jewish Places website, thus making them accessible to a broad public. At the end of the week, they presented the places and stories they had discovered to their fellow students, teachers, and interested guests from the area and community.
Perfectly equipped and with many ideas in our luggage, we were on the road with our newly designed tour bus.
If you are interested in a tour, please contact us at ontour@jmberlin.de or +49 (0)30 25993-547.
The interactive map of Jewish Places on your smartphone; Jewish Museum Berlin
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Impressions from the project week on.tour goes Jewish Places, 2018–2019
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For one week, we took our on.tour bus to visit young people in schools, researching Jewish history in their area together with them, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
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Students met members of the Jewish community; here they are with Rabbi Prof. Andreas Nachama at the site of the former Sukkat Schalom Synagogue in Berlin-Steglitz, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
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For the project week on.tour went Jewish Places, three experienced team members brought touchable objects to the schools, along with tablets, and many other materials. On the first workshop day, they taught the students about the basics of Judaism and encouraged the young people to pursue their own questions, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
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A group of young people was led around the Liebermann Villa by an expert; the collage shows the marker that was set later and the entry in Jewish Places, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
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What is my Potsdam like? Which Jewish places do I know?–The project week changed the young people's perspective on their own environment, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
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Whether inside or outside: equipped with mobile tablets, the young people created photos and videos of the places they visited; here they were at the Jewish Cemetery in Potsdam, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
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Have you ever been inside of an archive? During independent research, young people explored archives, museums, and other institutions; here they were in the Brandenburg Main State Archive, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
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The students prepared texts about Jewish places, based on the information they had gathered and their newfound insights; here they were in the library of the Steglitz Museum, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
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Once the descriptive texts, photos, and videos were finished, the young people entered them into the Jewish Places database. In this way, they've also learned media skills and how to work with a participatory website, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
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At the end of the project week, the students presented their Jewish Places entries and reported on their experiences. For their final presentation, students and teachers from other classes came, along with family, friends, and interested guests; here they were at the Hannah Arendt Secondary School in Potsdam, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
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Small groups investigated the materials from Jewish life, then presented their findings to the other groups. Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Sarah Hiron
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Analog met digital. At the Oldenburg Municipal Archive, students consulted historical documents for information about their chosen "Jewish Place." Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Sarah Hiron
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Three students have used their free time during the workshop to work on their texts at the memorial in Oldenburg. Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Sarah Hiron
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For its research, one group has visited Rabbi Alina Treiger at the Oldenburg Synagogue – a poignant experience for everyone involved. Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: David Studniberg
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In central Oldenburg, students researched information about the Jewish establishment of their choice. Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Sarah Hiron
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Time to go digital. A high school student recorded the information he collected in Jewish Places. Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Sarah Hiron
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"We learned something for life!" One by one, the small groups presented their entries on Jewish Places and shared their experiences from the workshop with the other students. Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Sarah Hiron
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This section of the map shows the results compiled by the students from Oldenburg. Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Anika Nowak-Wetterau
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Using our evaluation forms, the students helped us improve future workshops. Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Sarah Hiron
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All the students and the entire Jewish Places team visibly enjoyed themselves during the workshop. Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Arnon Hampe
For one week, we took our on.tour bus to visit young people in schools, researching Jewish history in their area together with them, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
Students met members of the Jewish community; here they are with Rabbi Prof. Andreas Nachama at the site of the former Sukkat Schalom Synagogue in Berlin-Steglitz, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
For the project week on.tour went Jewish Places, three experienced team members brought touchable objects to the schools, along with tablets, and many other materials. On the first workshop day, they taught the students about the basics of Judaism and encouraged the young people to pursue their own questions, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
A group of young people was led around the Liebermann Villa by an expert; the collage shows the marker that was set later and the entry in Jewish Places, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
What is my Potsdam like? Which Jewish places do I know?–The project week changed the young people's perspective on their own environment, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
Whether inside or outside: equipped with mobile tablets, the young people created photos and videos of the places they visited; here they were at the Jewish Cemetery in Potsdam, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
Have you ever been inside of an archive? During independent research, young people explored archives, museums, and other institutions; here they were in the Brandenburg Main State Archive, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
The students prepared texts about Jewish places, based on the information they had gathered and their newfound insights; here they were in the library of the Steglitz Museum, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
Once the descriptive texts, photos, and videos were finished, the young people entered them into the Jewish Places database. In this way, they've also learned media skills and how to work with a participatory website, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
At the end of the project week, the students presented their Jewish Places entries and reported on their experiences. For their final presentation, students and teachers from other classes came, along with family, friends, and interested guests; here they were at the Hannah Arendt Secondary School in Potsdam, Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Alexi Papadopoulos
Small groups investigated the materials from Jewish life, then presented their findings to the other groups. Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Sarah Hiron
Analog met digital. At the Oldenburg Municipal Archive, students consulted historical documents for information about their chosen "Jewish Place." Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Sarah Hiron
Three students have used their free time during the workshop to work on their texts at the memorial in Oldenburg. Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Sarah Hiron
For its research, one group has visited Rabbi Alina Treiger at the Oldenburg Synagogue – a poignant experience for everyone involved. Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: David Studniberg
In central Oldenburg, students researched information about the Jewish establishment of their choice. Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Sarah Hiron
Time to go digital. A high school student recorded the information he collected in Jewish Places. Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Sarah Hiron
"We learned something for life!" One by one, the small groups presented their entries on Jewish Places and shared their experiences from the workshop with the other students. Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Sarah Hiron
This section of the map shows the results compiled by the students from Oldenburg. Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Anika Nowak-Wetterau
Using our evaluation forms, the students helped us improve future workshops. Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Sarah Hiron
