Memoria [EN] No. 23 (08/2019) | Page 34

Maciek Zabierowski delivered a presentation on the ‘Antidiscrimination Education Academy: Professional Development Course for Teachers on Responding to Hatred’ at the Auschwitz Jewish Center. The course is organised by Roma organisation Dialog Pheniben, Warsaw’s POLIN Museum and Auschwitz Jewish Center. A group of around 26 teachers from both primary and secondary schools in the local area take part in a six-month, intensive weekend course, looking at topics such as antisemitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, hate speech and Romaphobia. Participants visit the Auschwitz Museum and Jewish Center, undergo psychological training to understand their own perceptions, create lesson plans, are mentored and are taught in thematic sessions. Their lesson plans are then used with a class, so the students are the real beneficiaries. Graduates are also invited to a programme in Berlin, learning more about the Holocaust through visiting relevant sites and how Germany commemorates this past.