YAD VASHEM
Ministero dell’Istruzione,
dell’Università e della Ricerca
The International School for Holocaust Studies
European Symposium:
Establishing a European Teaching Network on Shoah Education
Monday, December 15th 2014
Jewish Community Centre IL PITIGLIANI
Via Arco dè Tolomei, 1, Rome
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Welcome address by Ugo Limentani, Il Pitigliani President
Greetings
09:15
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Stefania Giannini, Minister of Education, University and Research
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Andreas Loverdos, Minister of Education and Religious Affairs of the Hellenic Republic
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Mario Giro, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
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Eyal Kaminka, Director of the International School for Holocaust Studies of Yad Vashem
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Naor Gilon, Ambassador of Israel to Italy
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Vince Szalay-Bobrovniczky, Ambassador of Hungary to Austria, IHRA Head of Delegation
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Renzo Gattegna, UCEI President
10:15
Coffee break
10:45
Lecture by Shulamit Imber (Yad Vashem Pedagogical Director of the International School for Holocaust
Studies)
11:30
Lecture by David Silberklang (Yad Vashem Scholar)
12:15
Lecture by Michele Sarfatti, (Director of Cdec - Contemporary Jewish Documentation Centre)
13.00
Presentation by Paul Salmons (University College of London, IOE Centre for Holocaust)
13:15
Lunch
14:15
Regional Roundtable (Discussion by Participants on practical strategies and challenges in building a
European teaching network on Shoah education)
15:15
Break
15:30
Short reports on discussions and recommendations in Plenum
16:15
Concluding remarks
In the Pitigliani premises an exhibition of the best works of the Italian students will be held.
These works have been realized for the annual competition “Young People remember the
Holocaust” organized by the Italian Ministry of Education and UCEI.