History as a place of learning

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The educational institution Lernort Geschichte (from 2007-2016 lernort Gedenkstätte) in Stuttgart provides historical and political education on the history of the 20th century for young people and young adults. The focus of the work is the confrontation with National Socialism .

history

In 1952 the first youth center opened its doors in Stuttgart. The starting point was the realization that a meeting place for young people was urgently needed in war-torn Stuttgart, not least to counteract the national socialist tendencies that still existed. The employees in the youth centers faced this difficult challenge and in the following years supported the confrontation with the National Socialist mass crimes and the coming to terms with the past. The approaches were not always the same, each time required its own measures.

Since 2007, the Jugendhaus Gesellschaft has been addressing the question of what tasks the youth house society has to face today in commemorating and dealing with National Socialism in order to meet the requirements of the current discourse on remembrance politics such as historical-political education work with its institution, history as a place of learning (until 2017 learning place memorial).

Here offers of historical-political education for young people and young adults are realized. Current issues of political education, which require special attention in school as well as open youth work, such as education for an active understanding of democracy, standing up against extremism, anti-Semitism, racism, homophobia and xenophobia, are taken into account. The educational concept was developed together with specialists from science and research and with specialist didactics from the mediation work of memorials and other extracurricular educational institutions.

Educational work

The offers of Lernort Geschichte are based on the needs of young people, the programs are therefore largely developed by volunteer young people and with their support the practical work is implemented on site.

activities

To enable young people to come to terms with historical events, the facility offers various programs.

  • Guided tour of the deportation of the Jews from Stuttgart
  • Search for traces on the Israelite part of the Prague cemetery
  • Workshop “Sunen amen! - Hear us! ”(Joint project with the" Hotel Silber ", a branch museum of the House of History Baden-Württemberg)
  • Workshop "... and you're out ?!" (joint project with StadtPalais Stuttgart)
  • Study day "Persecution of Jews in Stuttgart 1933–1945" (joint program with Stuttgart City Archives)
  • Web app: History Online | GO-Stuttgart
  • Excursions to Alsace for the 1st World War
  • Seminar at the UNI Stuttgart - Between culture of remembrance and politics of remembrance. "Historical places" and memorials in the Federal Republic of Germany
  • City tour "Places of Resistance 1933–1945" (joint program with House of History Baden-Württemberg)
  • Study day "Forbidden - Burned - Banished" (joint program with the Federal President Theodor-Heuss-Haus Foundation)

Memberships

Learn about history is a member

  • in the Society for Christian-Jewish Cooperation Stuttgart e. V.
  • in the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Stadtgeschichte Stuttgart eV

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Beate Müller: History as a place of learning · About us. Retrieved December 3, 2018 .