Our Activities
Since 2021, generationE has been dedicated to developing educational projects that preserve the memory and lessons of the Holocaust through innovative and engaging learning experiences. Our work brings history to life by combining research, storytelling, and digital technologies to inspire critical reflection, empathy, and dialogue across generations. This collection presents the projects, partnerships, and initiatives that continue to advance historical awareness and education for today’s audiences
and the future.
Photo: Jonathan Shulman (LJCDS) visits BSZ Löbau in February 2025
2026
Steven Schindler Visit – Cottbus
: Event
January 2025: Steven Schindler visits Cottbus and talks to students of Pückler-Gymnasium and Evangelisches Gymnasium.
Widen the Circle Fellowship
Partnership
Obermayer Foundation: Nicole Nocon participates in the Widen the Circle Berlin Fellowship Programme 2026/2027.
The Butterfly Project
The Butterfly Project
Pilot Butterfly Projects launched in Ratingen, Cottbus, Siauliai (Lithuania), and Hungary.
RE:ACT Project Launch
RE:ACT
EU Commission funds the RE:ACT project addressing Holocaust denial and distortion. generationE collaborates with European partners in Hungary, Romania, Greece, and Switzerland.
2025
Partnership
October 2025: Network meeting on "Zeichen setzen? Denkmäler, Demokratie und Deutungshoheit" in Leipzig.
Widen the Circle meets in Leipzig
IWalk
November 10, 2025: IWalk guided tour in Cottbus.
IWalk Guided Tour – Cottbus
ENCATE
November 2025: Knowledge transfer between generationE and Zachor Foundation (Hungary) in Budapest.
ENCATE Bilateral Exchange
ENCATE
November 2025: Annual ENCATE meeting in Brandenburg, Germany.
ENCATE Annual Meeting, Brandenburg
Making History Alive
La Jolla Country Day School and BSZ Löbau. February 2025: Jonathan Shulman visits BSZ Löbau.
Making History Alive 3.0
The Butterfly Project
June 2025: The Olga Lengyel Institute (TOLI) Seminar in Vilnius. generationE presents The Butterfly Project.
TOLI Seminar – Vilnius
Partnership
generationE joins the Widen the Circle Network.
Widen the Circle Network
The Butterfly Project
Seven German schools including 3 in Cottbus, Löbau, Bayreuth, Recklinghausen, and Nottuln.
The Butterfly Project
Outreach
March–July 2025: Academic course on Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Holocaust Memory at Western Galilee College.
Academic Course–Western Galilee
2024
ENCATE Annual Meeting – Milan
ENCATE
November 11–13: Annual ENCATE membership meeting in Milan, Italy. generationE joins ENCATE network.
IWitness Workshop for USC
The Willesden Project
Hosted IWitness webinar for USC Shoah Foundation educators.
Lectures at Cottbus University
Event
Collaboration with BTU Cottbus and Akademieforum Cottbus. April 10: "Empathie, Schuld und Vergebung." April 17: Katrin Himmler – "Die Brüder Himmler." Both events were funded by Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation.
Making History Alive 3.0
Making History Alive
La Jolla Country Day School and BSZ Löbau.
Sara and me – Project
Community Project
Public performance on November 9. Collaboration with Tanzwerkstatt and Literaturwerk Cottbus on antisemitism. Funded by Partnerschaft für Demokratie.
The Butterfly Project
The Butterfly Project
Five German schools including Bayreuth, Halle, and Ratingen.
Brücke/Most Foundation (CZ)
Outreach
March 22: generationE participated in the educator meeting in Lidice, Czech Republic.
2023
MHA Project – Aufarbeiten statt verdrängen
Making History Alive
Students hosted talks on NS-Geschichte (Nazi history). Funded by Partnerschaft für Demokratie.
Lecture – Katrin Himmler on The New Far Right
Event
June 1: Katrin Himmler (political scientist, grandniece of Heinrich Himmler) lectured on "The new far right." Funded by Amadeu Antonio Foundation.
Making History Alive 2.0 – Continued
Making History Alive
Continuation of the Making History Alive 2.0 program.
Jewish Remembrance Week – Görlitz
The Butterfly Project
Meeting of over 60 descendants of Görlitz Jewish families. TBP presentation. generationE received funding for Holocaust survivors from Brazil (EVZ).
Survivor Interviews for USC Shoah Foundation
The Willesden Project
Interviews with Holocaust survivors Albrecht Weinberg and Renate Muhr-Langeani for the Visual History Archive (VHA).
Brücke/Most Foundation – Holocaust Education Presentation
The Butterfly Project
Online presentation for Brücke/Most Foundation on Holocaust education for young children.
Reading – Der lange Schatten der Täter
Event
March 22: reading of "Der lange Schatten der Täter" by Alexandra Senfft.
The Willesden Project – Virtual IWalk
The Willesden Project
Continued development of IWitness activities in German and launch of Virtual IWalk with USC Shoah Foundation.
Film Screening – Zwei oder drei Dinge
Event
January 26: screening of "Zwei oder drei Dinge" with online talk by Steven Schindler.
The Butterfly Project – 8 Schools + Borussia Dortmund
The Butterfly Project
Eight schools in Germany (Husum, Werther, BSZ Löbau) and partnership with Borussia Dortmund
Project Mitzvah Görlitz
Community Project
Students took care of graves in the old Jewish Cemetery in Görlitz.
2022
IWalk Cottbus Launch
IWalk
IWalk Cottbus developed and launched.
The Willesden Project – IWitness
The Willesden Project
Development and adaptation of IWitness activities in German, in collaboration with USC Shoah Foundation.
MHA Student Meeting – Berlin
Making History Alive
September 2022: meeting with Making History Alive students in Berlin and Cottbus.
The Butterfly Project – 8 Schools
The Butterfly Project
Eight schools in Germany (Spalt, Hannover, Neunkirchen) and German School Sao Paulo, Brazil.
TU Berlin Online Presentation
Outreach
Online presentation at TU Berlin of generationE's approach to teaching about the Holocaust.
Making History Alive 2.0
Making History Alive
La Jolla Country Day School, Ev. Gymnasium Cottbus, Max-Steenbeck-Gymnasium Cottbus.
Antisemitism Congress – Kloster
The Butterfly Project
2021
Foundation of generationE e.V.
Organization
generationE e.V. officially founded.
Making History Alive 1.0
Making History Alive
La Jolla Country Day School, Evangelisches Gymnasium Cottbus, Gymnázium Teplice (Czech Republic)
