Akim Jah und Elisabeth Schwabauer explore the question „who are Displaced Persons?“ and consider what potential the stories of their lives after National Socialist persecution have for learning in schools and other contexts.
The International Tracing Service came into being in 1948. It was an institution in a constant state of flux. Isabel Panek and Henning Borggräfe give a historical account of its development and describe the tasks fulfilled by the Arolsen Archives today.
Akim Jah highlights the importance of historical documents for learning about history. He uses the three stages of historical inquiry – comprehension, source criticism and source interpretation – to throw light on the use of sources in an educational context.
The United States Holocaust Memorial is one of the ITS international partner organisations. Elizabeth Anthony (USHMM) is presenting some results which arised from the collaboration.
