Workshop “Etty Hillesum”

The diaries of a Dutch Jew (1914-1943)

Age group: 14 years – … (adaptable, also for adults)

Distinction: Prize « Le Grand prix Hippocrène de l’éducation à l’Europe 2012 » (10.000,-€) of the Foundation Hippocrène, May 2012

Working materials (inter alia):

• citations from Etty Hillesum’s diary
• Excerpts from the documentary film The Convoy (2009) by André Bossuroy, selected by the European Commission for the Programme “Europe for citizens – Active European Remembrance”
• The Spider and its Web (2009): Illustration series by Roman Kroke on the basis of Hillesum’s writings
• historic photos – current photos from the Netherlands and Poland (historical locations; memorial sites)
• the metaphor of the SPIDER
• photos of students’ artworks created in previous workshops