Students from Jagiellonian University gathered at the Galicia Jewish Museum in Kraków for a two-day workshop exploring Jewish history, memory, and Holocaust education. Participants came from the Institute of Jewish Studies and the Faculty of Polish Studies.
At the heart of the workshops were two remarkable women: Teofila Silberring and Emilia Leibel, both from Kraków, whose life stories guided participants through the history of the city's Jewish community and the devastating impact of the Holocaust.
On the first day, students mapped the fates of both women across Kraków, then took to the streets for two walking tours — one tracing the broader history of Kraków's Jewish community, and one following the specific places connected to Teofila and Emilia's stories. The day closed with a discussion on teaching methods and how to bring these histories into the classroom.
The second day opened with a screening of the Centropa film "So That Memory Doesn't Die", dedicated to Teofila Silberring, followed by critical discussion and a creative session in which students collaboratively designed a poster about Emilia Leibel. Working in six groups, participants then developed full lesson plans for high school students, which they presented and discussed together.
