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Geschichtomat, loosely translated as "history-o-mat", is an interactive and digital project designed to teach students about Jewish history and culture in Hamburg. Participating students go out into their respective neighborhoods and search for traces of Jewish heritage in the city, conducting research, meeting with specialists and eyewitnesses, and visit local archives and museums and then capture their impressions and experiences on cameras and in written form. With the support of the Geschichtomat team, this material is edited and uploaded onto the project website as a digital map of Jewish Hamburg as seen from the perspective of Hamburg’s youth, available for public viewing on the Web. The project is supported by the Institute for the History of German Jews (IGdJ) and has been contributed to by over 800 students helping to create over 220 short films (as of August 2021) since its founding in 2013.

(Description adapted from information on project website)

 

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Geschichtomat

Geschichtomat, loosely translated as "history-o-mat", is an interactive and digital project designed to teach students about Jewish history and culture in Hamburg. Participating students go out into their respective neighborhoods and search for traces of Jewish heritage in the city, conducting research, meeting with specialists and eyewitnesses, and visit local archives and museums and then capture their impressions and experiences on cameras and in written form. With the support of the Geschichtomat team, this material is edited and uploaded onto the project website as a digital map of Jewish Hamburg as seen from the perspective of Hamburg’s youth, available for public viewing on the Web. The project is supported by the Institute for the History of German Jews (IGdJ) and has been contributed to by over 800 students helping to create over 220 short films (as of August 2021) since its founding in 2013.

(Description adapted from information on project website)