Memories for Today and Tomorrow: Remembrance - Learning - Action in Primary School

This volume addresses the question of how the memories of contemporary witnesses can be taught in primary schools. With a comprehensive documentation of the “Inge Auerbacher Day” project, this book aims to sustainably shape the fields of application in the cultivating a contemporary, innovative orientation of the culture of remembrance and welcome, with the broadest possible impact. The book addresses questions such as: What creates empathy, later civil courage and action against anti-Semitism and other resentments? What must a person possess within themselves to accept and support diversity?

Dr. hc. Inge Auerbacher has written about her experiences as a Holocaust survivor in several books, which have been translated into various languages. She was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 1999, the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg. She also holds an honorary doctorate from Long Island University (USA). She is an author, speaker, human being, woman, global citizen, philanthropist, visionary.

Roswitha Weber is a retired primary school teacher, author, editor and winner of the Obermayer Award 2023. For over 40 years, she has been working with primary school-appropriate contemporary witness and remembrance culture work. She is a human being, a woman, a critical Catholic, a German European, a mother of three daughters, and a networker.

Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Bianca Weber-Lewerenz is a freelance civil engineer and researches value-based Digital and Human Transformation in the Construction Industry. She received her doctorate from RWTH Aachen University in 2024. In 2020, she founded the “Excellence Initiative for Sustainable, Human-led AI in Construction”. She is an author, speaker, and as a European German, she is committed to values, diversity, respect, and tolerance.