This workshop, part of the Memory Makers project, equips young people with the knowledge and tools to better understand WWII and the Holocaust, including the importance of memory preservation and the impact on often underrepresented groups such as the Roma and Sinti. Participants will learn best practices for ethically interviewing survivors, alongside sound recording techniques to ensure high-quality oral history documentation. Expert voices from journalism, academia, law, and lived experience will guide every dimension of this work.
14.00 | Opening Remarks
14.00 – 14:10 | Memory Makers Presentation
Speaker: Sofia Papaioannou – Journalist and Co-founder of Istorima
14:10 – 14:25 | Oral History and Memory Preservation
Speaker: Giorgos Antoniou – Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
14:25 – 14:35| Holocaust: Never Ending Story
Speaker: Solomon Bali – Expert in antisemitism and radicalism
14:35 – 14:45 | The Selective and Variable Persecution and Genocide of the Roma and Sinti in Europe
Speaker: Paul Isaac Hagouel – Chair (2022) Committee on the Genocide of the Roma
International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance – IHRA
14:45 – 15:10 | Interviewing History: Best Practices for Interviewing WWII and Holocaust Survivors
Speaker: Maya Filippopoulou –Editor-in-Chief at Istorima, journalist
15:10 – 15:20 | Fundamental Ethical and Professional Principles in Conducting Interviews
Speaker: Christina Akrivopoulou – Assistant Professor, Hellenic Open University / Lawyer
15:20 – 15:30 | Sound Recording Techniques
Speaker: Dimitris Papadakis – Sound engineer
15:30 – 15:40 | Stolen Memory: The Journey to Returning Concentration Camp Prisoners’ Personal Belongings to Their Families
Speakers: Angelos Chotzidis – Lawyer, Historian, Teacher at the Evening Vocational Upper Secondary School of Evosmos, Thessaloniki, & Renia Kontogiorgi – Relative of a Victim of the Concentration Camps
15:40 – 15:55 | Live Workshop Interview
16:00 | Closing Remarks
Summary of the workshop and final thoughts.
