A Letter to the Stars. Students write history', Printing costs for a book and posters

 
in German:
'A Letter to the Stars. Schüler schreiben Geschichte.', Druckkosten für Buch und Plakate

Project

 

Description

The aim of the project was for students and teachers working together to discover and research the fates of 80,000 Austrian victims of National Socialism. Instead of anonymous lists of victims, an archive of personal stories was created by the students. All Austrian schools were invited to participate. To conclude the project, students wrote letters “to the future” which were attached to balloons and released into the sky during a memorial ceremony on Heldenplatz on 5 May 2003.

in German:
In Zusammenarbeit mit SchülerInnen und LehrerInnen werden, so das Ziel des Projekts, 80.000 Schicksale der österreichischen Opfer des Nationalsozialismus erarbeitet und erforscht. Statt der anonymen Liste der Opfer wird ein Archiv persönlicher Geschichten durch die SchülerInnen geschaffen werden. Alle Schulen Österreichs sind eingeladen teilzunehmen. Zum Abschluss werden Briefe 'an die Zukunft' von SchülerInnen verfasst und während einer Gedenkveranstaltung am Heldenplatz am 5. Mai 2003 an einen Luftballon geknüpft und in den Himmel geschickt.

Applicant

Learning from History Association

in German:
Verein Lernen aus der Zeitgeschichte

Website

Location

Austria | show on map

Approved

06 May 2003

Category

School project

Type

School projects / education

Funding

"Looted gold" Fund

Please note

The project contents and descriptions are based primarily on the submissions of the project applicants. These submissions are edited for publication and translated into English. Although it is subjected to rigorous checks, the National Fund does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided.

Publications / Media

 

Title

A letter to the stars

Subtitle

Schüler schreiben Geschichte

Authors / Editors

Worm, Alfred

Publisher

Verl. Lernen aus d. Zeitgeschichte

Location

Wien

Year of Publication

2003

Number of Pages

272 S

ISBN

9783950183696

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