The #WeRemember Journeys project is a collaborative effort that was initiated by three esteemed partners: the World Jewish Congress, the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation, and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, building on the global success of the #WeRemember campaign.
The project is dedicated to preserving the memory of the Holocaust and to ensuring enduring impact on young generations through a series of educational and institutional activities.
Focused on engaging young individuals from all religious backgrounds aged 14-18 and spanning across 10 EU countries, the project aims to achieve several objectives, including building institutional capacity for Holocaust commemoration, increasing knowledge about the Holocaust among young people, fostering active citizenship skills, enhancing educators' teaching tools in national languages, and raising public awareness about the Holocaust's relevance in today's world.
Through the WeRemember Journeys project, participants can engage deeply with Holocaust history and its impact, both on a local and European level. Using a combination of in-person experiences and cutting-edge technology, each activity is carefully designed to lead participants through a journey of learning, reflection and personal expression. The incorporation of art helps to ensure maximum impact while enhancing the emotional and educational depth of the experience.
12 landmarks across the EU illuminated with the #WeRemember logo on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 27th January 2024, including the Berlaymont building of the European Commission, and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration and Extermination camp site.
Visits organised to Holocaust memorial sites and locations where Holocaust events occurred.
Educational workshops about personal stories based on artifacts from the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp.
Based on the knowledge gained during previous activities, participants created art projects that reflect the emotional impact and scale of the Holocaust tragedy.
The art projects were showcased at public exhibitions held in 10 different EU countries.
Virtual tours of Auschwitz-Birkenau, using advanced technology and information by trained museum guides, tailored for ages 14-18 to address sensitive content appropriately.
The project begins with the Illumination of national landmarks in twelve locations across the European Union on January 27th 2024, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, to raise awareness and draw public attention to the importance of Holocaust commemoration.
Participants then explore the local history of the Holocaust by visiting Holocaust memorial sites within their individual communities, deepening their understanding of the Holocaust's impact on a local level. This experience is followed by virtual tours of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial, offering insight into the broader, European context of the atrocities.
Through Artifact Workshops, participants interact with personal items from Holocaust survivors and victims, forging a direct connection to individual stories. In response, they engage in art creation, using various artistic means to reflect on their journeys and process the emotional weight of their learning during the project.
The project culminates in a series of local exhibitions in which the artworks produced by participants are put on public display. These exhibitions serve as platforms for sharing individual reflections and for fostering a broader communal engagement with Holocaust memory.
In spring 2025, a collective exhibition of participants’ art projects and creations will be organised at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial, bringing the project’s journey of remembrance, reflection, and creative expression to a meaningful close.
WJC Child Protection Policy
WJC Rules and Guidelines
Consent for Participation in the Project
Personal Data Processing Rules
Artwork Permission Form
