THE NOMADIC SCHOOL OF EUROPEAN REMEMBRANCE

THE NOMADIC SCHOOL OF

EUROPEAN REMEMBRANCE
The construction of the European Union, a unique historical the project: between the place, its history and the current in-
process, has been underway for decades. It is accomplished habitants.
through agreements between countries, debates in the Parlia-
ment in Strasbourg and the Commission in Brussels, but above Through this journey from Marseille to Barcelona, Brussels, So-
all it is done through interactions between its citizens and the fia and Athens, these intimate connections between the inha-
inhabitants of the different cities that make up the European bitants and their urban heritage emerged with force. The last
Union. stage of the journey, European Capital of Culture 2023 Timi-
soara, reinforces an essential aspect – the role of the European
In Europe, this interaction involves reflecting on the past and Union as a space for peaceful and meaningful encounters
how to use it as a lesson for the present and future. The goal is between all diversities.
to turn the tragedies of history into opportunities for building a
more open and united society. This project would not have been possible without the criti-
cal role of project partners in the six cities and beyond: the
This project involves a journey through the memories and urban MAV-PACA in Marseille, the Memorial Democratic in Barcelo-
heritage of six European cities, providing opportunities to meet na, the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, SHALOM the organization
local citizens of all ages. The city is viewed as an open book, of the Jews in Bulgaria, the Motus Terrae association in Athens,
a text to be interpreted based on each society’s relevance, the Intercultural Institute of Timisoara, and The Beit Project Asso.
but defining a common goal: to work together to improve our Thanks to each of these partners, the project is closely tied to
societies, combat discrimination and rejection of others, and the issues facing local society and has a pluralistic face that is
transform the city into an effective tool for living together. both foreign and familiar.

We asked a gifted photographer, Lucy Winkelmann, to do a David Stoleru, founding director of The Beit Project Asso.
very sensitive work: to connect the faces of people met in diffe-
rent cities during the educational activities of the Beit Project,
with urban places and the heritage sites of their environment.
Overlaying the being and the place, the citizen and his city,
thus representing the triple encounter that takes place during

@Haider Cano

The territory is a dynamic entity that responds to its environ- I would like to express my gratitude to all the partners for their
ment, political and economic decisions, and the relationships trust in this photographic project, and to all the people I met
established with its residents and visitors. The combination of during my travels who shared a part of themselves to help me
diverse memories and experiences, past and present, paint a depict the social issues affecting our society through images.
picture of the place’s history and offer insights into its present
and future.
Lucy Winkelmann, photographer
The aim of the photographic project was to highlight the social www.lucywinkelmann.com
issues addressed by young people in the project by merging
portraits and territories. These portraits serve as an allegory, re-
flecting the history of the residents and their environment.

The focus of my photographic research was interaction: with

the six cities participating in the project, with a specific neighbo-
rhood, with the history of that place, with the local coordina-
tion and facilitation team, and with the participants and the
themes they chose to explore. I used this information to create
images that reflect the culture and unique history of each city
and demonstrate the connections between them and the cur-
rent issues facing Europe today.

Photographs, newspaper graphics, texts of the photographs @Lucy Winkelmann (except as provided)
MARSEILLE
Marseille was the first city step of this European journey. The
participants went to discover the districts of Le Panier and Bel-
sunce. The nomadic school was set up in La Maison de la Pro-
vence de la Jeunesse et des Sports (MPJS), located in front of
the Halle Puget.
The urban sessions and video editing workshops took place in
April 2022 in the host location and the neighborhood . The Final
Presentation took place at the Museum of the History of the
City of Marseille, on May 5th 2022.
160 young people and their accompanying adults partici-
pated in the project from the following educational institutes
from the Marseilleveyre institute, the Fraissinet institute, Yavne
institute, Thiers institute and Jean-Claude Izzo institute
Au cœur du centre-ville de Marseille coincé entre le plus vieux quartier de Marseille
et un grand centre commercial se niche quelques pierre taillées et une carcasse de
bateau en bois au milieu d’une prairie d’herbes folles qui ondulent au gré du vent.
Ce lieu est le vestige du Port Antique de Marseille, désormais asséché. Il évoque
le mythe fondateur de notre ville : le roi Nanus invite deux Phocéens fraichement
arrivés en bâteau aux noces de sa fille, Gyptis. Dans la tradition locale, la princesse
choisit son futur époux le jour de son mariage, en lui apportant une coupe remplie
d’eau lors du banquet. Contre toute attente, Gyptis n’a pas apporté la coupe à un
de ses prétendants, mais au Grec (à cette époque Phocéen) Protis. Pour célébrer
cette union, le roi autorise alors Protis et Gyptis à fonder une ville, Massalia, qui de-
viendra Marseille.
Cette histoire raconte comment nous vivons à Marseille : nous ne sommes pas côte
à côte, nous sommes ensemble, nous nous marions, nous célébrons nos différences
et la variété des cultures présentes. Mais je craignais que le récit d’un amour multi-
culturel datant de 2600 ans ne trouve pas d’échos auprès des jeunes générations.
Pourtant à chaque session, les jeunes s’arrêtaient observer ce port antique, le ques-
tionnaient et découvraient l’histoire fondatrice de leur ville. Chaque groupe le com-
prenait avec une perspective différente et traduisait cette histoire dans son propre
univers. Un groupe m’a particulièrement marqué demandant : « mais qu’avons-
nous fait de l’Union entre les peuples ? » Faisant échos à la guerre en Ukraine qui
venaient nous rappeler quotidiennement que la paix n’était pas une évidence ou
un acquis. Gyptis et Protis raisonnait encore bien pour la jeune génération et, à une
échelle temporelle plus proche la création de l’Union Européenne également. Ils
nous posaient les questions : que faites vous les adultes pour maintenir cette paix ?
Ca n’était plus nous, adulte qui transmettions des savoirs-être, des connaissances,
c’était eux, les jeunes, qui nous rappelais à notre humanité.
J’ai souhaité participer au Beit pour œuvrer à casser les préjugés chez les jeunes
dans une ville qui n’est malheureusement pas dépourvue de racisme et de discrimi-
nations. J’ai cru agir pour leur permettre de voir que la diversité était une force. Je
pensais que c’était nous, l’équipe de Beit qui allait transmettre cet apprentissage.
En questionnant les préjugés des autres, on se confronte à nos propres limites. Vou-
loir déconstruire les préjugés des autres, c’est s’apercevoir qu’on en a soit même.
J’avais sous estimé la puissance de réflexion et d’ouverture des jeunes ayant l’image
d’une génération apathique, happée par les écrans, chacun dans leur bulle, leur
tribu. A chaque sessions, les élèves ont montré que j’avais tort, ils ont sabré ces pré-
jugés à coup de curiosité, d’enthousiasme et de créativité. Ils étaient imaginatifs,
enjoués, concernés par ce qu’il se passe en bas de chez eux mais aussi à des milliers
de kilomètres. On pense construire le Beit, mais c’est le Beit qui nous construit.
By Chloé Ettori, local coordinator
In the center of Marseille, situated between the city’s oldest neighborhood and a
large shopping center, there are a few carved stones and the remains of a wooden
boat in the middle of a field of tall grass that sways in the wind. This is the remains
of the ancient Port of Marseille, which has since dried up. It evokes the city’s foun-
ding myth: King Nanus invited two Phocaeans who had just arrived by boat to the
wedding of his daughter, Gyptis. According to local tradition, the princess was to
choose her future husband on her wedding day by offering him a cup filled with
water during the banquet. To everyone’s surprise, Gyptis did not offer the cup to
one of her suitors, but to the Greek (Phocaean) Protis. To celebrate this union, King
Nanus then granted Protis and Gyptis permission to found a city, Massalia, which we
now know as Marseille.
This story is about how we live in Marseille: we are not simply living side by side, but
together, celebrating our differences and the diverse cultures present. I was initially
worried that the story of a 2600-year-old multicultural love affair would not reso-
nate with the younger generation. However, at each session, the young people
would pause and reflect upon the Ancient Port of Marseille, asking questions and
learning about the city’s founding history. Each group would interpret and unders-
tand the story from their own perspective. One group stood out to me in particular,
asking, «What have we done with the Union between the peoples?» This question
echoed the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, reminding us every day that peace is not
guaranteed. The story of Gyptis and Protis still holds relevance for the younger ge-
neration, as does the creation of the European Union. They ask us adults, «What are
you doing to maintain peace?» The tables have turned, and it is no longer us adults
who impart knowledge; it is the young people reminding us of our shared humanity.
I wanted to participate in the Beit program to work on breaking down prejudices
among young people in a city that unfortunately experiences racism and discri-
mination. I believed that I was doing something to help these young people see
that diversity is a strength and that it would be the Beit team who would pass on
this learning. However, by questioning the prejudices of others, I realized that I also
have my own prejudices to confront. Underestimating the power of reflection and
openness of young people, who are often seen as apathetic and caught up in their
screens, I was proven wrong at each session. The students slashed these prejudices
with their curiosity, enthusiasm, and creativity. They were imaginative, playful, and
concerned about what was happening both in their own neighborhood and far
away. I thought that we were building the Beit, but it is actually the Beit that is buil-
ding us.
 Marseille is a city of diverse origins, with its current population formed from a succes- I chose to combine a portrait of a young schoolgirl participating in the project with
sion of migration waves. The legend of Marseille tells the story of a meeting between an image of the port of Marseille: the water and geography of this city define its
a Greek sailor, Protis, and a Gaulish princess, Gyptis. Gyptis’ father gave her the history from its origins. The writing of the myth of Massilia’s creation is woven into the
territory of Massalia as a wedding gift, which would go on to become the first city girl’s hair.
of France. This meeting between Greeks and Gauls gave birth to a rich culture, and
later, waves of migration from Italy, Armenia, North Africa, Comoros, and others
added to Marseille’s richness.

In the area where the Beit project was carried out, several elements reflect this his-
tory, including large sculptures at Saint Charles train station depicting «colonies of
Greece» and «colonies of the East» on one hand, and «colonies of Asia and Afri-
ca» on the other. The latter two are often subject to degradation, raising questions
about the appropriateness of celebrating a painful past. Near the port, a plaque
tells the story of the city’s creation and its founding myth, highlighting the stories of
diversity that are central to European history.

MARSEILLE
I arrived in Marseille on March 8th, the nationally recognized «International Women’s Rights
Day». In Le Panier, Belsunce, and around train stations, there were numerous feminist collages.
These temporary messages displayed in public spaces can be seen throughout France, a
celebration of women’s appropriation of public spaces, often seen as belonging to men.

When I arrived at the Saint Charles train station, I encountered a young man named Michael
handing out free roses to women in the square. I was intrigued and asked him for a portrait
and explanation of his actions. He told me it was a personal gesture because he was far
from his mother (he’s Swiss) and wanted to do something for «Women’s Day». I corrected him
and let him continue, though not without difficulties as he was constantly being harassed by
young people hanging out on the stairs who tried to take the roses from him to give to young
girls to woo them. Right after this encounter, I saw a poster advertising a walk starting at the
Vieux Port for that day. I joined the crowd and was moved by these two very different events
that had the same purpose. This portrait conveys it all, capturing Michael’s approach along
with that of the participants in the march.

MARSEILLE
The day I arrived in Marseille, I went to the bakery to buy a coffee. The bakery was located in front of the oldest
house in the city, called the Hôtel de Cabre. Pascal, the owner of the bakery, was well-versed in the history of the
house and spent his days sharing it with anyone who stopped by.

In 1943, during the roundup in Marseille, the Germans destroyed most of the streets along the north shore of the
Old Port, except for a few historic buildings, including the Hôtel de Cabre. During the rebuilding of the district
in 1954, the house was moved a block away and rotated 90 degrees to align with the Grand-Rue. Today, it is
located next to one of the buildings constructed in the 1950s, known as the Pouillon building.

Pascal also told me that the house had just been purchased by a Parisian for 2 million euros and he hopes that
with this new ownership, the building will be well-maintained.

He also mentioned that the explanatory panel of the house has been missing for a few years and he believes it’s
important to pass on the history of the place. Pascal’s portrait captures his desire to be a “memory smuggler”.

MARSEILLE
In November 2018, Marseille witnessed a
tragedy that claimed the lives of 8 people:
two buildings on Rue d’Aubagne in the
Noailles neighborhood collapsed. This
incident highlighted the issue of dange-
rous, inhabited buildings in working-class
neighborhoods.

I met Radhia at the old port, where she

was selling mint tea and snacks. Although
no one was stopping at her stand, I stop-
ped to chat with her. Radhia was born in
Algeria, but considers herself French since
she was born before independence. She
MARSEILLE

lives in the Noailles district, close to where

she was working that day. Radhia’s por-
trait represents all the families who live in
inadequate and potentially hazardous
housing.
BRUSSELS
Brussels was the second stop on this European journey. The no-
madic school was set up in the Halles Saint-Géry, in the Sainte
Catherine District. The participants went to discover the district
and its historical traces related to World War II and the coloni-
zation of Congo. This 2022 project also allowed for a pilot pro-
ject to be set up in partnership with the KULeuven Faculty of
Architecture.
The urban sessions and video editing workshops took place in
April and May 2022 in the host location and the neighborhood.
The final presentation took place at Halles Saint-Géry as well,
on June 7th 2022.
132 young people and their educators from the following edu-
cational institutions took part in the project: Institut Mot-Cou-
vreur, Institut Athénée Royale Koekelberg, Institut Claire-Vivre
Omega, Institut Ma Campagne, Institut Neder-Over-Heem-
beek and KULeuven Faculty of Architecture.
Pour les sessions urbaines à Bruxelles en 2022, nous avons installé nos Beits dans les
Halles Saint-Gery à Bruxelles. Ce lieu avait pour fonction autrefois d’être un marché
couvert à destination des habitants du quartier, très populaire à l’époque. Les Halles
sont devenues aujourd’hui un centre qui accueille de nombreux évènements cultu-
rels tout au long de l’année.
Ces sessions ont été l’occasion pour les jeunes venant des quatres coins de Bruxelles
de découvrir un quartier bouleversé par de nombreux événements historiques
comme en témoigne la diversité des traces étudiées. Les jeunes ont pu travailler
sur le passé colonial de la Belgique, sur les bouleversements de la seconde guerre
mondiale à Bruxelles, sur l’expulsion des familles pauvres au 19e siècle lors de la
construction des larges boulevards du centre-ville ou encore sur les victimes de vio-
lences policières. C’est cette dernière thématique qui marquera le plus les esprits
des plus jeunes. En effet, c’est en questionnant les citoyens dans le quartier qu’ils
ont rencontré par hasard un des frères d’une des victimes. Ce dernier, touché par
la rencontre, participa aux débats organisés le lendemain dans les beits. L’occasion
de recommencer une histoire commune sur d’autres bases. Preuve une nouvelle
fois que ces maisons construites sont des lieux de vie ouverts à toutes et à tous.
By Camille Vercrysse & Paul-Emile Baudour, local coordinators
For the 2022 urban sessions in Brussels, we set up our Beits at the Halles Saint-Géry.
The Halles was once a popular covered market for the neighborhood’s residents.
Today, it serves as a cultural center, hosting various events throughout the year.
These sessions offered young people from all over Brussels the chance to discover a
district with a rich and diverse history, shaped by many historical events. They had
the opportunity to explore Belgium’s colonial past, the impact of World War II on
Brussels, the displacement of poor families during the construction of the city’s wide
boulevards in the 19th century, and the victims of police violence. The latter topic
proved to be the most memorable for the youngest participants. During their dis-
cussions with citizens in the neighborhood, they stumbled upon one of the brothers
of a victim. The brother was moved by the encounter and participated in the de-
bates organized in the Beits the next day. This encounter marked the beginning of
a shared story, demonstrating once again that these houses serve as open spaces
for life and community.
* ... and I’ll show them how a Belgian woman knows how to die

In Brussels, the project was centered around the Halles Saint-Géry in the city center.

This portrait highlights two key landmarks in the neighborhood: the «Monument to the Soldier Pigeon,» which
commemorates the role of Belgian pigeon fanciers and their carrier pigeons during World War I, depicted as a
woman holding a pigeon on her arm; and a tribute to Gabrielle Petit, a Belgian resistance fighter who was shot
by the Germans during World War II.

I chose to place the bird, a symbol of peace, as a mask on the face of Fadila, a young Burkinabé woman I met
BRUSSELS

while she was working to find donors for the association 11.11, which is a coalition of French and German-spea-
king Belgian NGOs and associations involved in international solidarity. Fadila shared that she had received aid
from Belgian associations when she was living in Africa and now contributes to helping others, inspiring me to
depict her as a modern-day masked vigilante.
Brussels is famous all over the world for its chocolate,
which arrived in Europe in the 18th century (Spain) and
in Belgium in the 19th century through the colonization
of the Congo. At the beginning of the 20th century,
bananas were discovered by the Belgian population.

The neighborhood features several reminders of this

colonial history, including beautiful frescoes with ba-
nana motifs on a building known as the «Banana Buil-
ding,» old ripening warehouse doors, and the choco-
late museum, as well as tourist stores in the city center
that sell the famous Brussels chocolate.

I chose to depict this banana pattern as makeup on

the face of a saleswoman working in one of these tou-
rist stores, as her story is linked to the history of past ex-
changes.

BRUSSELS
This photograph illustrates the diverse mix of cultures, languages, and re-
ligions in the Belgian capital. I chose to place a stained glass window of
the Virgin Mary (from the Saint Nicholas church) with a veil pattern on the
hair on the face of a young, veiled Muslim woman.

This portrait highlights the ongoing issue of religion in society from yester-
day to today.
BRUSSELS
The Association for the Memory of the Shoah was es-
tablished in Brussels in 2005. One of its main initiatives
since 2009 has been the placement of «Paving Stones
of Memory».
These memorial paving stones, initiated by German
conceptual artist Günter Demnig, number over 65,000
placed throughout Europe. Anyone who wishes can
apply to place a paving stone, including families of
victims, associations, or municipalities. There are 458
of these stones in Brussels, recently cleaned by young
people from the city.
For this portrait, I wanted to pay homage to the pain-
ting «Golconde» by Magritte. Magritte’s interpreta-
tion shows us how an individual can be absorbed by
a group, but if we look closely, we see that they are
unique. The Nazis during World War II tried to erase the
identities of various groups of people (Jews, Gypsies,
Slavs, blacks, homosexuals). The young participants of
the Nomadic School of European Memory have tried
in various cities to give these victims individual memory
and recognition.
BRUSSELS
BARCELONA
Barcelona was the third stop on this European journey. The no-
madic school was set up in an extraordinary heritage site, in
the center of the Estació de França, the historical Barcelona
train station. A unique opportunity for youth to discover all the
traces linked to WWII, Francoism and symbols of exile during
dictatorship.
The urban sessions and video editing workshops took place in
May and June 2022. The final presentation took place at the
Centre Civic Barceloneta, June 15th 2022.
153 youth participants and their 11 educators from the fol-
lowing educational institutions took part in the project: Escola
Projecte, Escola Pia Sant Antoni, IE Londres, Escola Aura Euro-
pea, Institute Viladomat, Hatikva Institute. This means a total of
164 direct beneficiaries.
En aquest barri molt gentrificat que és La Ribera de Barcelona, el Beit Project va
reunir 6 instituts molt diferents entre ells que van dur a terme importants reflexions
sobre temes com: exclusió social, pobresa, antigitanisme, llegat colonial, Guerra
Civil Espanyola, feixisme i memòries des dels territoris.
L’alumnat va compartir aquestes experiències d’intercanvi dins d’un lloc molt em-
blemàtic com l’Estació de França, testimoni de molts desplaçaments de la resis-
tència antifeixista i de la població civil a la recerca d’un lloc més segur. Estudiants i
passants es van sobtar en reconèixer l’edifici de l’estació a les fotos d’aquells anys
penjades a les seves parets. Molts ens van demanar perquè no es podien deixar de
forma permanent i perquè encara no s’hagués pensat a obrir un espai commemo-
ratiu d’aquells temps dins de l’estació.
A prop d’aquí, una altra part de l’alumnat coneixeria per casualitats algunes de les
veïnes que van lluitar per defensar espais públics del barri en perill de desaparèixer
sota les onades de gentrificació dels últims anys. El jovent va entrevistar algunes ac-
tivistes qui van relatar la seva experiència en primera persona del que vol dir defen-
sar la pròpia comunitat dels interessos especulatius del turisme ràpid i d’una ciutat
que no pensa en les persones que hi viuen. Arran d’aquests testimonis, l’alumnat va
generar un debat sobre què és un privilegi i què és un dret, i sobretot es va obrir a
l’escolta de l’altre, persones obertes a compartir els seus recorreguts.
By Alessia Cominato, local coordinator
In a heavily gentrified area of Barcelona, TBP brought together 6 different schools
which reflected on topics such as: social exclusion, poverty, anti-gypsyism, colonial
heritage, Spanish Civil War, fascism and memory of territories.
In a very significant move, the schools would meet every morning at the Estació
de França, an emblematic witness of the many displacements of the anti-fascist
resistance exiling to safer, albeit rarely, places during the war. Pupils, and many
passers-by, were surprised to recognise pictures of that familiar building which kept
secret many stories of exiles, loss and separation. Many wondered why these old
pictures, that we call “traces”, had to be removed after the project. Many wished
they would stay there permanently so as not to forget our past.
Close by, other students would stumble on housing activists chatting with their
neighbors on a bench. These students, who joined participatory processes in the
neighborhood to save some public spaces as a public park and a civic center,
would explain their first-hand experience and help pupils think about the difference
between rights and privileges. The debates engaged have been long and the sto-
ries heard, though many times troubling, inspired youngsters to open up to stran-
gers’ experiences, as there is so much to be shared.
 With an identity that has been built and enriched over
the centuries, Catalonia is proud of its culture, which
manifests itself in Barcelona: for example, the flagpole
of the Born Centre Cultural, on which the Catalan
flag flies, measures exactly 1714 centimetres to recall
the year in which the city succumbed to the Bourbon
troops, which led to the abolition of Catalan institu-
tions and civil rights.

In the neighbourhood where the project is carried out,

there are also many messages in the windows of local
residents and a monument «Fountain of the Catalan
genius», in addition to countless coats of arms.

This Catalan identity is still a very lively subject in Barce-

lona today, this portrait shows the pride of this culture
through the color, the personification of Catalonia and
also the motif of scales, link to the legend of Sant Jordi,
symbol taken up again on the architectures of Gaudi.

BARCELONA
The Spanish Colonial Empire was one of the largest
empires in history, given that from the end of the 15th
century until the beginning of the 19th century, Spain
controlled an immense overseas territory in the New
World (America), in addition to several territories in
Asia, Africa and Oceania.
The traces of this colonial history are ubiquitous in the
city: the monument paying homage to Christopher
Columbus, portraits of «great explorers», presence of
cotton, chocolate, sculptures in the decorations on
the facades of buildings... The Casa Amatller, one of
the attractions of Barcelona, is a building that was
built for the chocolate maker Antoni Amatller, which
he wanted as a reference to the architecture of Brus-
sels: a city famous for its chocolate.
This portrait is of Thomas, who comes from Chile and
left his country to come and live in Barcelona. The
histories of these two countries have been linked since
1520 when Magellan set foot on this territory (the first
European explorer). The Hispanic colonization began
a few years later.
BARCELONA
 The Estació de França is where the nomadic school of European memo-
ry was established.

It has been the scene, throughout history, of great exiles. Jews, gypsies,
republicans fled during the civil war and then the Second World War.

This photo shows this movement which is printed from yesterday to to-
day, and shows the current invisible flows.

BARCELONA
 This photo tells part of the story of the neighbourhood El Forat de la Vergonya, Jardins del
Pou de la Figuera located in the centre of Barcelona.

Due to the real estate speculation that many European cities are facing, there were plans
to knock down some buildings and build a parking lot. The inhabitants fought to preserve
their neighbourhood, to set up a garden and today they are trying to fight against the
gentrification that is eating away at their territory. Not long ago, a café opened next to the
garden, hiring immigrants in order to offer them a sense of integration into the city. Despite
this, the café is exactly what the inhabitants wanted to avoid for the neighbourhood.

This portrait of a young waiter is surrounded by a map of the city to evoke integration and
his face blends in with the mosaic of the neighbourhood, which cracks his skin and helps to
express the layered ambivalence that this field highlights.

BARCELONA
SOFIA
Sofia was the fourth city step of this European journey. The parti-
cipants went to discover the districts of Serdika, in the city cen-
ter, where the synagogue commemorates the rescue of the
Jewish community and the local resistance to Nazis. The Banya
Bachi Mosque and other main catholic edifices are located in
this place, as well as an architectural ensemble of three socia-
list classicism edifices where the former Bulgarian Communist
Party had its headquarters.
The urban sessions and video editing workshops took place
in September and October 2022. The Final Presentation took
place at the House of Cinema, on November 6th.
150 young people and their accompanying adults partici-
pated in the project from the following educational institutes
from Secondary School 137 Angel Kanchev, Secondary School
200 Otets Paisiy, High School 21 Hristo Botev, 119su, Acad. Mi-
chael Arnaudov, High School 19 Elin Pelin, 67 Secondary School
Vasil Drumev.
След две невроятно сложни, изтощителни и предизвикателни години на изолация по
време на пандемията, “Номадската класна стая” се завърна с пълна сила в град София,
по-очаквана от всякога.
Преживяването в четвъртото издание на проекта беше със сигурност по-различно от
останалите. Усещаше се леката промяна във всички нас след преживяната изолация,
която ни беляза и особено учениците след дългосрочното учене онлайн. Общото между
всички нас - екипът, учителите, учениците - беше жаждата за общуване и засиленото
усещане за загриженост един към друг. Смятаме, че проектът помогна психологически
и емоционално на всички нас, давайки ни възможност да преоткрием общуването, и
то в среда с напълно непознати, да върнем доверието едни в други, да се почувстваме
част от общност и ни върна мотивацията за стремеж към развитие - личностно и
обществено/общностно.
Беше интересно да наблюдаваме в съответния момент и среда взаимодействието
между децата и техните връстници. В едната крайност се зараждаха много по-рязко от
друг път конфликти, които обаче бързо бяха преодолявани чрез взаимни усилия, най-
вече от самите тях - чрез комуникация, чрез възможност да се изразят свободно, чрез
колективни решения и взаимопомощ. В другата крайност имахме цели групи идващи
на терен подготвени за срещата с другите, в очакване да работят заедно и отворени
за нови приключения и запознанства. Точно в тези моменти много ясно може да се
усети “магията” (както често казваме вътрешно в екипа) на The Beit Project и огромните
възможности, които проектът има и дава на своите участници. А именно възможност
за развиване на критично мислене, на личностни качества, възможност за отваряне на
съзнанието за връзка с нови хора и нови светове - от миналото и насоящето, възможност
за осмисляне на ролята на всеки един от нас в обществото и като наследници на нашия
град, помнейки и пазейки общото си минало.
Категорично можем да заявим, че “Номадската класна стая” в София официално се
превърна в очаквано събитие. Изграденото доверие с училищата, местните партньори и
институции допринесе за успеха на програмата през 2022 г. и я постави в обществения,
културен събитиен календар.
Горди сме да споделим с всички вас и успеха на целия екип на The Beit Project, който
беше награден с две много специални награди през 2022 година:
Награда “Шофар” за партньорство, връчена на годишните нагаради на ОЕБ Шалом,
като признание за общата работата между двете организации от 2016 година насам.
Наградата бе връчена преди стартирането на четвъртото издание и беше добър
мотиватор за целия екип.
Награда “Светлина в тунела” в категория образователни програми на годишните
награди за “Човек на годината” организирано от Български Хелзинкски комитет,
чиято мисия е отстояването на правата на най-уязвимите групи: децата, жените, хората
в неравностойно положение, малцинствата, лишените от свобода. Наградата беше
връчена през декември месец 2022 г., след финала на четвъртото за София издание и
беше една страхотна изненада и приятен завършек на една ползотворна година.
Двете получени награди са показател за успеха на The Beit Project на местно ниво и
са признание за усърдния труд на целия международен екип. Браво на всички нас и си
пожелаваме още много успешни издания и през настоящата година!
By Nataliya Todorova & Silvia Behar, local coordinators
After two incredibly complex and challenging years in isolation during the pande-
mic, the «Nomadic Classroom» has returned in full force to the city of Sofia, more
anticipated than ever.
The experience in the fourth edition of the project was certainly different from the
others. One could feel the slight change in us all after the shared experience of
isolation that marked everyone, especially the students, after long-term online lear-
ning. What we all had in common - the team, the teachers, the students - was a
thirst for communication and a heightened sense of concern for one another. We
believe that the project helped psychologically and emotionally to all of us, giving
us the opportunity to rediscover communication, and in an environment with com-
plete strangers, to restore trust in each other, to feel part of a community and give
us back the motivation to strive for development - personally and as a community/
public.
It was interesting to observe at the appropriate time and environment the interac-
tion between the children and their peers. At one extreme, conflicts arose much
more sharply than at other times, but they were quickly overcome through mutual
efforts, especially by themselves - through communication, through the opportunity
to express themselves freely, through collective decisions and mutual assistance. At
the other extreme, we had entire groups coming into the field prepared to meet
others, eager to work together and open to new adventures and acquaintances.
It is precisely in these moments that one can very clearly feel the «magic» (as we
often say internally in the team) of The Beit Project and the enormous opportunities
that the project has and gives to its participants. Namely, an opportunity to develop
critical thinking, personal qualities, an opportunity to open the consciousness to a
relationship with new people and new worlds - from the past and the present, an
opportunity to understand the role of each one of us in the society and as future
heirs of our city, remembering and keeping their common past.
We can categorically state that the «Nomadic Classroom» in Sofia has officially
become a regular event. The trust built with schools, local partners and institutions
contributed to the success of the program in 2022 and placed it in the public, cultu-
ral event calendar.
We are proud to share with you the success of the entire team of The Beit Project,
who were awarded two very special awards in 2022:
- The Shofar Award for Partnership, presented at Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria
Shalom’s annual awards, in recognition of the joint work between the two organiza-
tions since 2016. The award was presented before the launch of the fourth edition
and was a good motivator for the whole team.
- «Light in the Tunnel» award in the category of educational programs at the annual
«Person of the Year» awards organized by the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, whose
mission is to defend the rights of the most vulnerable groups: children, women, di-
sadvantaged people, minorities, deprived of freedom. The award was presented
in December 2022, after the final of the fourth edition for Sofia, and was a great
surprise and a pleasant end to a fruitful year.
The two received awards are an indication of the success of The Beit Project at the
local level and a recognition of the hard work of the entire international team. Well
done to all of us and we wish for many more successful editions this year as well!
In front of the building of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, there are always
two guards (who have their own guards) whose change of duty provides a spectacle
for tourists.

I chose to make a portrait of one of them for several reasons. The first reason is that
many participants chose the guards as a «subject» and focused on the symbols they
represented: bravery, security, protection, heritage, etc.

The second reason is that Sofia has a rich and complex history at the crossroads of
different cultures and civilizations. Throughout its history, it has had various guardians,
including those who currently guard the presidency, as well as a 4th century church
housed in a communist-style building. Tsar Samuel, on the other hand, was a military
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commander and then a Tsar from 997 to 1014 and is referred to as «The Protector of
Bulgarians”.
 When I arrived in Sofia, the project was to be carried
out with students from two different schools and blind
people. Unfortunately, the latter group was not able to
participate, but the team on site still made the young
people aware of this handicap.

Anita is part of the team and is blind. She shared with

the students various aspects of her daily life, such as
how to navigate the city, how to write, and how to
cope with everyday tasks without sight.

In Banya Square, the group attempted to use their

other senses besides sight to experience the city—the
sounds of the passersby, the fountain water, the call
to prayer from the mosque—to better understand and
empathize with the visually impaired or blind.

This photograph captures those moments.

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 Daniel is a history student living in Sofia who is part of a tour guide agency that provides tours in multiple languages
to educate people about the city’s history through its traces. He passes on a memory to a group of people from
all over the world to better understand his country and culture.

One of the key stops on the tour is «the Triangle of Tolerances,» which encompasses the ancient Serdika complex
where the project takes place and includes several Orthodox churches from different time periods (10th and 14th
centuries), a mosque, and a synagogue. The mosque, built in 1567, is one of the oldest in Europe, and the syna-
gogue, built in 1905, is one of the largest in Europe.

This portrait illustrates the importance of culture and exchange in better understanding urban space.

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The icon is a sacred art form for the Church
and is specific to the Orthodox Church as a
symbol of the resurrection. It specifically re-
presents the face of a saint, angel, or Christ
as a symbol of life after death.

Some of the young people involved in this

project chose to work with these representa-
tions to discuss religion and acceptance of
others.

This photo combines the face of a young par-

ticipant in the project with a veil displayed in
a nearby gallery, which is part of an exhibit
about tolerance and discrimination, as well
as a painted photograph from the work of
photographers Lyubomir Sabo and Zuzana
Senashiova, ethnologist Katarina Sabova,
and artists Sara I. Avni and Ivana Mintalova.

This work showcases traditional Slovak values

in a modern and innovative artistic manner.

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ATHENS
Καθώς σκέφτομαι την εμπειρία μου ως υπεύθυνη τοπικού συντονισμού του προγράμματος
Beit Project στην Αθήνα, μου έρχεται στο νου μία παρομοίωση που μπορεί να περιγράψει τη
σημαντική πολυπλοκότητα και την ομορφιά που συνυπάρχουν σε αυτόν τον ρόλο αλλά και
στο ίδιο το έργο.
Το να είναι κάποιος-α τοπικός συντονιστής-στρια του προγράμματος αυτού σημαίνει να
είναι σαν διευθυντής-ντρια ορχήστρας: είναι υπεύθυνος-η να βεβαιωθεί ότι κάθε στιγμή
κάθε όργανο παίζει την παρτιτούρα, οι οργανοπαίκτες-τιες το απολαμβάνουν τη διαδικασία
και όλοι-ες μαζί αισθάνονται καλά ενώ ακολουθούν μια παρτιτούρα και προσπαθούν να
δημιουργήσουν μια μελωδία για να απολαύσει ο κόσμος. Για να πάμε ακόμα παραπέρα, όπως
και πριν ξεκινήσει οποιαδήποτε παράσταση, χρειαζόμαστε πολλή δουλειά και προετοιμασία
και όπως συμβαίνει στην αίθουσα προβών, υπάρχουν στιγμές ακραίας χαράς, άγχους,
Athens was the fifth city step of this European adventure. The
167 young people and their educators participated in the pro- αμφισβήτησης ή στιγμές που τα πράγματα δεν μπορούν να προχωρήσουν ή να πάνε στραβά.
participants went to discover the district of Thissio close to the
ject from the following educational institutes from 19th Gym- Αυτές είναι οι στιγμές που πρέπει να είμαστε πάντα εφευρετικοί-ές στην εύρεση τρόπων για
να πραγματοποιήσουμε τα πράγματα, καθώς και να αποδεχτούμε τη γνώση ως μια ζωντανή
Holocaust Memorial. The site is close to the synagogue in Me-nasium Athens, 2nd Gymnasium of Alimos, Intercultural Gym- διαδικασία διαρκούς εμπειρίας και δοκιμασιών.
lidoni street where Jews of Athens were trapped and captured naseum - Διαπολιτισμικό Γυμνάσιο Αθηνών Oursoulines institute
by the Germans. Nearly 90 percent of Greek Jews were sent to Ουρσουλίνες (ιδιωτικό ) Γυμνάσιο Λύκειο Papastrateios institute, Η εμπειρία μου στο Beit Project άρχισε να γίνεται πραγματικά εκπληκτική όταν ήρθε η ώρα να
concentration camps and exterminated. Paleo Faliro institute 1ο ΓΕΛ Φαλήρου. In addition, hundreds of δημιουργήσω την τοπική ομάδα. Τότε όλα άρχισαν να έχουν νόημα: είναι ένα έργο για τους
people were interviewed in the public space by the partici- ανθρώπους και για να μάθουν την συμβίωση. Το να έχεις μια τέτοια καταπληκτική ευκαιρία να
συντονίσεις και να διευκολύνεις αυτήν την ομάδα συναδέλφων προς έναν σημαντικό στόχο
The urban sessions and video editing workshops took place in pants. όπως η εναγκαλισμός της αφύπνισης στον συμπεριληπτικό τρόπο σκέψης και η αντίσταση
November and December 2022. The Final Presentation took στις διακρίσεις μέσω μιας εναλλακτικής μεθόδου εκπαίδευσης στον δημόσιο χώρο, είναι
place at the Serafio Space, on January 17th. απλώς μία εμπειρία-δώρο! Φτιάξαμε την ομάδα κάτω από αυτή τη σκέψη της συμβίωσης
και συνεργασίας των εαυτών μας και στη συνέχεια θέλαμε να το εμπνεύσουμε σε σχολεία,
μαθητές και δασκάλους. Η Ομάδα του Διαμεσολαβητή ήταν τόσο πολύ αφοσιωμένη και
πρόθυμη να μάθει και να αναζητήσει τρόπους για να λειτουργήσει το έργο, να διευκολύνει
πραγματικά τη διαδικασία μάθησης των μαθητών-τρι΄ν και μάλιστα μεγάλη χαρά!
Το έργο Beit ήταν ένα εκπληκτικό ταξίδι με χαμόγελα, άγχος, χαρά, ανακαλύψεις, υποστήριξη,
μοίρασμα, μάθηση και πολλά άλλα συναισθήματα και ιστορίες. Μια θετική ανθρώπινη εμπειρία
της εκ νέου ανακάλυψης της πόλης, της ιστορίας, των ιστοριών στον δημόσιο χώρο. Όλα τα
παραπάνω μαζί με σπουδαίους συνεργάτες και ανθρώπους που επιθυμούν και διεκδικούν μια
διαφορετική κοινωνία και ένα διαφορετικό σχολικό σύστημα που χτίζει τη βιωματική μάθηση
και δίνει περισσότερες ευκαιρίες σύνδεσης με το περιβάλλον, τους συμπολίτες και την
προώθηση της χαράς στη μαθητική διαδικασία!
Σε αυτό το ταξίδι κρατάω τα μάτια των ανθρώπων, την ίση εμπιστοσύνη στην ομάδα και στα
μέλη της και τις στιγμές συνειδητοποίησης των μαθητών-τριών: «Νιώθω λιγότερο φοβισμένος
να ρωτήσω τους ανθρώπους», «Ποτέ δεν περίμενα ότι θα μπορούσα να κάνω τίποτα, και
σήμερα όχι μόνο δεν έκανα τίποτα, αλλά έκανα τόσα πολλά: έχτισα ένα σπίτι, έφτιαξα
ένα βίντεο!», «Ερχόμαστε εδώ για καφέ αλλά ποτέ δεν βλέπουμε, δεν νιώθουμε αυτή την
περιοχή», «Μακάρι το σχολείο να ήταν έτσι κάθε μέρα, μαθαίνουμε και διασκεδάζουμε
πολύ».
Πιστεύω ότι το έργο κατάφερε να δημιουργήσει την εμπειρία της συμβίωσης, της ανταλλαγής
και της μάθησης. Δημιουργούμε αυτό το έργο μαζί με τους εμψυχωτές-τριες, συνεργάτες,
καθηγητές-τριες, μαθητές-τριες και περαστικούς ανθρώπους. Σας ευχαριστούμε που
δοκιμάσατε να καταπολεμήσετε τις διακρίσεις. Σας ευχαριστούμε για την εμπιστοσύνη και
την υποστήριξη. Ιδιαίτερες ευχαριστίες στην εξαιρετική υπεύθυνη γενικού συντονισμού
Marie Heilman για τη συνεχή υποστήριξή και την καθοδήγησή της αλλά και σε όλη την
υπόλοιπη ομάδα του Beit Project. Ένας στόχος, η θέληση, η απόφαση, σε συνδυασμό με
καλή οργάνωση, υποστήριξη και εμπιστοσύνη είναι μερικά πραγματικά καλά συστατικά! Ας
αντιγράψουμε και επικολλήσουμε όλοι αυτή την εμπειρία πολλές φορές και ας θυμηθούμε ότι
το να είμαστε θαρραλέοι-ες ώστε να ενεργούμε υποστηρικτικά, χωρίς αποκλεισμούς μπορεί
να κάνει τη διαφορά για τη δημιουργία της κοινωνίας που θέλουμε.
By Katerina Kataki, local coordinator
While thinking about the experience of being a local coordinator for Athens’ version
of The Beit Project, a comparison jumps into my head which might describe the
meaningful complexity and the beauty that coexist in this role but also in the project
itself.
Being a local coordinator is a role similar to that of a conductor in an orchestra.
As a local coordinator, one is tasked with ensuring that each element operates in
harmony and performs its designated function at all times. This includes overseeing
the comfort and coordination of individual contributors and guiding their efforts
towards the creation of a harmonious and enjoyable outcome. In essence, a local
coordinator serves as the conductor of the ensemble, leading it towards a melo-
dious performance. To go a step further, as before any show begins, we need a lot
of work and preparation and much like in the rehearsal room, there are moments
of extreme joy, stress, questioning or moments when things just cannot move on or
go wrong . These are the moments when we need to be always inventive in finding
ways to make things happen as well as to accept that knowledge as a live ongoing
process of experience and trials.
My experience in the Beit Project started to truly flourish when it was time to create
the local team. It was at this moment that everything started to make sense: it is a
project by, and for, the people and teaches them to live together. Having such an
amazing opportunity to coordinate and facilitate this team of coworkers towards an
important goal such as embracing inclusive awareness and resisting discrimination
through an alternative education method in public space, is in itself a wonderful
experience ! We built the team under the idea of living together as our unique selves
and then we wanted to pass the message to schools, students and teachers. The
Facilitator’s Team was so devoted and willing to learn and research ways to make
the project function, to really facilitate the learning process of students and to bring
a smile to their face!
In summary, The Beit project was an amazing journey of laughter, stress, joy, disco-
veries, support, sharing, learning and many more feelings and stories. A positive hu-
mane experience of re-discovering the city, the history , the stories in public space.
All the above along with great partners and people who desire and claim a diffe-
rent society and a different school system that builds experiential learning and gives
more opportunities to connect with the environment, co-citizens and help promote
joy in the learning process!
In this journey I keep the eyes of people, the equal trust shared between the team
and its members, students moments of breakthroughs, with realizations such as “” I
feel less scared to ask people”, “ I never expected to be able to do anything, and
today instead of doing nothing, I did so much: I built a house, I made a video!”, “We
come here for coffee but never actually see and feel this area”, “I wish that school
was like that every day, we learn and have so much fun”.
I believe the project succeeds in creating the experience of living together, sharing
and learning. We create this project together with facilitators, partners, teachers,
students, and passengers. Thank you for fighting discrimination. Thank you for your
trust and support. Special thanks to the generally amazing coordinator Marie Heil-
man for her constant support and guidance and all the rest of the Beit Team. The
combination of a goal, will, decisiveness and good organization, support and trust
are the perfect ingredients! Let us all copy and paste this experience many times
and remember that being courageous in acting supportively, inclusively can make
the difference for creating the society we want.
Dimitra is one of the facilitators in Athens.

The teams in each city accompany the reflections of the young people throughout the pro-
ject. The team members have diverse backgrounds including film directors, painters, photo-
graphers, actors, dancers, and social theater workers. These individuals enable the young
people to reflect on the city and the community, allowing them to learn by becoming actors
in their own reflections. They also work on the memory of the places and the current social
issues.

For this reason, I chose to use the image of a tree, which is present in all cultures and symbo-
lizes life in constant evolution. It also conveys the idea of planting small seeds of questioning
and knowledge among young people that will help them grow in the society they are crea-
ting.
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A nod is made to mythology, as it is a recurring symbol in ancient art. This portrait honors the
work of The Beit Project teams.
 When I was in Athens, the participants came from a private institute located on the
outskirts of the city and a public institute located in the center of Athens. The latter ins-
titute serves young immigrants who have recently arrived in Athens and some of whom
speak little or no Greek.

This portrait pays homage to the young people who come from Syria, Afghanistan, Chi-
na, and who have gone through challenging experiences. They must now integrate into
a new society.

I chose to mix this portrait with images of abandoned buildings in the city, which are
abundant in Athens. Many old houses are not well-maintained due to the lack of re-
sources of both the owners and the government, and the country’s crisis has only made
things worse. As a result, many Athenians have moved to the outskirts of the city to find
better housing.
ATHENS

The city center is a mixture of trendy cafes for tourists, ancient sites, ruined houses, and
graffiti.
Katerina is one of the local partners of the project in
Athens and a member of an archaeology association.
She welcomed the project and allowed the young
people to set up the nomadic school in her location,
which is situated in the heart of the ancient site of Ke-
rameikos.

When I took her portrait, she explained to me that

«being involved in the future of the young generation
is a given». She makes the connection between her
work and the project by saying that «in archaeology,
it’s always a matter of excavating, peeling back the
layers of the past, and asking questions, making hy-
potheses, and working together to understand the so-
cial stakes of different times. This is similar to what the
young people are doing».

Layers of history that have shaped Athens are supe-

rimposed around her portrait: Ancient Greek, Roman,
Ottoman, Byzantine, neo-classical, and contemporary
periods.

ATHENS
«Things are small remnants of individual and collective
history» *. This portrait of an antique dealer represents
the connection between humans and their objects.
Photos, paintings, trinkets tell the social history of hu-
mans and evoke their memories. In ancient times,
objects were used to give meaning to life and death,
and are mentioned in many texts, including Pliny the
Elder’s Natural History.

During World War II, the Nazis took art and possessions
from Jewish families, which was part of a dehumaniza-
tion process that had been in place since the begin-
ning of the war. These «antiques», sold not far from the
Thissio neighborhood, bring to mind the memories of
those who once owned them.

This portrait honors all the stories hidden behind these

objects.

* Excerpt from the text of the «Les Choses» exhibition at the

Louvre Museum, Paris, 2022

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TIMIȘOARA
Timișoara was the last city step of this European journey. The
participants went to discover the districts of Victory Square, in
the city center, where Timișoara was proclaimed in 1989 the
first city free of communism in Romania, the starting point of a
revolution which liberated the country from the dictatorship of
Nicolae Ceaușescu.
The urban sessions and video editing workshops took place in
January and February 2023. The Final Presentation took place
at the Cinema Victoria, on February 26th.
150 youth and their educators participated in the project from
the following educational institutes from Scoala Gimnazială nr
27 Timișoara, Scoala Gimnaziala nr 1 Timișoara, Scoala Gimna-
ziala Rudolf Walther, Liceul Teoretic William Shakespeare, Liceul
Tehnologic de Vest.
Coordonarea Proiectului Beit în Timișoara este o onoare. Munca a început cu mult timp
înainte ca orice să fie vizibil în oraș. Construirea unei viziuni, planificarea, colectarea de
resurse, chemarea de oameni, organizarea și re-organizarea datelor, a locurilor și a ideilor.
Comunicarea intensă, mai ales prin „visios” dese, cum îi place lui Marie, coordonatoarea
noastră europeană, să le numească. Dar nimic nu mă putea pregăti pentru ceea ce aveam
să simt odată ce tinerii ne-au întâlnit pe noi, beiturile, orașul, locuitorii lui și unii pe alții. Mu-
nca asta oferă atâta satisfacție!
Să aduni laolaltă o echipă de oameni minunați care conduc cu măiestrie procese de au-
to-descoperire, de explorare a orașului, de reflecție asupra a ceea ce ne conectează pe noi
ca locuitori ai Timișoarei și ca oameni dincolo de toate granițele.
Să înveți cu și de la elevi și eleve, în fiecare zi, lecții neprețuite despre ceea ce înseamnă
Să fii văzut(ă) și auzit(ă), luat(ă) în serios, invitat(ă) să contribui, primit(ă) cu blândețe și cu
respect.
Să descoperi și să-ți depășești propriile prejudecăți.
Să vezi cum se luminează ochii oamenilor atunci când li se oferă oportunitatea să înțeleagă
că ei chiar contează.
Să te simți conectat(ă) cu oameni din Europa pe care nu i-ai cunoscut și nici nu-i vei cu-
noaște, doar prin atingerea acelorași obiecte sau prin așezarea în aceleași beituri, și să-ți
dai seama că și acest lucru constituie dimensiunea europeană a proiectului.
Să știi că cineva a fost aici înaintea ta și că altcineva va fi aici după tine, să te simți conec-
tat(ă) cu trecutul, prezentul și viitorul.
Toate acestea și multe altele construiesc experiența „Școlii nomade a memoriei europene”
pentru mine.
Data viitoare când ieșiți afară, în orașul vostru, vă încurajez pe fiecare să priviți în sus și în
jur și să încercați să vă conectați cu acest sentiment imens că aparțineți acestei lumi, iar
apoi să vă conectați cu sentimentul imens că noi toți aparținem acestei lumi.
By Oana Bajka, local coordinator
The coordination of the Beit Project in Timisoara is an honour. The work has begun
many months before anything became visible in our city. Imagining, planning, col-
lecting resources, calling people closer, organising and re-organising dates, places
and ideas. Communicating a lot, mostly through frequent “visios”, as Marie, our Eu-
ropean coordinator, likes to call them. But nothing could really prepare me for what
I would be feeling once the youth encountered us, the beits, the city, its inhabitants
and each other. This work is so rewarding!
To bring together a team of wonderful people who masterfully lead processes of
self-discovery, exploration of the city, reflection on what connects us as Timisoara
inhabitants and as humans beyond all borders.
To learn from and with students, every single day, precious lessons about what it
means to be seen and heard, taken seriously, invited to contribute, welcomed with
kindness and respect.
To discover and overcome my own prejudices.
To see how people’s eyes light up when they are given the opportunity to unders-
tand that they matter.
To feel connected with people in Europe you have never met and never will, just by
touching the same objects or by sitting in the same beits, and to realize that this is
also the European dimension of the project.
To know that someone has been here before you and someone else will be here
after you, to feel connected with past, present and future.
All these and much more are constructing the «Nomadic school of European Re-
membrance» experience for me.
Next time you go outdoors in your city, I encourage each and every one of you to
look up and look around, and try to connect with this huge feeling that you belong
to this world, and then connect with the huge feeling that we all do.
 Anna works as a facilitator and is also an actress and
theater manager.

In her words, the most important thing for her is to make

the invisible visible.

This portrait, merged with fingerprints, was inspired by

her words. The fingerprints were created by visitors to
Belu-Simion Fainaru’s exhibition «The Void of Silence,»
which dealt with the theme of absence.

The other image is a map of the city, which has the

shape of an eye. Timisoara, a significant cultural city,
offers a variety of shows, exhibitions, and concerts.

This image also honors the diversity of cultures.

TIMIȘOARA
 When I met Marius, a facilitator who works in theater
and culture and is also a helicopter pilot, we talked
about the importance of movement.

This image highlights that idea with a view of the city

from the sky and circular elements related to the city’s
geography, reminding us of the interconnected cogs.

TIMIȘOARA
 Iunia is a facilitator.
When we met, she talked about what
touched her most about this project:
witnessing the moment when young
people realize that they have the
power to shape their future and the
future of their city. Iunia is also passio-
nate about women’s causes.

This photograph combines three

images: Iunia’s portrait, a photograph
of the 1989 Revolution that overthrew
the communist power, and the cloak
of a sculpture in Union Square, called
«Supermam,» which honors mothers
and women.

TIMIȘOARA
This photograph is a tribute to light both literally and fi-
guratively. Timisoara was the first European city to elec-
trify its streets in 1760.
Oana is a partner in the European project and the
coordinator in Timisoara. Like all teams in the 6 partner
cities of the project, she works to bring light to young
people, to shed light on certain points in history, and to
awaken them to the society of today and tomorrow.
The filaments between the lights symbolize the
connections created by the project: the meetings
between young people, teams, urban spaces, and
links between the six European cities.
TIMIȘOARA
 THANK YOU
CENTRAL TEAM AND MAIN PARTNERS
THE BEIT PROJECT : David Stoleru, Marie Heileman, Océane Laboudie, Virginie Manuel, Haider Cano, Lucy Winkelmann
MAVPACA : Julie Danilo
Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles : Benjamin Van Cutsem, Tania Kusikumbaku, Samera Rghioui
Mémorial Democratic : Gemma Simon Muntane and Vicenç Villatoro
SHALOM, the Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria : Alek Oscar, Julia Dandolova and Anna Mezan
Motus Terrae : Spyros Andreopoulos
Institutul Intercultural Timișoara : Oana Bajka
MERCI
MARSEILLE
Local team : Chloé Ettori, Nina Chastel, Florine Cruel, Lorena Puerta Hernan-
dez, Esra Alaca, Mathias Ben Achour, Valentina Viettro, Hara Kaminara
Educators : Emmanuelle Motte, Emmanuel Moreau, Olga Riverode, Debo-
rah Mortali Sabrina, Karima Akacha, Nada Ben Salem, Salsa Amiar, Vincent
Hedde, Denis, Agnes Guelle, Fadila Mouisette, Jenny May Ablard, Nadine
Lario
Local partners : MAVPACA, Maison de Provence de Jeunesse et des Sports,
Département des Bouches-du-Rhône, Ville de Marseille, Ville de Marseille,
Mémorial des déportations, Musée d’Histoire de Marseille, Maison départe-
mentale de lutte contre les discriminations
Financial partners : European Union, Fondation Rothschild, DILCRAH Région
sud, DPMA, Ville de Marseille, SNCF
GRACIAS
BARCELONA
Local team : Alessia Cominato, Consuelo Santillán Costantini, Daniela Lon-
gobardi, Emmanuela Bove, Laura Casassas Coromina, Hajar Fawzi Minoun,
Vanessa Roca Forné, Denisse Dahuabe, Vanessa Roca Forné, Marta Ponti
Educators : Joan Carles Berrocal, Núria Viladepla, Sergi López, Elisenda
Balcells, Dan Guillamón, Roger Guerrero, Pablo Moro, Maria José Guzmán
Roa, Fatima Woodward, Gemma Ventura Mustiens
Local partners : Memorial Democràtic, Adif Estación Abierta, Centre Cívic
Barceloneta ,Associació Joves Gitanos de Gràcia, Consorci d’educació de
Barcelona
Financial partners : European Union, Fondation Rothschild, SNCF
ΣΑΣ ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΏ
ATHENS
Local team : Katerina Kataki, Penny Eleftheriadou, Vasilis Klisiaris, Stelios Gavrii-
lidis, Dimitra Dermitzaki, Ira Spagadorou, Eleni Papaioannou,
Educators : Gerasimos Georgatos, Κατσαραγάκης Ιωσήφ, Μητσάκη Αγγελική,
Διευθύντρια: Δάφνη Γαβρίλη, Λυράκη Μαρία, Ελένη Κάργατζη, Φωτεινή Μαρκάκη,
Σεβαστή Μαύρου, Ευτυχία Κάβουρα, Διονύσης Τζώρος & Γεώργιος Δαμίγος,
Μπιτάκου Μαρία
Local partners : Motus Terrae, Association of Greek Archaelogists, Serafeio
Athletic & Community Complex, The Jewish community of Athens
Financial partners : European Union, Fondation Rothschild, SNCF
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
MERCI
BRUSSELS
Local team : Camille Vercruysse, Paul-Emile Baudour, Elise François, Quentin
Huez, Chrisanthi Kasimat, Manon Charlou, Mederic Mondet, Rinant Bergel,
Louise Hansenne, Arthur Bourguignon, Loïc Rey
Educators : Mister Kerroum, Julie Stevens, Manuel Vantyghem, Veronique Gar-
retta, Alice Kazantzidis, Rossano Rosi, Martin Pirotte, Christian Michel, Delphine
Dubois, Valérie Lega, Mrs Snaps
Local partners : Halles Saint-Géry, Bibliothèque Bruegel, Bruxelles ville, Muyira
art et mémoire, le cinéma Palace
Financial partners : European Union, Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles, Fondation
Rothschild, SNCF
БЛАГОДАРЯ ТИ
SOFIA
Local team : Natalia Todorova, Silvia Behar, Stela Hristova - Sachi, Ina Balli, Iren
Levi, Ivelina Panicharova, Gergana Ivanova, Ivaylo Evtimov, Anita Nakova,
Victor Troyanov,
Educators : Maya Kochiyasheva, Valentin Hristov, Victoria Yankova, Irina Fili-
pova, Angelina Atanasova-PetrovaEvgenia Gergova, Neli Petrova
Local partners : SHALOM the Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria, Regional
History Museum Sofia, House of cinema
Financial partners : European Union, Fondation Rothschild, Municipality of
Sofia, SNCF
MULȚUMIRI
TIMIȘOARA
Local team : Oana Bajka, Corina Raceanu, Timea Ciora, Adrian Jivan, Marius
Lupoian, Iunia Pașca, Oana Suvăială, Ana-Maria Ursu, Edina Meca,
Educators : Leucuța Rafael Bogdan, Marius Cimpoae, Angela Sandu, Crina
Fibișan, Alina Păuna, Mihaela Luminita Kiss, Anca Radu Basarab, Adina Nasta,
Natalia Ocneanu, Ana-Maria Bublyak, Marian Alin Liuba, Janeta Iuga, Clau-
diu Crepcea, Adina Muntean, Mariana Lengher, Georgeta Horelu, Bianca
Similie, Matei Bobi Ionuț
Local partners : Intercultural institututul Timișoara, Centrul de Proiecte Ti-
mișoara, De-a Arhitectura, Cinema de Victoria, Facultatea de Arte și Design,
Universitatea de Vest, Finanta de Municipiul Timisoara prin Centrul de Projecte
Financial partners : European Union, Fondation Rothschild, SNCF