Conversations with the Winners: Zweitzeugen

A virtual events from Widen the Circle and the Leo Baeck Institute

Zweitzeugen e.V. (Secondary Witnesses), 2023 Obermayer Award winner, turns young people into “witnesses” by teaching them the life stories of Holocaust survivors. Zweitzeugen has worked with 37 survivors to date, gathering their stories in great depth and sharing them through multifaceted workshops and various media. The workshops help students as young as 10 develop empathy and an emotional connection with the survivors, as well as a stronger perspective on prejudice and hate in the world today. We talk with cofounder Ruth-Anne Damm and Managing Director Nina Taubenreuther. This presentation was part of our series Conversations with the Winners, featuring 2023 Obermayer Award winners. It took place March 22, 2023.