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History of Religions
History of the 3 Monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) and of the main different Christianity confessions (Roman Catholicism, Eastern Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism and Protestantism)
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Pedagogical Approaches
New pedagogical approaches to teach history of religion
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Role of Religions in Civilization
How to didactically promote among students of different confessions, the capacity of a critical analysis and understanding of the role played by religions in the history of mankind
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Interreligious Students’ Competences
Set of teaching contents, to be used by teachers to highlight and valorize the universal values of tolerance and universalisms that all Monotheistic religions and religious texts contain to promote and sustain mutual understanding among students
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Managing Multi-Religious Classes
Teaching Sources to help teachers dealing with multicultural and multi-religious classes
Map
An interactive didactical map interactive didactical map giving access to sites with a religious relevance.-
Introduction
A comparative review of the liturgical celebrations, ceremonies and dietary rules existing in the different religions.
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Celebrations
Description and comparative analysis of the celebrations of different religions and confessions
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Ceremonies
Description and comparative analysis of the ceremonies of different religions and confessions
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Dietary Rules
Description and comparative analysis of the dietary rules of different religions and confessions
Events
The Pathway through Religions project has been promoted trough conferences and articles.
Conferences
The Pathway through Religions project was presented in a number of events in order to report about the activities carried out and the results achieved
Press Review
The Pathway through Religions project partnership made contacts with web sites focusing on the fields of educationPartnership
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Contractual Partners
From this section it is possible to access to a description of each contractual partner of the Pathway through Religions project.
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Schools
From this section it is possible to access to the information about the schools involved in the Pathway through Religions Project in the European countries involved.
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Associated Partners
As a result of the exploitation activity a number of associated partners officially joined the project in order to contribute to the improvement of the project impact on their target groups and to ensure the project sustainability by continuing using the project deliverables in the next years.
This section of the Pathway through Religions portal provides administrative information for the project contractual partners and for the European Commission and it is password protected.
Map
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An interactive didactical map interactive didactical map giving access to sites with a religious relevance.
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Shoah Memorial/Holocaust Memorial
17 Rue Geoffroy l'Asnier, 75004 Paris
WEB SITE http://www.memorialdelashoah.org
RELIGIONS Judaism
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELIGIOUS SITE
DESCRIPTION
The Shoah Memorial is the Holocaust museum in Paris, France.
The memorial is in the district of Le Marais, in the third and fourth arrondissement, which had a large Jewish population at the beginning of World War II.
The memorial is in the district of Le Marais, in the third and fourth arrondissement, which had a large Jewish population at the beginning of World War II.
HISTORICAL RELEVANCE
The memorial was opened, by President Jacques Chirac, on 27 January 2005.
This day was chosen to coincide with International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp.
The memorial underwent a major renovation in 2005, creating exhibition spaces, a multimedia center, and a reading room.
This day was chosen to coincide with International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp.
The memorial underwent a major renovation in 2005, creating exhibition spaces, a multimedia center, and a reading room.
INTER-RELIGIOUS RELEVANCE
Since it is a Memorial and a Museum, all confessions have access to the site.
The place in itself is focused on the Jewish religion, because of the antisemitism crimes.
The place in itself is focused on the Jewish religion, because of the antisemitism crimes.
RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE
The predominant faith is Jewish, after the Second World War and the consequences it had on the Jewish population several museums, and other monuments were built all over Europe, to commemorate and pay tribute to the countless victims. Since it is a museum everybody can come and visit, it is a way of discovering how hatred against a religion can be devastating, and can raise awareness against this type of hateful crimes.
HOW TO USE WITH THE STUDENTS
Direct visit is the best way to discover this place, see in details what impact the Second World War had on a whole community and it can be a great way to raise awareness against hateful crimes based on religions.
REFERENCE TO THE GUIDELINE
- History and Philosophy of Religions - Judaism
- History and Philosophy of Religions - Humanism
- Role of Religions in Civilization - Religion and Religious Structures as Incentives for Education and Enlightenment
- Role of Religions in Civilization - Religion and Politics
- Role of Religions in Civilization - Religion and Law
- Building Students’ Interreligious Competences in Communication and Adaptation in a Cross-Cultural Environment - Comparing Religious Differences, Prejudices and Stereotypes
- Building Students’ Interreligious Competences in Communication and Adaptation in a Cross-Cultural Environment - Religion as a Source of Exclusion and Conflict
- Managing Multicultural and Multi-Religious Classes - Interpretative Approach
MEDIA RESOURCES
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Wall of NamesEntering the Memorial you walk past several stone walls where the names of every victims of the Second World War are written in tiny font. -
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Wall of picturesAt the end of the visit you are going through an ultimate room, where the walls are covered with pictures of some of the jewish kids that were killed during the Second World War. -
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Wall of picturesA room where the walls are covered with the pictures of the children victims during the Second World War.
VIDEOS
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25e commémoration du génocide des Tutsi au Rwanda
On the occasion of the 25th commemoration of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, a partnership between the Shoah Memorial, Ibuka France, the Paris City Hall and the EHESS has made it possible to present a series of events to the public: exhibitions, conferences, meetings, ceremonies propose to look at the last genocide of the 20th century, to understand its origins and consequences, and above all to affirm our support for those who were its victims and their families.
With the support of the Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah.
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator - Mémorial de la Shoah
LINKS
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Twitter account
The official twitter account of the memorial
