The convoi 77 project :
Teaching the history of the Shoah in a different way
In collaboration with the European Union
-> Hundreds of biographies to be reconstitued and written
-> Thousands of high school students participating throughout Europe
Presentation of the european Project Convoi 77
Georges Mayer, president of Convoi 77 association, explains the project in this I24News’ video.
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An original transdisciplinary project at Metz
The French Newspaper Le Républicain Lorrain related the story of a Convoy 77 project at Metz (eastern France).

Students from lycée Raymond Cortat of Aurillac awarded
Students from technical college Raymond Cortat, Aurillac, were awarded for their project. They wrote a biography of Serge Foder, deported by convoy 77.

A new european program to combat antisemitism
A new 2 years project has been launched to combat antisemitism in Europe through education on the 4th of April 2023.

A traveling exhibition in French schools
“Us and Them”, an exhibition of the Musée de l’Homme, is now available in a traveling format for French schools.

Is TikTok a relevant tool to transmit remembrance ?
TikTok is the favorite social network for very young people. Can it be a good tool to transmit Shoah’s remembrance ? Memorials and witnesses use it.

Cycling to the Auschwitz camp: the memorial adventure of a young man in search of meaning
At nearly 28 years old, Fabien Devilliers, a history enthusiast, set off on a major challenge: to cycle to the Auschwitz extermination camp from the Gurs camp in Béarn. Between
European project Convoi 77
To teach Shoah and second world war history through individual fates
- International participation
In each of the 32 countries of birth of the deportees, high school students will search for traces of people who were born in and/or lived in the town or village where the students live today.
- Fieldwork
Alone or in a group, students will go to the town hall, consult the local archives, look for witnesses, photos, documents.
- Work procedure
Supervised by a teacher, the students will carry out a thorough investigation in order to find information, documents and testimonials about people who died or disappeared.
- Collaborative writing
The presentation of the information gathered for a biography will be a matter for discussion and cooperation between the students and their teacher.
- Teaching Tools
To help them in their work, high school students will receive specially developed teaching materials.
- Multimedia platform
The biographies written will be posted on the site and accessible to families, researchers and the general public. A forum will allow participants from different countries to share their experiences on the site.
- Student empowerment
Each group will determine its objectives, its method of work, and the division of tasks among its members.
- Results
High school students will be able to know and better understand the historical events that took place in their immediate environment, while allowing the memory of deportees of the convoy 77 to be forgotten.
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