Since 2005, on the occasion of the Day of Holocaust Remembrance and Counteracting Crimes against Humanity celebrated in Poland on 19 April, the “Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre” Centre has organized the artistic and educational action "Letters to Henio."

Since 2005, on the occasion of the Day of Holocaust Remembrance and Counteracting Crimes against Humanity celebrated in Poland on 19 April, the “Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre” Centre has organized the artistic and educational action "Letters to Henio."

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15th anniversary of the project

15th anniversary of the project

The "Letters to Henio" project was initiated on April 19, 2005 on the occasion of the Day of Holocaust Remembrance and the Prevention of Crimes Against Humanity.

Since then, the project has become one of the main activities of the “Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre” Centre with regard to the memory of the Lublin Jews.

Thousands of letters to the small Jewish boy have been sent by young people since 2005. The letter-writing activities have been attended by several dozen schools from Lublin and other Polish cities, as well as from Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Ukraine and the United States.

The project has received numerous mentions in the media in Poland and abroad and has become an integral part of extracurricular education as a model of memory work related to the Holocaust.

Ladies and gentlemen! Dear Friends!

 

Due to the current coronavirus epidemic, following the ordinance of the President of Lublin Krzysztof Żuk, the "Grodzka Gate - NN Theater" Center has suspended the organization of all cultural events.

 

We regret to inform you that for this reason, all the activities that traditionally accompany the implementation of the "Letters to Henio" project: educational workshops for Lublin schools, writing letters by students, the open event at Krakowskie Przedmieście 64 Street, the walk in the footsteps of Henio Żytomirski, as well as the special activities planned for this year's 15th anniversary of the project have been canceled.

Virtual letters to Henio can be posted as comments to the project-related posts on the Facebook page of the "Grodzka Gate - NN Theatre" Centre or sent by e-mail to: [email protected]

Warsztaty podczas edycji 2019/2020

 

From April 19, 2019 to April 19, 2020, young people from the following schools took part in the workshops run at the Centre:

 

Poland:
  • Szkoła Podstawowa 50 im. Wyszyńskiego, Lublin
  • XXX Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. księdza Jana Twardowskiego, Lublin
  • II Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Krzysztofa Kamila Baczyńskiego, Świdnik

 

Abroad:
  • Gimnasium, Recklinghausen, Germany
  • Gimnasium, Getynga, Germany
  • Gimnasium, Kolonia, Germany
  • Gesamtschule Waltrop, Germany
  • Goethe Oberschule, Wilthen, Germany
  • Gimnasium Boltrop, Germany
  • Gimnasium, Dennmark
  • group of teachers from the  Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies, Ukraine

 

The story of Henio Żytomirski was learned by children in school classes:

 

Over the past year, 220 letters have been written.

We must not forget

lest we lose ourselves.

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