International Symposium
European Muslims' Perceptions of the Holocaust
2 - 4 June 2010, Paris
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM (DRAFT)
Wednesday, 2 June - Mémorial de la Shoah, 17, rue Geoffroy-l'Asnier, Paris
4.00 pm Welcome Address and Opening
Karel Fracapane (Mémorial de la Shoah, France)
Gunther Jikeli (IIBSA, UK/Germany)
4.20 pm Keynote Georges Bensoussan (Mémorial de la Shoah, France): History and Memory of the Holocaust in Europe
5.30 - 7.15 pm Perceptions of the Holocaust in Europe (round table)
Joëlle Allouche-Benayoun (GSRL/CNRS, France): Chair
Juliane Wetzel (Center for Research on Antisemitism, Germany): Antisemitism and Holocaust Remembrance
Evelien Gans (NIOD, Netherlands): "Hamas, Hamas all Jews to the gas.” The Holocaust and the Paradox of Muslim Integration
Philip Spencer (Kingston University London, UK): Antisemitism and the Politics of Holocaust Memorial Day
7.30 pm Reception
Thursday, 3 June - GSRL/CNRS ( 59-61 rue Pouchet, Paris)
9.00 am Welcome: Gunther Jikeli (IIBSA, UK/Germany) and Joëlle Allouche-Benayoun (GSRL/CNRS, France)
9.10 am Introduction: Philippe Portier (GSRL/CNRS, France): Reflections on the Perceptions of the Holocaust
9.40 am – 12.30 pm Perceptions of the Holocaust in Muslim countries
Pierre-Jean Luizard (GSRL/CNRS, France): Chair
Esther Webman (Tel Aviv University, Israel): Perceptions of the Holocaust in Arab Countries
Rifat Bali (Alberto Benveniste Center, Turkey/France): Perceptions of the Holocaust in Turkey
Mohamed Mouha (Mémoire Collective, Morocco): Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial in the Context of Migration and Maghrebian Countries
Abdellah Benhassi (Center South For Dialogue and Citizenship, Morocco): The Image of Jews and the Holocaust in Moroccan Schoolbooks
2.00 – 3.30 pm Muslim organisations and Holocaust remembrance
Vincent Vilmain (GSRL/CNRS, France): Chair
Mike Whine (CST, UK): Participation of European Muslim Organizations in Holocaust Commemorations
Jean-Yves Camus (IRIS, France): Muslim-Nazi Collaboration Before and During World War II in the Discourse of the Contemporary Extreme-Right
Shimon Samuels (SWC, France/Europe): Islamophobic and Islamist Holocaust Denial Websites - Common Ground for Counteraction?
4.00 – 6.00 pm Strategies of Holocaust Education I
Robin Stoller (IIBSA, Germany): Chair
Abraham Radkin (Aladdin Project, France): The Impact of the Aladdin Project in Europe
Fiyaz Mughal (Faith Matters, UK): Making the Holocaust Relevant for Muslims in the UK
Mark Gardner (CST, UK): Importance of Holocaust Commemoration of Muslim Leaders in UK
Mohamed El Khamlichi (Human Rights Center for Research and Education, Morocco): The Holocaust and the Human Rights Discourse in Morocco
6.15 – 7.30 pm Film Francine Disegni (film director, France): Memory of Children (French with English subtitles)
Friday, 4 June - GSRL/CNRS ( 59-61 rue Pouchet, Paris)
9.00 - 9.30 am Local History of Muslims and the Holocaust
Jean Laloum (GSRL/CNRS, France): Chair
Ethan Katz (University of Cincinnati, USA): The Paris Mosque and Jews During the Shoah: A Mystery and Its Memory
9.45 – 10.45 am Strategies of Holocaust Education II
Karen Pollock (HET, UK): Holocaust Education: Universal Lessons in a Multi-Cultural Society
Monique Eckmann (HES-SO, Switzerland): History and Memory of the Other: an Experimental Encounter-Program with Israeli Jews and Palestinians from Israel
11.00 am - 1.00 pm Holocaust Education and young Muslims
Samia Essabaa (author, France): Chair
Mehmet Can and Karoline Georg (KIgA, Germany): Does the German Educational Approach of Holocaust Education Work for Young Muslims?
Karen Polak (Anne Frank House, Netherlands): Teaching the Holocaust in Divers Classrooms in the Netherlands
Iannis Roder (Mémorial de la Shoah, France): Holocaust Education and Young Muslims in France
Daniel Kauffmann (AJC Berlin, Germany): Integrative Educational Concepts of the AJC Berlin for Holocaust Education and against Antisemitism
2.30 - 4.00 pm Results from qualitative studies
Claude Proeschel (GSRL/CNRS, France): Chair
Joëlle Allouche-Benayoun (GSRL/CNRS, France): Perceptions of the Holocaust Among Youths (15-20 years old) in Paris and Suburbs
Gunther Jikeli (IIBSA, UK/Germany): Muslims' Perceptions of the Holocaust in Berlin, Paris and London
4.15 - 5.30 pm Conclusions: Joëlle Allouche-Benayoun
Tasks for future research: Gunther Jikeli and joint discussion