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Project at the Tempelhof Field / At the Former Airport Tempelhof (Berlin)

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About the project

Project at the Tempelhof Field / At the Former Airport Tempelhof (Berlin)

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The main focus of the camp will be on the history of the former Tempelhof Airport and the surrounding area of the Tempelhofer Field during the time of National Socialism. In several study-parts you will learn about different periods of the airport's history: the time after the takeover of power of Hitler on January 30th 1933 and the “Columbia-Haus”-Concentration Camp; the construction-period of the airport, with forced labor; parts of the airport as production facility for the armaments industry during the time of the Second World War and at last the time from 1945 until nowadays. The individual workshops will take place on the terrain of the former airport, at the Nazi Forced Labor Documentation Centre and at the Documentation Centre Topography of Terror.

💼 What the programme involves

Systematization of findings of archeological excavations from parts of the former barracks and of historical documents AND/ OR interactive interview project with visitors of the place; please note that the exact type of work can be decided on not before May.

🏠 Accommodation on site

In the accommodation ['Jugendbildungsschiff Horst-Günther'](http://www2.campusgruen.de/uploads/schiff_horst_guenther.pdf), in shared rooms on a former ship; common kitchen and self-catering; common room; located in the centre of a huge park you will find numerous of recreational and sporting facilities; there’s no Wifi on the boat

📍 About the location

The accommodation is located in the bay of [Treptower Park / Berlin-Alt-Treptow] (https://goo.gl/maps/4QQxKvy9fZr) in Berlin.

⚠️ Requirements

Interest in the history of National Socialism; knowledge of German would be good but is not absolutely necessary A _motivation letter_ is required and will be answered in about 5 days after arriving us.

ℹ️ Additional information

Visit to the numerous sights, museums etc. of Berlin; lots of recreational and sporting facilities in the park

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📅 Available sessions

DE-SCI 1.14

26/09/2018 → 07/10/2018

Closed
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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Germany

Germany

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German