The faces and names of the victims of the Holocaust and members of the Resistance
Projected on to the places they lived, worked and suffered.
Telling their stories in new and compelling ways,
ways especially appealing to the young.
Faces for the Names
Since October 2020: more than 220 evenings in Munich, Hamburg, Berlin and other cities – and in the Mittelbau Dora, Kaufering VII, Mühldorfer Hart und Hersbruck concentration camps
Faces for the Names: created by Terry Swartzberg and J.E.W.S. Jews Engaged with Society
Terry Swartzberg
Fearless advocate of a joyous and engaged Judaism in our Europe of tolerance and diversity.
Known for his “kippa experiment”. Since December 1, 2012, wearing a kippa in public.
4000 days, many heartwarming experiences, none bad ones.
Prime mover of the Stolpersteine movement. 130,000 of these sidewalk-levels plaques. In 1800 cities in 32 countries. Each Stolperstein commemorates a victim of the Holocaust and Nazis: Jews, gays, Sinti and Roma, others.
Born in New York, resident in Germany since 1980.
J..E.W.S Jews Engaged with Society
Pioneering new forms of commemoration: Faces for the Names, “walkable maps” of Jewish life, pop-up commemoration stands
Building bridges:
Shabbats for everyone – held in cultural centers, churches, schools
“Shak-offs” – answering the burning question: “who cooks the best shakshukah, hummus, baba ganoush?” – in which people from a variety of countries cook and eat and celebrate together
Terry: (+49-170) 473 3572
