Multipliers and Gatekeepers of Holocaust Records in European Memory Data Space

Multipliers and Gatekeepers of Holocaust Records in European Memory Data Space

How is digital innovation reshaping the ways we preserve, share, and teach about the Holocaust? Why do many memory professionals still hesitate to embrace digital transformation — and how can we build the trust needed to see digital tools and infrastructures as reliable partners in our work? What does it mean to care for data as shared heritage, sustained across generations and disciplines?

This half-day event brings together educators, curators, researchers, and digital practitioners to explore these questions and more. Through discussions on sustainable data practices, cross-sector collaboration, and educational use cases, with a particular focus on teaching and learning about the Holocaust, we will examine how the future European Memory Data Space can empower institutions and individuals to connect the past, present, and future in new and meaningful ways.

About European Memory Data Space (EMDS)

European Memory Data Space (EMDS) is envisioned to become an innovative data space ecosystem dedicated to Holocaust-related data. Joining the family of European Common Data Spaces, it will bring together archives, research institutions, commemoration projects, and memorials across Europe. Leveraging vast collections of digitised Holocaust resources, EMDS aims to connect thousands of data sources to create the foundations of the remembrance culture of the 21st century.

The first phase of the project, EMDS - Blueprint, funded by the CERV program of the European Commission, comprises a comprehensive series of collaborative workshops across Europe in 2025-26. Working with various stakeholder groups, we will collaboratively design the Blueprint of the future Data Space, visualize it, and communicate it to a broad audience of professionals and activists involved with Holocaust-related data.