Tacheles Styria is an independent non-profit organization promoting Jewish history, culture, music and art in southern Austria.
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KKaren Engel
Founder and Director of the non-profit organisation TACHELES STYRIA and adjunct professor at the University College of Teacher Education in Graz, Styria. Co-founder and director of the Jewish Cultural Center in Graz from 2001-2006, project organizer of the exhibit MINHAG STYRIA, Jewish Life in Styria (2005-2006). Seasoned radio and audio producer (ORF, Deutsche Welle, National Public Radio, etc.) who has worked on many projects dealing with Jewish issues in Austria. Karen is currently a Fellow at the Paideia Institute of Jewish Studies in Stockholm, Sweden.
Robert Kozak
Vice-Director of TACHELES STYRIA and secondary school teacher for English, history and civic education at the Graz International Bilingual School. Has worked with youth since 1995 at the multicultural center ISOP GmbH. Co-wrote a political dictionary for young people. Active in erinnern.at and Tacheles Styria since 2006.
Kathrin Ruth Lauppert-Scholz
A trained sociologist with over 10 years work and research experience specializing in the sociology of religions at the Institute of Sociology at Graz University, Kathrin also has extensive experience giving and organizing tours for all age groups at the Graz Synagogue. She has devised a variety of age appropriate educational programs on Jewish issues for schools and adult education and is the creator and project coordinator of the JUDENTUM erLEBEN project. Kathrin also organizes city - wide memorial walks as part of the "Stolpersteine erzählen GeschichteN" project that involves small, cobblestone-sized memorials commemorating victims of National Socialism. She also works in a number of other projects countering extremism.
Founder and Director of the non-profit organisation TACHELES STYRIA and adjunct professor at the University College of Teacher Education in Graz, Styria. Co-founder and director of the Jewish Cultural Center in Graz from 2001-2006, project organizer of the exhibit MINHAG STYRIA, Jewish Life in Styria (2005-2006). Seasoned radio and audio producer (ORF, Deutsche Welle, National Public Radio, etc.) who has worked on many projects dealing with Jewish issues in Austria. Karen is currently a Fellow at the Paideia Institute of Jewish Studies in Stockholm, Sweden.
Robert Kozak
Vice-Director of TACHELES STYRIA and secondary school teacher for English, history and civic education at the Graz International Bilingual School. Has worked with youth since 1995 at the multicultural center ISOP GmbH. Co-wrote a political dictionary for young people. Active in erinnern.at and Tacheles Styria since 2006.
Kathrin Ruth Lauppert-Scholz
A trained sociologist with over 10 years work and research experience specializing in the sociology of religions at the Institute of Sociology at Graz University, Kathrin also has extensive experience giving and organizing tours for all age groups at the Graz Synagogue. She has devised a variety of age appropriate educational programs on Jewish issues for schools and adult education and is the creator and project coordinator of the JUDENTUM erLEBEN project. Kathrin also organizes city - wide memorial walks as part of the "Stolpersteine erzählen GeschichteN" project that involves small, cobblestone-sized memorials commemorating victims of National Socialism. She also works in a number of other projects countering extremism.