Dialogue Group: Summer 2014
Berlin, Germany

We are planning our summer dialogue group at Haus Schwanenwerder in Berlin. If you are interested please contact:

Martina Emme at martina@emme-berlin.de or Rosalie Gerut at rosaliege@comcast.net.

Donations to this project are tax deductible and would be most appreciated.

One by One, Inc. is a 501C3 non-profit corporation, which has been offering dialogue opportunities for persons polarized by war and genocide since 1995. Its main focus has been on persons affected by the Holocaust and the Nazi Regime.

One by One offers a unique opportunity for people who want to grapple with the fallout of this legacy together. We invite:

Holocaust survivors and their descendants
Child survivors
Non-Jewish victims of the Nazi-regime
Descendants of Nazi believers, bystanders and perpetrators

Together we have the opportunity to join in what others have described as life transforming dialogues.

Our One by One facilitators, who share these backgrounds, interview and prepare all participants prior to the group meetings. Participants meet in a safe, supportive environment while they share personal stories, listening to the truth of each person in the group. During the structured meetings in Berlin, all participants have the opportunity to bear witness to what has happened to their families and to themselves. The leading question is: "How did the Holocaust/ the Nazi-regime affect my life?"

For those returning to the dialogue for the second time, the meetings offer an opportunity to deepen the journey and share how encounters with people 'from the other side' have expanded understanding and helped participants to move forward with their lives. Those who have previously attended a One by One dialogue are invited to join with those for whom it is the first journey.

In addition to the dialogue group sessions, there are opportunities to visit places relevant to the dialogue such as the Jewish museum, the memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe, as well as synagogue services. Responses to these experiences are discussed in the dialogue group meetings.