Julia Kaschlinski is a qualified architect and theatre designer. She has worked with some of Europe’s leading theatres, renowned directors and visual artists. Julia was born in Riga, raised in West Berlin, and studied Architecture at the Universität der Künste in Berlin.

Konstadina Karaiskou has a BA in business studies and an MA in marketing. She has been working for many years with refugees, both on the field and in the Asylum Office. She has extensive experience in organizing thematic tours, specializing in Jewish Thessaloniki and running educational programs in cooperation with universities globally.

Dr Paris Papamichos Chronakis is Lecturer in Modern Greek History at Royal Holloway University of London. His research explores the entangled histories and divided memories of Jews and Christians in the Eastern Mediterranean from the late Ottoman Empire to the Holocaust.

Lydia Vlasidou is a historian specializing in Sephardic history and language. She has worked on various projects with Holocaust testimonies from the USC Shoah Foundation and the Fortunoff Video Archive and is now working in research projects in collaboration with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Moritz Bismarck holds a BA in Sociology, Politics, and Economics from Friedrichshafen. Alongside urKultur, Moritz works at a Berlin studio at the intersection of art and technology and is the founder of a social mental health platform. He has organized philanthropic events and cultural festivals, fostering community engagement through the arts.

Lina Schäfer holds a BA in International Relations and History and is currently pursuing an MA in 20th Century History and Politics. She is working in the field of education, exhibitions, leading guided tours and workshops on the history of the Holocaust, Jewish history, and Jewish life in east Germany.