Yiddish Summer Weimar is a non-formal summer university and the largest project of the Other Music Academy e.V. based in Weimar. This educational institution has been dealing with Yiddish and its related cultures since 1999. Before the Holocaust, the Yiddish language was spoken by about 12 million people - this corresponds to the todays population of some European countries such as Greece. Yiddish was spoken in almost all European countries and, when the Second World War began, it was in a cultural and linguistic boom phase, which already then had a primarily European dimension and vision. After the murder of about half of its speakers in the Shoah, Yiddish was long considered a dying language and culture. Since the 1970s, however, it has experienced a revival, and its values as a transnational, originally European, and yet also non-European bridge-building culture are being increasingly recognized. Young people all over the world are learning Yiddish again and are engaging with many cultural aspects such as music, dance, theater, opera, folklore and history. Yiddish Summer represents a new generation of Yiddish expressive culture with four missions: to explore, teach, present and develop Yiddish and related cultures. Out of this profoundly pan-European culture has grown Yiddish Summer Weimar's interest in the connections of Yiddish culture to other cultures surrounding or bordering it. In the case of this project, this means an interest in the common roots of Yiddish and Southeast European, Ottoman or Arabic music and culture. We want to carry out this project because we experience again and again that in our projects people of the most different ethnic, religious and national affiliations discover that a cultural root network exists that overcomes exactly these ethnic, religious and national borders. We consider this experience valuable, especially for young people from Germany and Israel - in Israel for a group that consists of about half Jewish as well as Arab, Druze and other non-Jewish participants. Caravan Orchestra & Choir is a musical empowerment project that introduces young people to the intercultural dimension of making music together. The project in Haifa and Weimar invites to explore Yiddish and related Southeast European and Ottoman musical styles and their linguistic and cultural backgrounds with the coaching of specialists. The participants learn about these musical traditions in various hands-on and non-formal formats and creatively transform them into something new. Project Objectives: Participants shall discover the common cultural and musical roots of different religious and linguistic groups and work with them creatively. They should furthermore enjoy the experience of project-based, non-formal learning in a musical context and bring it back to their own communities. Caravan Orchestra & Choir is intended to be an intercultural, international and transnational experience for all participants and is also intended to bring international musical culture to rural Thuringia and the rural area around Haifa. Caravan Orchestra & Choir aims to promote the active participation of young people in international and diverse musical culture in a sustainable way. The project is committed to raising young people's awareness of the fight against racism and nationalism and to strengthening international cooperation. The participants should get to know and appreciate the experience of democracy as an indispensable asset on a small scale (in this project) and on a large scale (at all levels of government).